COMPLEX SAND CASTINGS – ‘RISING TO THE GRAND CHALLENGES’ On Monday 2nd November 47 Members and guest from the West Midlands, Birmingham and Coventry Branch Members and further afield were treated to a high standard technical lecture and webinar presented from Aachen, Germany by Dr Horst Bramann, Executive Manager Sales & Engineering MAGMA GmbH,
On Monday 5th October, the West Midlands Branch and a total of 53 attendees from across the UK and the internet were again treated to the second high standard technical lecture and webinar the branch have delivered. The lecture ‘The 4-6-2s Locomotives’ is the second of this year’s season of technical lectures and webinars.
The European Foundry Association has appointed a new executive team as the industry recognises its important role in the ‘Green Revolution’. At the recent Council meeting of the European Foundry Association, CAEF, Roberto Ariotti (Italy) was appointed as the new Chairman of the Executive Committee, taking over from Luis Felipe Villas-Boas (Portugal) at the
SMMT has recently launched Safe Harbour and the scheme is ready to support any UK automotive company impacted by Covid-19. With support from the Automotive Council and other key stakeholders, the scheme is a first for UK Automotive. What is Safe Harbour? Safe Harbour is an initiative SMMT has developed specifically to support automotive
Members of the UK Metals Council (UKMC) have met business minister Nadhim Zahawi to highlight key industry priorities, including decarbonisation, energy, the supply chain, and procurement. The industry body, which represents more than 11,000 companies, outlined its strategic approach to ensure the UK can gain maximum value from its manufacturing, construction, and infrastructure supply
Alucast is looking to build on £1m of electrification contract wins by joining a new EV cluster. A recent £2.5m investment in its new CNC machining shop is paying off for the company, with the new technology paying a pivotal role in helping it secure new contracts in the electrification sector. The independent aluminium
On Monday 7th September, the West Midlands Branch and a total of 50 attendees from across the UK, Germany and France were treated to a high standard opening technical lecture and webinar for the start of this year’s season of technical lectures and webinars. ‘Modern Feeder Technology’ The ‘Modern Feeder Technology’ lecture was presented
Monday 24th August 2020 became an important date in ICME’s history when the first ever online technical presentation was successfully completed. Over 40 members from the Institute joined with guest delegates from both the UK and across Europe to support the event, listening and watching on-line. The presentation was made by Russell Gray EngTech
Richard Heath, Health, Safety & Environment Officer and SHIFT Administrator at the Cast Metals Federations looks at how the current pandemic could lead to safer working practices in the below post. The current pandemic for SAR-CoV-2, aka Covid-19, has been a challenging experience for many. All businesses have had to review how they protect
The need to strengthen and simplify UK engineering supply chains by reshoring aspects of production has been a major topic of industry debate for decades – arguably.Ever since manufacturers began outsourcing production to more competitively priced overseas economies there has been tendency towards a race to the bottom, based solely on price. However, there