Mechanical Components Features

norelem gets young engineers firing on all cylinders

Despite 5.7 million people working in engineering enterprises, the proportion of young people working in this industry is decreasing year-on-year. Paul Mulvey, UK Sales Director at norelem, discusses how they are supporting young talent into the sector.

Lee Spring releasing production limitations with Thurne slicing equipment

It is amazing sometimes to consider what it takes to speed up a production line – it can simply come down to the performance of a single component. Essentially this is what the team at Thurne came to understand with their bacon slicer technology – and the solution came from close co-operation with Lee Spring as a long-term strategic supplier.

Goss Springs can take you back to the future – in more ways than one

For a component design and manufacturing company like Goss it is not just a question of looking for the next generation of “widget” with a requirement for high volumes of springs or pressed parts that drives the company forward.

Stylish wine storage with 3D printed igus springs

At the recent IMM furniture fair in Cologne, Germany, a group of 15 prospective wood technicians from the Gsechs University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg presented a very elegant wine storage series, called Dolio.

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Let’s talk Brexit with Bowman International(06/04/2018)

Investment by Britain’s manufacturers has seen a reality check in response to the continued political uncertainty surrounding Brexit, according to a study by EEF and Santander.
High performance bearings for Winter Olympic bobsleds(01/03/2018)

In the sport of bobsledding, everything must come together perfectly at the crucial moment: the talent of the athletes, the technology of the bobsleds, and a little bit of luck.
A guide to ball bearing materials(01/03/2018)

Ball bearings can be used in a range of applications, from medical and packaging technology to electronics and office technology.
Can plain bearings replace rolling element bearings in all applications?(01/03/2018)

Traditionally, there were very clear “battle lines” drawn between what applications rolling element bearings were suitable for and what applications plain (or journal) bearings could be used for.
New challenges for high performance spring in critical aerospace application(18/12/2017)

William Hughes has been manufacturing precision, high specification springs for many years, and is well equipped to meet the exacting demands of the aerospace industry including its special requirements for materials, specifications, manufacturing tolerances, cleanliness and packaging.