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Manufacturing technologies sector shows growth

9 May 2013
PRESS  RELEASE

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on manufacturing for the first quarter show the Capital Goods sector was 1.9% ahead of the level it reached at the end of the first quarter of 2012. The output figures confirm the trend identified in the recent MTA Business Survey which showed Britain’s engineering based manufacturing companies investing in machine tools and related equipment at a faster pace than for most of 2012.

MTA at CIMT, China

The MTA provided support to 13 members exhibiting at the recent CIMT exhibition in China 22-27 April through a dedicated 477 m2 pavilion. The event went well for Association exhibitors and previous exhibitors stated that pavilion position, design and the overall outcome was vastly improved on 2011. The organisers stated that there had been 130,000 visitors by the lunchtime of the third day.

Queen’s Award for MTA Member Renishaw

Congratulations to MTA Member Company Renishaw which has been awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovations category. The award is for the design and manufacture of the REVO® 5-axis multi-sensor probing system for coordinate measuring machines (CMMs).

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New KASTO bandsaw cuts aluminium blocks horizontally

German sawing machine manufacturer, KASTO, has developed a new, horizontal bandsawing machine for cutting cast aluminium blocks into plate.

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New TRUMPF ToolShuttle

The new TRUMPF ToolShuttle reduces press brake set-up time by as much as 50%, increasing productivity and simplifying the operator’s tasks.  It stores up to 160 metres of bending tools, on four lev

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ALL CHANGE FOR 5-AXIS WORKHOLDING

Roemheld has introduced a new, quick change, workholding system that dramatically reduces costly set-up times on 5-axis machines.

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Star Purchase Options

With the manufacturing industry being one of the recession’s biggest victims, advantages like increased productivity and higher output accuracy are nothing but a distant dream for

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Events

Additive Manufacturing Seminar

The event has been rescheduled to take place on Thursday 13 June at Warwick Manufacturing Group.

13/06/2013 - 8:45am

EMO 2013

16/09/2013 - 10:00am to 21/09/2013 - 5:00pm
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