Latest news about Midlands aerospace

A Dudley based manufacturer has invested in new machinery as they seek to take their business to new heights. Alloy Heat Treatment (AHT) have installed a drop bottom solution treating oven designed for intensive use up to 550 degrees centigrade.

SL Engineering is continuing its investment in advanced automation with the acquisition of a second all-electric CNC tube bending machine from Unison. The new machine enhances SL Engineering's manufacturing capabilities, especially its ability to produce more complex tubular shapes.

CMA Moldform recently exhibited at MACH 2014, NEC, Birmingham and report that they had a highly successful week. CMA's stand attracted an enormous amount of interest with the wide variety of products that they had on show.

Hexagon Metrology announces the launch of Leitz SIRIO Xi, the new standard for the shop floor. Its designers concentrated on six key customer requirements and a forward-looking technological configuration as part of Germany’s “Industry 4.0” concept. 

KMF (Precision Sheet Metals) commitment to continuous development of its systems and processes has seen it implement a hand-held system to capture and distribute process information from individual elements of the business. 

Nasmyth Group is delighted to announce that it has been ranked as a Sunday Times Profit Track 100 company. This highly respected league table ranks British companies with the fastest-growing profits and is compiled by Fast Track. 

An innovative miniature surveillance helicopter is benefiting from the high precision manufacturing capabilities of Precision Micro, Europe’s leading photo chemical etching specialist. 

The miniature unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), features an array of small, lightweight and extremely precise components manufactured by the Midlands company, a division of global engineering group, Meggitt PLC.

UTC Aerospace Systems is to take a ten year lease for new office space in Solihull. The lease is for the whole of the building FORE 1. The move consolidates more than 150 staff from three local offices. UTC will use the FORE 1 building for a combination of research and technology activities, finance services and to house corporate staff.