PRODUCTION ENGINEERING FOR PROFESSIONALS
When Vetech Product Design & Development Ltd first opened its doors for business in 1994, the founders of the Buxton Company exploited their expertise in the garden equipment sector to win business from the globally recognised Bosch brand. Vetech has applied its expertise to the motorsport sector, converting the Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle engine for use in the Mark I to VII Mini motorcar.
Located in Silverstone, no more than a short walk from the world famous race circuit, Alitech Precision is a subcontract design, concept delivery and manufacturing company that specialises in the motorsport industry. When the subcontract manufacturer purchased its first 5-axis CNC machining centre, the only feasible option for driving the machine was CAM software from OPEN MIND Technologies.
Aerospace experts are anticipating a significant growth, with more than 30,000 new passenger and freight aircraft required by 2033. This is going to pose immense quantitative and qualitative challenges to the existing aerospace manufacturing plants.
Quality assurance is vital in the production of accurate, patient-specific implants, endoprostheses and surgical guides. Consequently, Baltic Orthoservice in Kaunas, Lithuania uses a multi-sensor coordinate measuring machine (CMM) including a laser scanner in conjunction with a micro-CT (computed tomography) system, all supplied by Nikon Metrology.
