Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Hexagon Metrology Live! @ Hethel Engineering Centre

Hexagon Metrology Live! @ Hethel Engineering Centre

Location: Hethel Engineering Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
Date: 23 June 2011

Measurement at the cutting edge
Hexagon Metrology is pleased to invite you to a series of events in 2011 where you will be able to witness the latest technological advancements in metrology - Live!
Join us to learn through practical demonstrations and open discussions about how our metrology technology can help solve your measurement challenges.
Venues and dates are spread throughout the year - look out for when we are near you!

>Register Online


Contact: enquiry.uk@hexagonmetrology.com
Map: http://www.hethelcentre.com/about/directions.php
PDF postcard with more info

Monday, 16 May 2011

Hexagon Metrology Live! @ Telford

Location: Hexagon Metrology, Halesfield 13, Telford, United Kingdom
Date: 24 May 2011
 
Measurement at the cutting edge
Hexagon Metrology is pleased to invite you to a series of events in 2011 where you will be able to witness the latest technological advancements in metrology - Live!
Join us to learn through practical demonstrations and open discussions about how our metrology technology can help solve your measurement challenges.
Venues and dates are spread throughout the year - look out for when we are near you!

>Register Online
Agenda for this event:
  • 8 :45am Join us for breakfast, coffee and a chance to meet the other guests.
  • 9 :30am Welcome and introduction
  • 9 :45am A Measurable Difference – Right from the design stage through to delivery, metrology can improve your processes, save you money and give you a competative advantage – Learn about the tools available, how and when to use them
  • 10 :15am Technology Overview – The world of Metrology is vast, varied and moving quickly – Find out about the main types of equipment available and understand which ones will best suit what you do. 
  • 10 :45am Capturing the Data – ‘Contact’ or ‘non-contact’, touch-trigger probe or analogue scanning, lasers, white light sensors, vision systems – We’ll show you which method of sensing you need to be thinking of and what you can do with the precious data you collect.
  • 11 :15am Coffee Break
  • 11 :30am Demonstrations – Now you’ve learned about what you need, we’ll show you the products actually being used -  our Technical Engineers will give overviews, detailed demo’s and answer any questions you may have.
  • 12- 12:15pm Close – A quick round up of what we’ve seen and Q&A session
  • 12 :15pm Lunch, Networking and Measurement Clinic - Head back to the office or join us for lunch. If you’ve got specific measurement problems then bring them along and our Engineers will be happy to discuss them, advise you and maybe even measure them while you watch!
If you can’t stay for the afternoon don’t worry – we can still arrange for an Engineer to visit you on-site, at a later date.


Contact: enquiry.uk@hexagonmetrology.com
Map: http://www.hexagonmetrology.co.uk/download/Telford_Directions.pdf
PDF postcard with more info

Friday, 4 March 2011

Hügli Group Doubles its Production Capacity in the UK

UK dry food manufacturers and producers Hügli Group have invested £2million to double their production capacity in the UK.
The Worcestershire factory is now 100,000 square foot producing savoury soup goods for the some UK retailer. It is the direct result of winning new business and the growth in production has not resulted in a reduction in manufacturing elsewhere but rather had been the result of incremental growth in sales.
The company was establish in 1935 and has worldwide turnover over £250m, £16m of which comes from the UK.    
www.manufacturingnewsuk.com

Friday, 25 February 2011

Konecranes UK Industrial Crane Division starts 2011 on a high after a good 2010

East Kilbride based overhead crane manufacturer KONECRANES UK finished 2010 reporting growth year on year and entered 2011 with a healthy backlog of orders and new ones coming in.
Gordon Adie, Director of the Industrial Cranes Division, "Our Standard Duty Cranes with an increase of 7% in sales and 68% increase in orders received has all contributed of our 2010 result. That along with a 17% increase in orders received for our Heavy Duty Cranes meant that we met our profitability target for the year."
"There is no doubt that our ongoing investment in our East Kilbride design and manufacturing capacity is paying off. Demands from the different industry sectors that we service can vary enormously and we have been able to respond consistently to the established and emerging sectors with our portfolio of state of the art crane components. Waste to Energy, Power and Steel have been leading areas of growth for us and look to continue to be so for the foreseeable future."
As part of its programme of investment the company is currently setting up a specialised Jib Crane manufacturing area at East Kilbride to enable it to service the growing UK and export market. In addition, new overhead cranes will both replace and augment the company's manufacturing capabilities in the existing standard and heavy duty crane construction bays.
This programme of investment in the UK reflects the Global strategy of the Konecranes Group whose President and CEO Pekka Lundmark stated, "We are planning to increase our development spending in 2011. One of the most important pieces of our strategy going forward will be to increase our technology development to further improve our ability to enhance our customers' productivity. We have several important new products and services in the pipeline, some of which will hit the market already this year. Some of the key development themes are safety, eco-efficiency, automation, maintenance and control systems, and software in general."

Wednesday, 23 February 2011

Hexagon Metrology enters into cooperation agreement with GE

Affords significant commercial benefit in industrial computed tomography
Hexagon Metrology, the world’s largest metrology group, has significantly enhanced its capabilities by entering into a commercial cooperation with GE Measurement & Control Solutions. This exciting collaboration will see the first computed tomography system introduced into Hexagon Metrology’s key industry segments within the next few months.
Hexagon Metrology is part of the Hexagon AB Group and includes leading metrology brands such as Brown & Sharpe, Leica Geosystems and Leitz. It boasts a comprehensive global installed base of Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs), portable measuring systems and handheld instruments, as well as tens of thousands of metrology software licences. As Norbert Hanke, President Hexagon Metrology, explains, “It has always been our strategy to offer the most comprehensive portfolio of metrology solutions. We consider the cooperation with GE as the next logical step in this philosophy.”
GE sees the collaboration as an ideal match, marrying its expertise as a technology leader in industrial and healthcare computed tomography with Hexagon Metrology’s strong presence in a wide range of industrial sectors, its metrology know-how and its market-leading software. ”With its global sales network and its metrology application expertise, we believe that Hexagon Metrology will greatly help to boost the use of computed tomography in industrial metrology,” states Juan Mario Gomez, General Manager of Radiography, GE’s Measurement & Control Solutions business.
GE Measurement & Control Solutions
Measurement & Control Solutions is part of GE Energy Services and is a leading innovator in advanced, sensor-based measurement, non-destructive testing and inspection and condition monitoring, delivering accuracy, productivity and safety to a wide range of industries, including oil & gas, power generation, aerospace, transportation and healthcare. It has over 40 facilities in 25 countries.
For further information visit:
http://www.ge-mcs.com/
GE Energy
GE (NYSE: GE) is a diversified infrastructure, finance and media company taking on the world’s toughest challenges. From aircraft engines and power generation to financial services, health care solutions and television programming, GE operates in more than 100 countries and employs about 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.ge.com/.
GE serves the energy sector by developing and deploying technology that helps make efficient use of natural resources. With nearly 85,000 global employees and 2010 revenues of $38 billion, GE Energy www.ge.com/energy is one of the world’s leading suppliers of power generation and energy delivery technologies. The businesses that comprise GE Energy—GE Power & Water, GE Energy Services and GE Oil & Gas—work together to provide integrated product and service solutions in all areas of the energy industry including coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy; renewable resources such as water, wind, solar and biogas; and other alternative fuels.


Hexagon Metrology
Hexagon Metrology is part of the Hexagon AB Group and includes leading metrology brands such as Brown & Sharpe, Cognitens, DEA, Leica Geosystems (Metrology Division), Leitz, m&h Inprocess Messtechnik, Optiv, PC-DMIS, QUINDOS, ROMER and TESA. Hexagon Metrology brands represent an unrivaled global installed base of millions of Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs), portable measuring systems and handheld instruments, and tens of thousands of metrology software licenses. Hexagon Metrology empowers its customers to fully control manufacturing processes that rely on dimensional precision, ensuring that products manufactured precisely conform to the original product design. The company offering of machines, systems and software is complemented by a wide range of product support, aftermarket and value-added services.

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