ProSpare appointed UK distributor for Tega Industries.
Making a big impact in the wear lining industry. ProSpare appointed UK distributor for Tega Industries.
Fairport appointed as Engineer and Design for Barrecopardo
As part of the on-going development of its Barrecopardo Tungsten project in Spain, Ormonde Mining has recently appointed Fairport Engineering Ltd as its Engineer & Designer. The initial part of this assignment is carrying out engineering studies to facilitate the placement of critical path equipment orders that will secure the overall project delivery timescale. Barruecopardo is located in the Salamanca Province of the Castilla y León Region in North West Spain. The location is a brownfield site, the deposit having…
The challenges of designing gearboxes for the mining industry
Mining across the globe takes many forms but one factor is common to all of them, the need for robust and reliable machinery. From open cast coal mining in USA to underground gold mining in Australia, there is an on-going quest to find and extract all the minerals available to fulfil growing demand. Mining, in all its forms, requires the equipment to be designed and built to withstand the harsh mining environment, while the mining business requires efficient and reliable…
Zero Waste to Landfill for Siemens Mechanical Drives
Zero Waste to Landfill for Siemens Mechanical Drives Leeds facility reaches zero landfill target Leeds is the second Siemens Industry UK manufacturing facility to achieve this milestone Leeds based Siemens Mechanical Drives, which assembles and services gear units and geared motors for industry, has achieved zero landfill of all its non-hazardous waste within the last month, making it the second UK manufacturing site within Siemens Industry to do so. Everything generated at the Stourton, Leeds site is either reused, recycled…
Bosch UK opens new £1.2 million state-of-the-art northern facility
Bosch UK opens new £1.2 million state-of-the-art northern facility Bosch Rexroth and Worcester, Bosch Group combined facility now fully operational Major investment in the region by the global supplier of technology and services New facility to form part of its drive to provide enhanced service and support to the northern customers The facility has been designed to BREEAM standards in order to minimise energy use and reduce water consumption Bosch UK has opened its new state-of-the-art facility designed to provide…
SEW Eurodrive Moving Up
SEW Eurodrive has completed a move to a large, new, purpose-built plant in Normanton, West Yorkshire, just a few miles from its old site. The impressive, high-tech new building, designed by architects AEDAS, is designed not just for production, Service and storage, but as a welcoming open-house for customers. It features a permanent working exhibition demonstrating all of the company's products, along with a range of modern training and meeting rooms to cater for all requirements. Mark Holmes, SEW Eurodrive's…
Mike Redmond elected MHEA president
The Materials Handling Engineers Association (MHEA) has elected Mike Redmond of Bosch Rexroth as its new president. Mike succeeds outgoing president, Joy Global’s Paul Bancroft. Having started his career at the National Coal Board (NCB), qualifying in mining mechanical engineering and mechanical and production engineering, in 1986 Mike joined Hagglunds’ UK and quickly became responsible for UK sales in heavy industry and bulk handling. He moved to the firm’s headquarters in Sweden in 2002 to improve business development globally. In…
