Pirtek National Training Centre in Birmingham meets new BFPA Minimum Educational Recommendations for Hydraulics
The Pirtek National Training Centre in Birmingham has become the first training course provider to be accredited to deliver training courses that meet or exceed the new British Fluid Power Association (BFPA) Minimum Educational Recommendations – Hydraulics.
Holmbury achieves Caterpillar Gold Level Status
Holmbury Ltd. has recently been awarded Gold Level Status for Caterpillar’s Supplier Quality Excellence Process (SQEP). The award was presented to Holmbury at the Group headquarters in Tonbridge, UK.
Fluid Power & Systems and Air-Tech 2018 triumph
Fluid Power & Systems and Air-Tech 2018 took place at the NEC, Birmingham from 10 to 12 April. The shows – co-located with Drives and Controls and Plant & Asset Management, together with a brand-new show Smart Industry Expo – proved to be organiser DFA Media’s most well-attended event to date, with an official attendance figure of 13,518, which represented a small increase on the 2016 shows of 3%. These exhibitions were staged alongside MACH, attracting over 40,000 visitors to the NEC over the week.
IMI Precision Engineering shares lean manufacturing best practice
Motion and fluid control specialist, IMI Precision Engineering, recently completed a series of factory tours, training sessions and workshops designed to share lean manufacturing best practice with one of Europe’s biggest trailer manufacturers, SDC Trailers.
JDS Compressors celebrates first anniversary
JDS Compressors Ltd., the supplier, designer and installer of compressed air systems and pipework, recently marked its first year of operation with a celebratory event for customers, partners, staff and family at its newly acquired business unit in Woking, Surrey. JDS Compressors supplies compressors from leading vendors Hertz Kompressoren and Bambi.
Powering the future of global industry
At a recent event in Alexandra Palace, London, the leadership team of the Atlas Copco Power Technique business area outlined its strategic vision of how mega-trends such as digitalisation and the construction of smart cities will be powered by cleaner and more connected energy source technologies.
Third annual Motion Control Industry Awards success
The third annual Motion Control Industry Awards Dinner, held on the evening of Tuesday 10 April at the National Conference Centre near Birmingham, once again provided a fitting celebration of business and professional excellence.
Atlas Copco acquires Walker Filtration
Atlas Copco has acquired Walker Filtration Ltd. Family-owned Walker Filtration's headquarters and 12,000 m2 main manufacturing plant is based in Washington, near Newcastle, from where it manufactures high-efficiency equipment for the treatment of compressed air, gas and vacuum. It has around 220 employees worldwide and and sales offices in Europe, USA, Australia and Japan.
MCS Hydraulics UK and Hyphose sign three-year distribution agreement
MCS Hydraulics UK Ltd., the designer and manufacturer of stainless steel couplings for flexible hoses, based in Dudley in the West Midlands, has signed a distribution agreement with Hyphose, the fluid power product supplier with branches on the South Coast of England. The three-year agreement was formally made on 22 January.
UK security at risk due to increasing reliance on digital technology
The UK needs to build new levels of resilience and reliability into its electricity networks, including protection against hackers, to support the country’s increasingly digital infrastructure, according to a new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
New Flowtechnology UK catalogue launched
Flowtechnology UK (FTUK) has launched the latest edition of its annual catalogue, containing an extensive range of hydraulic, pneumatic and industrial products.
Micro-Mesh Filtration celebrates half a century
A new era is starting for Micro-Mesh Filtration. The company’s 50th anniversary comes alongside with a sequence of innovative in-house technologies, a wider product range and further international business.
Bonomi opens UK Automation Centre
Process valve and actuator specialist Bonomi has consolidated its recent growth in the UK marketplace by expanding its actuated valve workshop and warehouse facilities.
Direct Air awarded ISO 9001 certification
Direct Air & Pipework has become ISO 9001:2015 certified. The certification is recognised worldwide as the international benchmark for quality within an organisation. By achieving ISO 9001 certification, the company is able to demonstrate to customers and suppliers that the systems it has in place meet the high standards set out by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO).
Hannover Messe and CeMAT combine to provide a 360-degree perspective on Industry 4.0 and Logistics 4.0
Every year, Hannover Messe (taking place this year from 23 to 27 April) is staged over five days, averaging some 200,000 trade visitors and over 5,000 exhibitors. The show typically generates around 5.6 million business-to-business contacts.
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