~Why insurance needs to evolve with the sector~ Steve Fletcher, Joint Head of Corporate at Gallagher’s UK Retail Birmingham Office, shares how the manufacturing industry is adapting to a more complex risk environment—and why insurance has a bigger role to...

Matt Eden, Engineering Director at custom cable assembly manufacturer GTK, makes the case for answering the UK’s skills gap problem with forward-thinking hiring practices.  For manufacturers up and down the country, a shortage of skilled workers continues to be a...

Sandvik Coromant, a global leader in metal cutting tools and solutions, is expanding its versatile parting and grooving concept, CoroCut ® 2. The expansion includes the introduction of the new parting and grooving geometry -GL and the updated parting-off geometry -CR,...

Smart Tank, based on a popular TV format, is coming to Smart Manufacturing Week this June. This live business and concept pitching feature will showcase inventive companies and the inspiring technologies that are poised to revolutionise the manufacturing industry.    Smart...

The installation in April 2025 at Dawson Precision Components of a Citizen Cincom L20-XLFV sliding-head lathe brings the subcontractor’s tally of CNC turn-mill centres to 21, most of which are bar fed and have driven tooling. The high-precision turned parts...

When it comes to engineering job shops, there’s only one thing that matters: “It’s all about shifting metal,” says Gavin Lee, Works Manager at Oldbury-based mould, tool and pattern manufacturer, Narvik Developments Ltd. “The quicker you can get the job...

A Northamptonshire-based precision engineering firm has made a significant investment in Yamazaki Mazak machine tools to enhance the productivity of its turning operations. Established in 1974 as a supplier to Northampton’s iconic shoe industry, R&G Precision now specialises in the...

Through the SieSmart Partner Portal from Siemens Financial Services (SFS), Haas UK typically receives financing decisions within 30 seconds – while retaining access to a dedicated account manager for specialist advice. Haas Automation is the largest manufacturer of machine tools...