For some reason, many people believe that British manufacturing is dead and claim we no longer make anything. While suggesting that Great Britain transformed the industry is perhaps reaching but we know for a fact that we are still producing many products across various sectors. In this article, we look at the story of British manufacturing with some information from Phil Hamlyn Williams, the author of a new book, How Britain Shaped the Manufacturing World.
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CNC Milling Machines are used to shape metal and other solid materials using specialised cutting tools programmed and managed by Computer Numerical Control (CNC) systems. The machining process creates a specific part or product with the help of CAD software, short for Computer-Aided Design.
Today, you won’t find many items that haven’t gone through CNC milling machines as most sectors rely on this specialised process. Some examples are cars, aeroplanes, machine parts, moulds for household machines, toys and even prosthetics. All of these are likely to have one or several CNC-machined components.
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May
2022
With a little under two weeks before the 2022 Subcon Show kicks off at the NEC in Birmingham from 7 – 9 June, PRV Engineering is gearing up for another successful event. While we’ve attended numerous Subcon shows over the years, which have all been brilliant, everyone is anticipating something special in its 45th year.
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May
2022
Machining is a term that refers to a variety of technologies and procedures in the manufacturing field. There are also different types of machining processes and tools, where some are standalone while others are used in conjunction with others. To help simplify what machining is, the processes and the techniques, we’ve compiled this comprehensive guide.
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2022
Artificial Intelligence is expected to become the next technological frontier, according to most of the current studies and surveys across the world. Many of these investigations, and even experts, have gone so far as to claim that AI has not yet reached its maximum potential in the construction industry. They believe that by employing more Artificial Intelligence solutions, the construction sector may discover new ways to improve productivity. This would likely bring about an increase in resources dedicated to developing capabilities and AI playing a significant role in the construction process.
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May
2022
Electric boat building has become big business in the maritime sector with the latest vessel, Thor, using a thorium molten salt reactor. At first glance, it somewhat resembles a vessel you’d expect a James Bond villain to have. Unveiled by Norwegian maritime solutions company, Ulstein, this new electric boat concept has tremendous potential to bring us zero-emission cruises and other marine applications. With everything they’ve put on board, it can be used for research, rescue, and replenishing missions among others.
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Apr
2022
CNC Waterjet cutting is a specialised manufacturing process that uses a high-pressure jet of water to cut or shape various types of materials. The power of the CNC waterjet cutting machine comes from a pressurising pump that uses a small precision nozzle. As the water exits the nozzle, it delivers a supersonic stream of water, about three times the speed of sound.
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2022
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the National Energy Laboratory (NREL) have introduced a new heat engine without any moving parts. The device is about 40% efficient, suggesting it may one day take the place of conventional steam turbines. The results were recently published in the journal Nature.
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Apr
2022
Could there be a new, improved method for delivering nuclear fusion? A British fusion company seems to think so as their novel pistol shrimp-inspired system has succeeded with aplomb. According to a company spokesperson, they aim to have a pilot plant operational by the 2030s. This could have a tremendously positive impact on the UK, especially with the current energy crisis.
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2022
With all the talk about more sustainability in the aviation sector, it turns out old cooking oil could power the world’s largest passenger airliner. That is exactly what happened on the 28th of March 2022 when an Airbus A380 performed a first flight powered by 100% sustainable fuel.
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