THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS
Anochrome acquired by its management team
Manchester Best City For Manufacturing Growth
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HOWELLS RAILWAY PRODUCTS ON THE RIGHT TRACK WITH HYPERMILL CAM FROM OPEN MIND
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026Established in 1947, Howells Railway Products is one of the UK rail industry’s leading manufacturers....
Read MoreRainford Precision Secures Alzmetall Partnership in UK
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026Rainford Precision has announced a new partnership with German machine tool manufacturer Alzmetall, becoming an...
Read MoreHigher Precision With Advanced Mill-Turn Machine Technology
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026Precision engineering specialist ANT Industries has strengthened its advanced manufacturing capability with a six-figure investment...
Read MoreIntegrated machining, automation and digitalisation on show
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026Heller will demonstrate its expertise in high-precision component machining for the aerospace sector at the...
Read MoreParagon supports Datum Tool Design with £1.6m funding
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026Paragon Bank has provided £1.6m of funding to Northern Ireland-based Datum Tool Design to support...
Read MoreHolistic approach to gears on five-axis CNC machining centre
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026For decades, precision gear production has relied on highly specialised machines and dedicated tooling, limiting...
Read MoreSubcontractor reinvests in automated five-axis machining
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026When Allan Carabine, owner and managing director of Milton Keynes subcontractor MK Precision, visited the...
Read More£1.9 Million Investment
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026Northwest SME manufacturers are investing £1.9m in digital technologies to boost productivity, create jobs and...
Read More50 Years of Support
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026Mclennan is celebrating 50 years of supporting the UK automation, manufacturing and science sectors with...
Read MoreQuadruple Royal Recognition For Skills Charity
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026Skills charity Enginuity, the former Sector Skills Council for engineering and manufacturing (SEMTA), has received...
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Mikron is a driving force behind impeller manufacture
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026United Machining says its Mikron Mill P U range of simultaneous five-axis machining centres provides...
Read MoreThe long-term partnership behind Notthoff’s success
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026California-based aerospace subcontractor Notthoff Engineering has strengthened its high-speed machining capacity with the purchase of...
Read MoreMaking Digital Leaps With ISO STEP Standards
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026Sandvik Coromant has participated in a successful research project for the Standard for the Exchange of Product...
Read MoreTungsten Powder Firm Accelerates With Green Hydrogen
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG, a global specialist in high-quality tungsten powders and Energie Steiermark, a...
Read MoreEDM service package for NADCAP certification
PUBLISHED: June 19, 2026To help its EDM customers achieve and maintain NADCAP certification, United Machining has developed a...
Read MoreSandvik Coromant Upgrades Tool Reconditioning
PUBLISHED: June 19, 2026Tooling manufacturer Sandvik Coromant has upgraded its tool reconditioning service for solid round tools. To...
Read MoreHII places order for second Nikon SLM Solutions NXG 600E
PUBLISHED: June 19, 2026Nikon SLM Solutions, a global specialist in laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) metal additive manufacturing...
Read MoreSnowbird Technologies integrates Meltio Engine Blue
PUBLISHED: June 19, 2026Snowbird Technologies and Meltio have unveiled a next-generation containerised hybrid manufacturing system designed to produce...
Read MoreStratasys helps Subaru cut 50% from tool development time
PUBLISHED: June 19, 2026Stratasys reports that Subaru of America is accelerating automotive tooling development using the new T25...
Read MoreHigh-speed 3D printer built for continuous production
PUBLISHED: June 19, 2026UltiMaker, a global specialist in industrial desktop 3D printing, has launched the Factor 4 Plus,...
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Higher Precision With Advanced Mill-Turn Machine Technology
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026Precision engineering specialist ANT Industries has strengthened its advanced manufacturing capability with a six-figure investment in a new Axile G8...
Read MoreParagon supports Datum Tool Design with £1.6m funding
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026Paragon Bank has provided £1.6m of funding to Northern Ireland-based Datum Tool Design to support the purchase of a new...
Read MoreThe long-term partnership behind Notthoff’s success
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026California-based aerospace subcontractor Notthoff Engineering has strengthened its high-speed machining capacity with the purchase of a second Starrag Ecospeed horizontal...
Read MoreSubcontractor reinvests in automated five-axis machining
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026When Allan Carabine, owner and managing director of Milton Keynes subcontractor MK Precision, visited the MACH exhibition in Birmingham earlier...
Read MoreAnochrome acquired by its management team
PUBLISHED: June 26, 2026Private equity firm Endless LLP has supported a management buyout of the Anochrome Group, a UK-headquartered surface finishing and coatings specialist....
Read More3D printing entrepreneur secures two King’s Awards
PUBLISHED: June 19, 2026A Warwickshire entrepreneur who once replaced his mother’s dishwasher with a homemade 3D printer has become one of the youngest...
Read MoreSurface finishing specialist secures NADCAP accreditation
PUBLISHED: June 12, 2026Surface Coating Ltd has been awarded NADCAP accreditation, the globally recognised quality benchmark for special processes used across the aerospace...
Read MoreAdi Group appointment
PUBLISHED: May 29, 2026Engineering solutions specialist, Adi Group, has appointed Steve Appleton as group growth director. Appleton brings more than 25 years of...
Read MoreSubcon: The manufacturing solutions show
PUBLISHED: May 29, 2026Subcon, the UK’s leading event for subcontract manufacturing and supply chain solutions, is taking place this week (3-4 June) at...
Read MoreOrders roll in for Star’s CNC sliding-head lathes
PUBLISHED: May 22, 2026Star took several orders for sliding-head lathes on its stand at the recent MACH 2026 exhibition in Birmingham. Three orders,...
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Enztec reduces CNC cycle times 16% with Vericut Force
PUBLISHED: May 29, 2026New Zealand-based orthopaedic surgical instrument manufacturer Enztec has achieved a 16% average reduction in CNC cycle times after implementing Vericut...
Read MoreStarrag RCS 8.0 CAM software suite now available
PUBLISHED: January 9, 2026Starrag’s new RCS 8.0 CAM software for the machining of turbine blades now has learning capabilities. Demonstrating over 30 years...
Read MoreCetec ERP announces two new AI-driven features
PUBLISHED: January 9, 2026At the recent ERPALOOZA user conference in Texas, Cetec ERP unveiled two major AI-powered automation tools - Document Scan &...
Read MoreHMI/SCADA software adds advantageous features
PUBLISHED: September 14, 2025Emerson has released Movicon.NExT Version 4.4, a modern HMI and SCADA platform. Movicon.NExT HMI/SCADA empowers users to create interoperable automation...
Read MoreSwiss machining and AI-led automation transform CAM
PUBLISHED: September 12, 2025Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence Division has unveiled a major release of its Esprit Edge CAM software, addressing productivity and skills challenges...
Read MoreMax Hilscher hits peak performance with Vericut
PUBLISHED: September 12, 2025When things go smoothly, everything falls into place – Max Hilscher GmbH is a striking example of how the right...
Read MoreKS Composites on fast track with hyperMILL
PUBLISHED: September 12, 2025Imbued in the motorsport industry since Kelvin Smith opened the doors for business in 1985, KS Composites is a manufacturer...
Read MorePTC launches Arena to mitigate supply chain risks
PUBLISHED: September 12, 2025PTC has announced the release of its Arena product lifecycle management (PLM) and quality management system (QMS) solution that will...
Read MoreCADCAM delivers major productivity gains for Nova
PUBLISHED: September 12, 2025Nova Laboratories’ investment in BobCAD-CAM software and associated programmer training from Mills CNC’s Training Academy, is improving the productivity and...
Read MoreEven better user experience with latest Tebis
PUBLISHED: June 1, 2025For over 40 years, Tebis has provided CAD/CAM/MES software solutions and related services to a wide range of manufacturing sectors....
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