Lean Manufacturing, a vision of what’s to come
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More and more companies and more and more of the people who run them are adopting the ‘Lean’ approach to manufacturing. Those who dismiss the idea are beginning to lose.. Read More
Lean Principles Engineers need to know
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Whether you think of ‘Lean’ as something our industry, or your business doesn’t really need, a potential lifesaver, a principle you have already adopted or just something about which you.. Read More
The Annual Investment Allowance for Businesses has changed
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In a move designed to encourage economic business investment and encourage businesses to invest in modern plant or machinery, the Annual Investment Allowance for Businesses has seen a temporary but.. Read More
Bringing our service to you
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What lies at the heart of good service..? Certainly it means producing the very best product you can and of course no business can survive without a profit. But when.. Read More
Alloys, the quest to make good materials even better
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Alloys, in their most basic form are mixtures; mixtures of different metals or even metals and other elements, with the aim of changing the alloy’s properties. These properties can vary.. Read More
How to measure sheet metal gauge and thickness
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It might be obvious to some, but also less obvious to others… More and more these days’ fabricators take delivery of their sheet metal, do what needs to be done,.. Read More
10 things you never realised you didn’t know about metal
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One of the most miraculous materials in the cosmos, formed in the very hearts of dying stars then released into the universe when those same stars end their lives, usually.. Read More
5 Things to look for when choosing a metalworking supplier
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There are many reasons why you might be looking for a metalworking supplier. You might be having problems with your existing supplier, you might need new materials, specialised tooling or.. Read More
Any old Iron? The differences between ferrous and non-ferrous metals
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It’s a question that crops up a lot in our industry, people can be familiar with the phrases, but not everyone is comfortable asking exactly what they might mean. At.. Read More
The cheapest option can be the one you end up paying for
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“The bitterness of low quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten” It isn’t often we open one of our blog articles with a quote, least.. Read More
The differences between Single-Phase power and Three-Phase power
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If you regularly work with large machinery and high workloads, then three-phase power supplies are probably something you are familiar with, maybe even something you take for granted. But on.. Read More
CNC machines – the rise of the robots?
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Will robots replace our engineers? Fortunately, we’ll still need humans to do the thinking, but CNC’s are the future of machining. Could technology put engineers out of a job? The.. Read More