With UK manufacturing continuing to surge ahead, exhibitors are coming to Subcon on a high and using the show to highlight new investments.
And although the news focus is
often on new technologies and sectors, much of this strong growth is coming
from the traditional metal-based sectors.
Subcon 2014, which runs at the
NEC, Birmingham, from 3 to 5 June, is the only UK trade show dedicated to
contract and subcontract manufacturing.
The show covers every aspect of
outsourced manufacturing services, from design and prototyping through to final
production and testing, and covers all areas of manufacturing technologies. In
the metals engineering sector, technologies covered span all aspects of
machining and fabrication, as well as associated areas such as materials
supply, treatments and the manufacture of mould tools.
Exhibitors are investing to meet
growing customer demand, and anticipating new business from their participation
at Subcon.
Precision machining specialist WLR
has responded to customer demand with significant machine tool investments that
include a Matsuura MX520 5-axis vertical machining centre, while gear
specialist Ondrives has installed a new Niles-Kapp profile grinding machine
that will take the company to the next level in terms of precision for
demanding applications, such as aerospace. This follows other recent
investments, including a Mori Seiki 5-axis milling machine that can machine complex
work pieces in two setups.
Sheet metal specialist Akramatic
is exhibiting at Subcon 2014 off the back of a record year for business and
expects this success to continue this year and beyond. In anticipation, it has
invested in new equipment, including an Amada 100-tonne 3m press brake, NC tube
bender and a new 7.5-tonne delivery vehicle.
The WEC Group, which specialises
in fabrication, laser and waterjet cutting, CNC machining and heavy
engineering, has bought an additional six-acre site in Blackburn. It plans to
build a new 120,000 sq ft plant to allow it to continue its growth in sectors
including in aerospace. WEC opened two new factories in 2013 and its waterjet
division, which was launched at Subcon 2013, has recently won a £750,000 order
from the offshore industry.
Aluminium specialist Edmo is
expanding too, having just opened a new plant in the Black Country that will
take on 30 new staff. This follows extensive investment at its Ross-on-Wye
headquarters, including new powder coating plant, bar length and paint lines,
as well as, most recently, new pre-treatment tanks.
Davis Scientific has also just
completed a substantial programme of investment. The heat treatment specialist,
which is coming to Subcon with new owners and management, has refurbished its
vacuum furnaces and cryogenic facilities, installed a new furnace and upgraded
its tempering oven installation – by operating relatively small furnaces it can
run plant to meet customers’ specific delivery schedules.
Grant Burgham, Business
Development and Portfolio Director at Centaur Exhibitions, the organiser of
Subcon 2014, said: “As companies ramp up their production to meet increasing
demand they want to find suppliers who have the capacity and technology to meet
that demand. With so many exhibitors investing to enhance their capacity there is
even more on offer for visitors to the show.”
For more information please visit
www.subconshow.co.uk
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Caption: The WEC Group’s waterjet division has just won a £750,000
order
Notes to editors
Subcon is the UK’s national
subcontracting, advanced manufacturing and technology exhibition. It covers every aspect of outsourced
manufacturing services and technology from design and prototyping, machining,
moulding, 3D printing, fabrication, composites, electronic assembly and
finishing to software, testing, inspection and metrology.
For more information please contact:
Ali Brathwaite, Centaur
Exhibitions
Tel: +44 (0) 207 970 4186
Andy Sandford, Sticklebacks
Communications
Tel: +44 (0) 1737 270 648
Mobile: +44 (0) 7971 436 644
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