Last Friday saw the second annual Metal Bashers Ball dinner dance, hosted jointly by the MMMA and the ISME at the Copthorne hotel, which saw over 160 guests from over 25 member companies join together and celebrate contributions to UK Manufacturing. To ensure this event was a success takes a lot of careful organisation to ensure everything from the venue, food, drinks etc are all up to scratch. Many thanks to those involved in the organisation, Adrian Haller Chairman of the MMMA & Bill Neal also of the MMMA, and Bill Pinfold, Adrian [...]

AP&T is introducing a patented solution for partial press hardening of structural parts for passenger cars. TemperBox® allows hard and soft zones to be combined in a single part, paving the way for innovative body designs and cost-efficient production. TemperBox® can be integrated with AP&T's new and existing Multi-Layer Furnaces as well as with any other type of heat treatment equipment. With over 100 press hardening line installations for customers all over the world, AP&T is now taking an important step in the development of its press hardening technology. The [...]

DESPITE THE ON-GOING POLITICAL ISSUES SURROUNDING BREXIT, THE UK MANUFACTURING FRATERNITY IS SEEING CONTINUED MASSIVE INVESTMENT. IN TIMES OF DOOM AND GLOOM, THESE ARE THE THINGS WE NEED TO BE SHOUTING ABOUT AND MAINTAINING THE MESSAGE GREAT BRITAIN, OPEN FOR BUSINESS AS USUAL! Demand for UK goods and services is growing across the world, according to the latest figures released by the ONS. The figures show the export of goods and services to non-EU trading partners in 2018 reached a high of £345.1 billion, demonstrating the growing appetite for British produce [...]

Atkin Automation, part of Group Rhodes based in Wakefield, UK, is celebrating its 10 year anniversary as the UK and Ireland distributor for Taiwanese company Shung-Dar Industrial Co. For the past decade Atkin Automation has been a distributor for Shung-Dar’s growing range of coil stamping and processing equipment for carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminium processing plants.  Today, the full product portfolio includes automatic slitting lines, cut-to-length lines, combined lines and multi-blanking lines. Shawn Yang of Shung-Dar, Pete Anderton, Director of Atkin Automation parent co. Group Rhodes, Mark Ridgway [...]

What were the results when AP&T developed its revolutionary and award-winning production line for hot forming of aluminum? And what are the most important advantages? Read what the experts have to say here: To meet increasingly strict government requirements regarding CO2emissions, the automotive industry has, for many years, been working to reduce fuel consumption and the climate impact of newly manufactured vehicles by taking various measures to reduce weight. New materials, new design and manufacturing methods have made possible lighter parts and components, resulting in reduced vehicle weight. In this, [...]