The Mach 12 exhibition at the NEC is held every two years to showcase the machine tool industry and associated products.
The global, quality, and precision aspects of this industry were demonstrated by the number of Formula 1 cars on display.
Machining is an important secondary function that is of significant importance to us, especially when manufacturing specials.
Useful contacts were made with tooling and quality equipment suppliers.
We visited the bi-annual Wire & Tube exhibition which was held in March 2012 in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Hall 15 housed the large display of fastener machinery and associated suppliers. This exhibition prides itself in being the most important of its type in Europe.
On the Nedschroef stand, they were featuring the latest generation of high speed multi-station cold forging machines. The machine pictured below is the Nedform 6-die cold former.
The machine was set up to produce both the washer and the spline shaft which are illustrated in the pictures below.
The parts are complicated enough to produce yet the time witnessed to change from the one to the other was less than 5 minutes – truly amazing! This speed of change is made possible by the computer and electronic controls featured on this machine.
A number of new manufacturing ideas were noted and contacts were made, which will ensure that our production capability is at the top of its class.
A Nuclear Safety Culture and Human Performance workshop was held at the Dalton Institute in Manchester on 9th February. It was attended by David Seddon, our Quality Manager, and other industrialists and academics.
Smith Bullough manufactures bolts which can be used in the Nuclear and Renewable energy industries.
This video demonstrates the use of a Sorting Bridge in our QA Department.
A Sorting Bridge allows the user to separate mixed batches if items with equivalent dimensions but differing material types become mixed.
If the material of the sample matches the test piece, a sinusoidal waveform is produced. If the material of the sample does not match the test piece, the waveform is inconsistent.
A Wigan Borough Council photographer visited our premises on Monday 9th January and took plenty of good manufacturing shots for a new eCommerce Framework brochure.
We are delighted to help the local economy.
