Guide To Suppliers

Bosch Rexroth has reported two years of maintenance-free production at its plant in Schweinfurt, Germany, following the installation of its own Integrated Measuring Systems (IMS), a move that has saved the company tens of thousands of Euros in maintenance and running costs.

Bosch Rexroth says developments in its Linear Motion Designer 2.1 will make it easier to design tailored assembly and production lines. A key development in this free-to-use program, is that it’s now much easier to design profiled rail systems and screw drives independently.

The Airbus A350 XWB twin engine jetliner is one of the most eagerly anticipated new aircraft currently being built. Hailed as the future of air travel, the A350 XWB (XWB = extra wide body) has already taken 548 orders without even leaving the factory, let alone the runway. The wings for the new aircraft are manufactured at Broughton near Chester and Electroimpact, a leading designer of tooling and automation for the aerospace sector, was appointed to design and construct the manufacturing system

An opportunity to learn the theory of lean tools and techniques whilst observing and examining in detail the operation of a real lean manufacturing cell is being offered by the Lean Factory Group UK, a consortium of seven suppliers of equipment and services to the manufacturing sector

The dimensional precision of dies that shape a beverage can has a direct impact on manufacturing quality and productivity. We find out how a CNC controller and drive platform has helped machine builder, Pride Engineering produce a die grinder that sets a new standard for accuracy and productivity in this field