Thursday, 04 November 2021 10:40
Report shows optimism amongst SME manufacturers, despite staffing and supply chain issues
Small and medium-sized manufacturers are continuing to bounce back from the pandemic, despite experiencing significant supply chain and recruitment struggles. The latest Manufacturing Barometer, which surveyed more than 400 SMEs across the UK, shows that nearly two thirds (64%) of…
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Tuesday, 26 October 2021 11:43
Filtermist introduces new five-year warranty for all its oil mist collectors
Filtermist International Limited is looking to offset supply chain uncertainty by giving customers additional peace of mind with its oil mist collectors. The Telford-based company has introduced a new five-year warranty that is totally free of charge, with the package…
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Thursday, 21 October 2021 09:35
Putting the spring back into manufacturing equipment
It doesn’t take long to find videos of springs being manufactured. The process is almost hypnotic as a series of carefully choreographed motions bend, twist, and form wire into tension, torsion, and compression springs. The equipment used to form these…
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Thursday, 21 October 2021 09:19
SKF Commits to Net Zero Emissions Supply Chain by 2050
SKF have just announced its commitment to have a supply chain with net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. “Having already made significant progress on our journey to reducing emissions from our own operations to net zero by 2030, we…
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Monday, 18 October 2021 09:02
Metso Outotec to deliver grinding mills and thickeners to a nickel plant in Indonesia
Metso Outotec has been awarded a contract for the delivery of several horizontal grinding mills and thickeners to a greenfield nickel project in Indonesia.The value of the order is approximately EUR 24 million, and it has been booked in Minerals’…
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Monday, 18 October 2021 08:48
ANDRITZ to supply two new mixed acid recovery systems (Pyromars) to Walsin Lihwa
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Walsin Lihwa, Taiwan, to supply two Pyromars plants with capacities of 4,500 l/h and 6,500 l/h for their wire rod production sites in Yantai, China, and Yenshui, Taiwan. Start-up of the…
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Wednesday, 06 October 2021 10:46
Matrix goes back to Source to manufacture its innovative seating structure for wheelchair users
A Plymouth manufacturer is playing a key role in helping develop a new seating system for wheelchairs that improves function and corrects body posture. Source Engineering, a specialist in pressed and machined components, has supported Matrix Seating with a complex…
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Wednesday, 06 October 2021 10:38
GPF RESEARCH: INVESTOR INTEREST IN METALS INCREASES ON INFLATION WORRIES
New research (1) by Global Palladium Fund (GPF) shows retail investors are increasingly concerned by the potential impact of rising global inflation on their savings and investments. One in four will increase metals investments or invest for the first time…
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Tuesday, 05 October 2021 10:37
ARMOLOY TDC® COATED LINEAR RAIL AND BALLSCREWS FROM MATARA FOR HIGH WEAR RESISTANCE
When motion equipment is being used in harsh environments, it needs to be of resilient design and manufactured from highly durable materials. Matara UK Ltd, specialist in automation, pneumatics and linear motion products, provides customers with Armoloy TDC® coated linear…
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Tuesday, 05 October 2021 10:11
Silgan Acquires Easytech
Silgan Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:SLGN), a leading supplier of sustainable rigid packaging solutions for consumer goods products, announced today that it has acquired Easytech Closures S.p.A. This business manufactures and sells easy-open and sanitary metal ends used with metal containers primarily…
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Tuesday, 05 October 2021 09:54
AMADA WELD TECH EUROPE announces the DC-H3000A High Duty DC Spot Welding Power Supply for High Precision Applications
AMADA WELD TECH announces the availability of the DC-H3000A High Duty cycle, DC Spot Welding Power Supply for high precision micro-joining applications. This power supply is designed for use in the medical device industry and other applications where the highest…
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Monday, 04 October 2021 10:14
Metso Outotec awarded EUR 100 million contract for the delivery of a nickel-copper concentrator in Russia
Metso Outotec has signed a landmark contract to deliver all key technology for a new concentrator plant in Norilsk, Russia. The concentrator is operated by Chernogorskaya mining company, which is part of the Russian Platinum group. The delivery is based…
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Monday, 04 October 2021 09:37
Smart and digital – Metso Outotec launches Index online tool for metal recycling machines
Collecting data, sifting through data and evaluating data – online tool for digital monitoring and analysis of metal recycling machines. The new Index operating and production data collection system from Metso Outotec’s Metal Recycling business transfers relevant data from the…
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Tuesday, 28 September 2021 11:16
ArcelorMittal signs letter of intent with the governments of Belgium and Flanders, supporting €1.1 billion investment in decarbonisation technologies at its flagship Gent plant
ArcelorMittal Belgium will reduce CO2 emissions by 3.9 million tonnes per year by 2030, by building a 2.5 million-tonne direct reduced iron (DRI) plant and two electric furnaces at its Gent site, to operate alongside its state-of-the-art blast furnace that…
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Friday, 17 September 2021 09:32
Global zinc production set to recover 5.2% in 2021 following ~6% decline in 2020, says GlobalData
Zinc mines are recovering from the impacts of COVID-19, according to GlobalData, with production expected to recover by 5.2% in 2021 to reach 12.8 million tonnes (Mt). The leading data and analytics company notes that production declined by approximately 5.9%…
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