5 Feb 2013

UK Scrap Metal Dealing is Scheduled for Radical Change

February 5, 2013
Manufacturing, News

UK Scrap Metal Dealing is Scheduled for Radical Change

UK scrap metal dealing is supposedly worth about £5 billion per annum. However in actual fact this figure is hugely understated because of the amount of thieving and skulduggery that takes place within its auspices. But that is now all set to change, which is good news both for the economy, the industry itself, and the companies from whom the scrap metal is gathered.

UK Scrap Metal Dealing Cash Sales made Illegal
Up until recently it was permissible under law to sell scrap metal for cash. However as from the 3rd of December 2012, making cash payments has become illegal. In approximate figures, it is said that cash sales were responsible for some £1 billion worth of transactions.

25 Jan 2013

Multi-Tasking the Deep Hole Drilling Process

January 25, 2013
Deep Hole Drilling, Manufacturing, New Technology

Multi-tasking is the “in” phrase in engineering circles these days. It makes eminent sense. Why use a variety of machines to fabricate a component if you don’t have to? Every time you have to break a machine down and re-set it, it results in down time, and down time is unproductive time. The longer that any piece of kit remains idle, the less efficient any company’s production process will be.

The Advantages of Multi-tasking

In addition to the actual down time of the machine, there’s also the physical act of moving components around the shop floor to be considered. It’s not only labour intensive. You also run the risk of losing or miscounting items within a batch, or of course misplacing the batch altogether. With a multi-tasking machine, (where all of the various operations are done on the same piece of kit), there’s far less down time. The risk of losing or misplacing items is completely eliminated.

17 Dec 2012

Engineering Recruitment Needs to Double by the Year 2020

December 17, 2012
Engineering Education, Manufacturing, News

Engineering Recruitment Needs to Double by the Year 2020

Engineering recruitment needs to double. So says Engineering UK which has just published a report looking forward to the year 2020, based on current forecasts. The total number of engineering jobs that will require fulfilling is 2.74 million, and of this number, 1.86 million are predicted to need recognised engineering qualifications.

Apprenticeship Numbers Need to Rise
Apprenticeships were once highly prized. But over recent decades they have become less sought after as the UK’s manufacturing base shifted offshore. This, coupled with the boom in the new digital information era, meant that many youngsters moved their sights away from careers in the engineering sector. But that trend has over recent years, started to turn once again. Whilst it is true to say that the total number of jobs in general engineering has fallen drastically from the levels of 50s and 60s, the number of engineering companies working at the high precision end of the market has increased. Companies like PRV Engineering are flourishing, and it is in this particular sector of the market that demand is set to escalate.

26 Nov 2012

Secret Behind Continued Success Revealed by PRV Engineering

November 26, 2012
Manufacturing, New Technology, PRV Engineering

Secret Behind Continued Success Revealed by PRV Engineering

The secret behind continued success, no matter what the subject matter, is staying ahead of the game. It’s the difference between being mediocre, and being a leader. It’s also what keeps PRV Engineering at the top of the tree as one of Europe’s top high precision machining and engineering service providers.

Be Proactive not Reactive

But the secret behind continued success is not just keeping up with the latest developments; it’s all about being proactive. The majority of businesses tend to be reactive. When a new demand becomes evident, they respond by adding their services to other suppliers also adding theirs. But forward thinking companies like PRV Engineering, use their proactive ability not simply to respond to demand, but to actually create that demand in the first place. How do they do that you may ask? – And the answer is, through their policy of Kaizen.

12 Oct 2012

PRV Engineering Salute the Success of the Olympic’s Opening Ceremony

October 12, 2012
Engineering Education, Manufacturing, News

PRV Engineering Salute the Success of the Olympic’s Opening Ceremony

PRV Engineering are one of the UK’s top high precision engineering service providers. But high precision engineering is not as a rule, something that is at the forefront of most people’s thoughts. But with the stunning show that was the superb opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games, all Brits were justifiably proud of the quality innovative engineering that provided the wherewithal to stage what many are calling the greatest show on Earth.

Over 62,000 people were present in the stadium to witness the spectacle, which was also watched on TV by a global audience estimated to have been in the region of over 1 billion people. Given such unprecedented viewing figures, it would have been an absolute catastrophe if one of the smoking chimney mechanisms had failed, causing a chimney not to rise, or to stop half way through its emergence. No, the engineering, not just for the chimneys, but for all of the moving components, had to be spot on – fail-proof in actual fact.

28 Sep 2012

Quality is the Number 1 Prerequisite says PRV Engineering

September 28, 2012
Construction, Manufacturing, New Technology, PRV Engineering

Quality is the Number 1 Prerequisite says PRV Engineering

Quality is the number 1 prerequisite when you drill down to the roots of success. So says Simon Jones, owner and director of PRV Engineering Ltd, one of the fastest growing success stories in the engineering machining services sector in recent years.

The reason that PRV maintain that quality is the number 1 prerequisite, is that it underpins everything else. It doesn’t matter how quickly you can get the job done. Nor does it matter that the price is the cheapest available. If the product, or the service that you supply as a manufacturing and installation engineering services provider does not meet the specification, or the client’s expectations, the other commercial factors are irrelevant. Who better than PRV to know?

11 Jul 2012

One-Stop-Shop – PRV Engineering Turn the Dream into a Reality

July 11, 2012
Engineering Education, Manufacturing, New Technology, PRV Engineering

One-Stop-Shop – PRV Engineering Turn the Dream into a Reality

The One-Stop-Shop is many buyers’ dream of simplifying their purchasing workload; especially in the engineering industry, where in-depth industry knowledge is critical, and hard-won job experience is essential. It’s perhaps one of the reasons that all too often, many companies that claim to offer a one-stop-shop service fail to deliver, and simply do not live up to expectations. But here at PRV Engineering, we are the exception to the rule. We always deliver; and not just in the sense of meeting critical deadlines; we deliver top quality too!

The problem for many companies that aspire to becoming a one-stop-shop supplier is that they turn themselves into a Jack of all trades. But in the engineering supply arena, being a jack of all trades just doesn’t cut the mustard; especially in the fields that PRV Engineering are primarily involved in, namely: The Railway Industry, The Busbar Industry, and the Deep Hole Drilling Industry. In these specialised engineering fields in particular, being a “Jack” is simply not good enough, you need to be the Ace – and we are!

1 Jun 2012

The Advantages of Rapid Prototyping

June 1, 2012
Manufacturing, PRV Engineering, Tool Making

Thanks to the Industrial Revolution, the production and even design of nearly every product that companies use throughout the world moves at high speed. During the 20^th century, most companies considered manufacturing as being an ‘all or nothing approach.’ In other words, creating new products (manufacturing) was a complicated process that required the proper designs and ultimately the right moulds that would be used in their manufacture. It was often too costly to create moulds and products for anything less than large orders.

Today, the global population has moved beyond seven billion and even though there are more people than ever, there is also a growing need for products to be manufactured on a smaller scale. We are PRV Engineering are often called upon to create these small scale or even jobs where we manufacture one off parts.

19 May 2012

The Challenge of Manufacturing Components that Will Last in Harsh Environments

May 19, 2012
Construction, Manufacturing, Powder Coating

Manufacturing products for what is considered ‘normal,’ or everyday environments has become so commonplace that it can be all too easy to forget that there needs to be a number of considerations for manufacturing products that will be subjected to ‘harsh’ environments.

The specifications and the approach to manufacturing under these harsh conditions must be different. The components that are used, the metals, and other considerations are very often different when working on products that will be used in these harsher, more challenging environments.

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