Plastic parts manufactured before your eyes

Plastic Parts Direct will be demonstrating injection moulding on its stand at Southern Manufacturing 2015 using one of its micro moulding machines. The company is offering prospective clients their money back on prototyping if they then proceed to order their injection mould tooling, See Plastic

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Specialist PCBs from Ruwel International

PCBs from Southern Electronics 2015 exhibitor Ruwel include standard as well as special technologies for high current applications, thermal management, optimised assembly and integration and high-speed applications (e.g. PCBs for car-radar systems). The company supplies boards from facilities in Germany and a plant in China.

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Soumac honours young engineering talent

Soumac is running its Soumac Award for the second year, in collaboration with Southampton University and, for the first time, with Portsmouth University. The competition is open for all students at either university. The 2015 Soumac Award winner will be on the company stand at

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RNA demonstrates 360° optical inspection

This year at Southern Manufacturing, RNA will demonstrate a standard glass disc vision inspection system that has been developed specifically for 100% quality control. The demo system is equipped with a vibrating bowl feeder, rotating glass disc and two inspection stations. It can be individually

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Quickgrind demonstrates the productivity benefits of a partnership approach

A partnership between Southern Manufacturing exhibitor Quickgrind, TTL and VoluMill has, it’s claimed, cut milling cycle times by over 75% while retaining tool integrity and performance. Quickgrind sees partnerships of this kind as another outcome of its ‘total solution engineering’ approach, as Managing Director Ross Howell

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Engraving at the speed of light from Trotec Lasers

At Southern Manufacturing and Electronics, Trotec Laser will be demonstrating its “lightning fast galvo”, the ProMarker and Speedy 300 flexx, which thanks to its dual CO2 and fiber power sources can process a range of materials including plastics, metals, films and foils all on one

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PeplerOptics launches video inspection & measurement system

UK optical instruments distributor PeplerOptics has announced it is to launch a new range of video inspection and measuring systems at the Southern Manufacturing and Electronics Show 2015. Kitozoom – a video microscope designed for inspection and measurement tasks – is already attracting strong interest

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Gaskets and extrusions in a variety of materials from SJG

Southern Manufacturing exhibitor SJG International can produce gaskets in a range of non-metallic materials, including rubber, foam, cork, Klinger and Novus. It also produces vulcanised rubber extrusions up to 280mm wide from solid and sponge rubber compounds. They can be produced in single or twin

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Engraving at the speed of light from Trotec Lasers

At Southern Manufacturing and Electronics, Trotec Laser will be demonstrating its “lightning fast galvo”, the ProMarker and Speedy 300 flexx, which thanks to its dual CO2 and fiber power sources can process a range of materials including plastics, metals, films and foils all on one

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PeplerOptics launches video inspection & measurement system

UK optical instruments distributor PeplerOptics has announced it is to launch a new range of video inspection and measuring systems at the Southern Manufacturing and Electronics Show 2015. Kitozoom – a video microscope designed for inspection and measurement tasks – is already attracting strong interest

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