Former Bank of England chief economist and head of the Royal Society of Arts, Andy Haldane (right in image) will chair the industrial board at University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) for the next three years.
Laserkraft, a Swedish sheet metal processing company specialising in laser cutting, edge pressing, welding and processing, has purchased an Eagle iNspire, the first 30 kW fibre laser in Sweden.
This year, global engineering technologies business, Renishaw, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The company, which was founded on 4 April 1973, will mark this significant milestone with a year of global activities.
Simon Watson vividly remembers the moment he made his decision to buy his first laser processing machine. “I used to have an office that overlooked the workshop, and I could see all our welders spending most of their time cutting steel and drilling holes, rather than welding. I knew then we needed to get our skilled people doing what we pay them for.”
The arrival of a new TRUMPF TruLaser Tube 3000 fibre at Salisbury-based LASERCELL has allowed the company to eliminate the cost of previously outsourcing its tube laser cutting requirements.
Investment in a new automated laser cutting system and associated software has doubled manufacturing capacity for swarf management systems produced by LNS Turbo’s factory in Wombwell, near Barnsley.
Amplitude Laser Group continues strengthening its position by appointing Damien Buet as the new President of the company.
Derbyshire company Milltek Sport has recently created a £3 million Advanced Manufacturing Centre based around three new machines from BLM GROUP that incorporate the latest in fibre laser, robotics and bending technology.
TLM Laser has developed and supplied a number of laser marking solutions to some of the leading contact lens manufacturers to meet stringent manufacturing and product traceability regulations.
Congratulations to the recipients of the AILU Fellowship Award (Neil Main, Micrometric), the AILU Innovation Award – group or organisation (2023 Award to Civan Laser, 2021 Award to SPI Lasers (now TRUMPF)) and AILU President Award (Adam Clare, Universities of Nottingham & British Columbia, Canada).
