As one of the UK’s leading plastic injection moulders we are not alone in dealing with the growing difficulties in obtaining some grades of raw material. Since the start of the year, we have seen a sharp rise in the lack of availability of a range of polymers including EVA, ABS, Nylon and Polythene of […]
All subcontract precision engineers need to control their material and component stocks as efficiently as possible. The cost of holding stock versus not having it available to deliver at short notice is a fine balance and you need to know how much you can afford to hold at any point in time. Holding stock is […]
Now that the UK has left the EU single market, companies which have hitherto sold their products with CE markings are required to change to use the UKCA mark (UK Conformity Assessed) for products placed in the GB market.
Utilised correctly, a designated purpose-designed production control software system will enhance and streamline the entire production process from quotation to invoice. However, solutions do not come in cardboard boxes and so the staff members responsible for running the system are crucial to its success. In order to maximise a system’s capabilities, staff members must firstly […]
It may be that many new small/medium manufacturing businesses think that the only first investment they need to make for their machine shop is just that – a machine. However, many recent new PSL Datatrack customers are making production control software their first business investment, setting the entire production process right, from quotation to invoice, […]
Shop Floor Data Collection (SFDC), defined as the capture of data from the shop floor of a manufacturing machine shop, is crucial regardless of whatever system is in use.
Millions of people suffer from debilitating neurophysical conditions such as paraplegia, cerebral palsy and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Recent advances in robotics mean that neurological rehabilitation can move away from passive aids, such as canes and walkers to more advanced technologies. Marsi Bionics S.L. is a leading technology start-up based in Madrid, Spain that designs […]
It is all well and good investing in a production control software system but what happens afterwards? Will you receive training and help with implementing the system? Like the system itself, PSL Datatrack’s training and implementation plan is tailored to each specific customer. It is essential to give you a kick-start in training so you […]
The speed of growth within the automotive industry in the last few years has been hugely impressive. The demand for more efficient and technologically advanced vehicles has increased and manufacturers have had to take huge leaps to meet the customers’ expectations. GOM has long been involved with the automotive industry – our 3D metrology systems […]
According to Make UK’s September 2020 Manufacturing Monitor, only 46 per cent of manufacturers achieved 75 to 100 per cent of their pre-Covid-19 operating levels in August 2020. 54 per cent now expect it will take less than twelve months to return to normal trading conditions. Here Mike John, managing director at industrial metrology provider […]
