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MORE HASTE - LESS WASTE!
"The EOSINT 250 M Xtended Direct Metal Laser Sintering system (DMLS) has been successfully used by CRDM Limited over the last four years in generating tooling inserts for injection and blow-mould tooling, wax injection, press tooling and metal components."
"The concept of 'growing' components and tooling, rather than removing waste material to achieve your desired geometry, opens up endless possibilities of alternative manufacture and is more environmentally friendly.<BR> During the building of an
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ENGINES AND ENGINEERS <BR>FORGING AHEAD A CENTURY ON
"An industrial prime mover revolution that began to snowball around 1905 prompted formation of the Diesel Engine Users Association in 1913, an organisation that grew into the Institution of Diesel and Gas Turbine Engineers (IDGTE) that has reported from a 'user' perspective, with real and independent data on plant performance, throughout its existence."
"It was said in those early days that it was a peculiar good fortune that the founder members of the association were practical men who could look at thi
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EGI CONTRACTING ENGINEERING CO LTD:<BR>A KEY PLAYER IN THE HUNGARIAN POWER ENGINEERING INDUSTRY
EGI Contracting Engineering Co Ltd has been a flagship of the Hungarian power engineering industry for more than five decades.
"Since 1992 the company has belonged to the Energy Technologies Division of the GEA Group, based in Bochum, Germany. With its close-to-200 dedicated engineering, project management and manufacturing staff and modern production facility, the company is an important member of the 12-strong international GEA Energy Technology Division. Apart from traditional engineering services, main profil
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GUIDES TO SMALL BUSINESS FUNDING LAUNCHED
"Two comprehensive new guides designed to help small and growing firms improve their chances of raising the right funding for their business have been launched by Nigel Griffiths, Minister for Small Business and Enterprise. "
"The no-nonsense guide to small business funding and the no-nonsense guide to finance for high-growth companies are free guides produced by Business Link, the government's business advice service. <BR>Available online at www.sbs.gov.uk or by calling 0845 600 9006, the two jarg
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FAILURE TO EXPLOIT THE POWER OF INFORMATION
A report on exploiting corporate information assets underlines the importance of employing a corporate information strategy to deliver competitive advantage.
"The asset of information is generated by every organisation on a continuous basis, yet in many cases this asset is not being used to its full potential and instead is simply filed away and forgotten, or even disregarded completely. The ability of an organisation to pull all of its information together and use it properly as part of a corporate information s
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RECORD COMPENSATION FOR MINERS
"Former miners and their families have now received over £2.3bn in compensation for respiratory disease and vibration white finger, Trade and Industry Minister Nigel Griffiths has announced. "
"New figures published in answer to a parliamentary question also showed the 25 coalfield areas that have benefited most from the scheme since its inception in 1999. <BR> Mr Griffiths said: ""In the past four years, as part of the largest health compensation scheme in the world, the Britis
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CBI CHIEF APPLAUDS BLAIR'S PUSH FOR GLOBAL PACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
"Sir Digby Jones says big polluting nations and consumers must take action, as well as business. The head of CBI praised Prime Minister Tony Blair for putting climate change top of the UK's foreign policy agenda."
"Sir Digby Jones, said a global pact on climate change is the only answer to global warming, adding that nothing would change unless ""the world's big polluters step up to the plate.""<BR> The CBI Director-General said politicians must also have the political courage t
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ZAUN LIMITED MOVING ON UP
"Last year was indeed a busy one for Wolverhampton fencing manufacturers Zaun Limited. The relocation of the company, the development of new products, and a new website have all combined to make for ""a very challenging, but non-the-less extremely satisfying year,"" explains Paul Painter, Director of Sales and Finance."
"Zaun's move from Birmingham to Wolverhampton came after 18 months of searching for new premises. Since being established, Zaun had already outgrown two previous sites
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NEW REGULATIONS TO HELP UK EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
Employment Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has urged employees and employers to make the most of groundbreaking legislation that heralds an important move towards better partnership in the workplace.
"Guidance on the information and consultation of employees regulations was published in 2004, setting out how to make best use of new laws that give employees the right to be consulted and informed about matters that affect them at work. <BR> The legislation is being phased in over three years to give smaller firms l
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NEW SOFTWARE TO TAKE MANUFACTURING IN NEW DIRECTION
2005 promises to be an exciting year for manufacturing with the arrival of a new range of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) products that will take the sector in a new direction.
"ifactor is a brand new family of software products created by intuitive, an innovative IT development house based in London. Intuitive's development team has taken a fresh look at manufacturing IT solutions to create the sector's first 100 percent web-based system.<BR> Intuitive's Managing Director, Arthur Moulding, said: "&
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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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