Latest news about Midlands aerospace

FUCHS have received the prestigious ADS SC21 Silver Award.  FUCHS is the only lubricants company to have achieved this award and it is testament to our team's hard work and commitment to delivering high standards of performance to their customers.

The 2014 R3 release of Delcam’s FeatureCAM feature-based CAM system includes a range of enhancements to make the software even easier to use, so allowing customers to produce programs for all types of machine tool more quickly and, therefore, to deliver high-quality parts in shorter lead times.

Invotec Group is delighted to announce that it has now gained approval for sequential flex rigid boards. Since acquiring its rigid products approval in January, Invotec has engaged with 25 new customers across nine countries. 

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.