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IMPACTXOFT PARTNERS WITH IMS SOFTWARE
"ImpactXoft, a provider of collaborative 3D product design software, and IMS Software, the leader for manufacturing products and advanced postprocessing solutions, have announced a business partnership and the availability of the IMSpost software within ImpactXoft's IX Manufacturing solution."
"IMSpost from IMS Software is the world's most advanced postprocessing software and transforms CAD/CAM cutter location (CL) files into the specific machine codes (G/M codes) required by NC machines.<BR> IMSpo
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WOMEN REMAIN UNDER-REPRESENTED IN ENGINEERING
"The Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award, sponsored by IIE and The Caroline Haslett Memorial Trust and supported by the Ford Motor Company and BT, aims to redress this in-balance. IIE is seeking a bright, ambitious and outgoing young woman to receive the 2005 Award."
"Caroline Slocock, Chief Executive of the Equal Opportunities Commission, said: ""The Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award is an excellent initiative and will put positive role models for aspiring female engineers into the lim
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&POUND;2.8M BOOST FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE
"The UK Resource Centre for Women in SET (science, engineering and technology) has received a £2.8m boost, Trade and Industry secretary, Patricia Hewitt, announced recently. "
"The centre, designed to assist the recruitment, retention and progression of women in SET careers will receive an additional £800k in 2006/07 and a further boost of £2m in 2007/08 from the science budget allocations that were announced recently. <BR> Ms Hewitt said: <BR> ""The UK
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PREPARING FOR THE HSE'S THREE-YEAR CAMPAIGN
"Towards the end of 2004 the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) announced that it was launching a three-year, enforcement-led campaign to improve the health and safety record of the manufacturing sector."
"With the aim of reducing the unacceptably high number of fatal and serious injuries that occur in manufacturing industries, this nationwide campaign will see HSE inspectors targeting scrap metal, rubber, paper and wood industries to ensure that correct procedures are in place for working on machinery.&l
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DONCASTERS GROUP EXPERTISE ON DISPLAY
"The Doncasters Group, a leading global manufacturer of precision components and assemblies to the aerospace industry, will be exhibiting at the Paris Air Show from 13 - 19 June 2005."
"A team of engineers will be on hand on stand J12/2 in Hall 2B of the UK Pavilion to discuss Doncasters' wide range of components and fully integrated supply chain solutions for aircraft engine and airframe customers.<BR> Doncasters is set to announce new contracts and an updated corporate strategy for its aerospace
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AUTOTYPE WINS QUEEN'S AWARD FOR THIRD TIME
"Autotype, the world's leading manufacturer of high performance films and chemicals for use in the printing and electronics industries, has won the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise 2005 in the Innovation Category."
"This is the third time Autotype has been granted a Queen's Award, the first one in 1985 for Export, followed by a Technological Achievement Award in 1994."
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DAEWOO AND PATHTRACE SIGN WORLD AGREEMENT
"Daewoo Heavy Industries (Machine Tool Division), Korea and Pathtrace UK have signed a worldwide strategic relationship agreement to co-operate on future developments of new production machining techniques for milling, turning and mill/turn machining."
"As a result of the agreement, Pathtrace and Daewoo will collaborate in the area of R & D to ensure new development matches the future demands of the manufacturing industry.<BR> As part of this agreement Pathtrace will provide licences of its Edg
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DTI CONSULTS ENGINEERING COMMUNITY
The Department of Trade and Industry has asked the UK engineering community to help shape and influence a new three-year research programme on engineering measurement.
"The programme starts in October 2005 and is supported by the National Measurement System Directorate (NMSD).<BR> It is an opportunity for engineers to comment on the proposed programme structure.<BR> The aim is to help UK engineering remain competitive in an increasingly challenging international market, by ensuring research is appropri
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GOVERNMENT DELIVERS &POUND;112M <BR>BOOST TO UK MANUFACTURING
The Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) has injected over £112m of added value into UK manufacturing since its launch in April 2002.
"Figures show that the MAS has continued to play a vital role in helping UK manufacturers share knowledge, improve productivity and achieve success in an increasingly competitive global economy. <BR> Latest figures illustrate that MAS has: <BR>* responded to almost 50,000 initial enquiries from businesses seeking advice; <BR>* has visited over 9,500 busi
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COMPACT LATHE GIVES MAXIMUM TURNING PRODUCTIVITY
"Whether it is shaft work, bar work or chuck work, the key to a compact, twin-spindle CNC lathe's productivity is its one-hit machining capacity in an extremely compact space."
"Compact lathe gives maximum turning productivity. Whether it is shaft work, bar work or chuck work, the key to a compact, twin-spindle CNC lathe's productivity is its one-hit machining capacity in an extremely compact space.<BR> The newest member of Nakamura-Tome's WT family of twin-turret, twin-spindle turning centres, the
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Supposedly the construction
materials of the future, composites are increasingly seen in
applications where optimum efficiency is paramount including
aircraft construction and renewable energy. As two research
examples show in this video, composites really are the future
for efficiency.
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