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News round-up MTA vice president appointed
LVD has acquired Compac Srl of
Urbino, Italy, an industrial
automation solutions provider.
Compac and LVD have partnered
together since 2016 to produce
automatic warehouse systems for
numerous LVD laser cutting machine
installations.
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Lantek and Danobat Group have
worked together on developing
software for processing pre-blanking
sheet metal formats that are
specially designed for cutting
processes in the automotive sector.
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With a view to promoting skills
development and training, Sandvik
Coromant partnered with WorldSkills
for the prestigious ‘Skills Olympics’
that took place in Kazan, Russia on
22-27 August. https://is.gd/xigefa
Sunnen and Applied Nano
Surfaces (ANS) of Sweden have
entered into a joint development
programme that is focused on the
patented ANS ‘Triboconditioning’
process, which is designed to
reduce friction and wear on a variety
of honed components.
https://is.gd/ubovut
Yoshimaro Hanaki, president and
CEO of Okuma Corporation, has
been awarded a Japanese medal of
honour entitled: ‘The Order of the
Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck
Ribbon’. This award honours
Hanaki’s long-time contribution to
the growth of the machine tool
industry and the bene ts that
The Manufacturing Technologies
Association (MTA) has appointed
Andrew Hodgson, strategic lead –
digitalisation at Siemens, as its
vice president.
Hodgson has been a member of
the MTA board for a number of
years and chairs the association’s
technical committee, which looks
at activities in advanced
manufacturing technologies, such
as 3D printing, automation and
industry standards.
James Selka DL, CEO at the
MTA, says: “We look forward to
working closely with Andrew in his
new position, especially in relation
to the enormous opportunities for
increased productivity in UK
manufacturing brought about by
accelerating digitalisation.”
Hodgson adds: “The MTA works
hard to both represent and inform
members in a fast-changing
manufacturing environment. I look
forward to working even closer with
Okuma’s activities have brought to
society. https://is.gd/efekoz
Air extraction and ltration
specialist Filtermist International
has completed a deal to acquire
industrial vacuum cleaner
manufacturer Kerstar.
Established in 1960, Kerstar
produces a range of cleaners,
including ATEX-accredited machines
for use in explosion risk
environments. https://is.gd/itaguk
The University of Strathclyde’s
Advanced Forming Research
Andrew Hodgson, the new MTA vice president
James Selka and his team,
ensuring we continue to progress
as an association and accurately
re ect the diverse range of
technologies we champion.”
MTA members design,
manufacture and supply the
advanced machinery, equipment
and intellectual property that
enable the creation of the products
people rely on from day to day and
Centre (AFRC) is making its way
into the space industry, working
with Airbus Defence and Space
(Airbus DS) and TWI Ltd to bring the
manufacture of space propellant
tanks back to the UK in a two-year
collaboration funded by the
European Space Agency
(ESA). https://is.gd/
orejoz
The
Manufacturing
Technology
Centre’s
advanced
capabilities in
simulation have
been recognised by
a global supplier of physics
modelling software. COMSOL has
appointed the MTC as a COMSOL
Certi ed Consultant, recognising its
expertise and close collaboration
with major suppliers in the
simulation industry.
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that drive the economy.
Such technology includes:
machine tools; cutting tools;
metrology (measuring) equipment;
additive manufacturing (3D
printing); surface nishing;
robotics; and computer aided
design and manufacturing products
(CADCAM), as well as the
technology enabling the
digitalisation of manufacturing.
Laser Lines has become the
exclusive UK reseller of SISMA’s
laser welding systems, which are
suitable for customers in the
industrial and mould tool repair
markets requiring manual, semimanual
and automatic solutions.
https://is.gd/gokagu
Following a substantial
increase in demand
for its castings,
Bridgnorth-based
automotive casting
specialist Grainger
& Worrall has
installed a third CT
scanner that will be
used to ensure that the
The MTC building
company meets the stringent
quality assurance and control
demanded by the automotive
industry. The facility employs a
Make Like Production concept,
which was pioneered by the
Warwick Manufacturing Group,
producing castings for early-stage
In excess of 150 people attended the of cial opening of Citizen
Machinery UK’s £3 million Turning Centre of Excellence in Brierley Hill,
West Midlands. The facility houses a showroom, international conference
area, customer training school, applications engineering department and
administrative of ces. In his address, president of Citizen Machinery
Japan, Keiichi Nakajima pointed out that sales of Citizen machines in
Europe have increased year-on-year, and that in 2018 the region sold
1,200 units, taking turnover to nearly €600 million, the highest ever.
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