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April 4, 2014
Ultra’s ingenuity overcomes workholding problem
We were recently asked to machine a part for a customer which was a long Aluminium cone, with four deep slots milled along the whole length.
We opted to produce this on one of our CNC Turning / CNC milling centres. The original idea was to pick off the part holding on the cone using extended jaws. We had our concern with this method, which proved to be founded, when the jaws ‘spitted’ the part out as the taper on the cone proved too steep.
Our head engineer then resorted to his plan B, which was to use wrap around jaws, and mill within these four teeth with clearance to allow it to pick off the part holding onto the bottom of the slots. This proved to be very successful and the part was produced.
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March 27, 2014
Government Investment in Engineering Projects
With our reliance on technology and science ever increasing it is always encouraging to hear about government investments. Two large scale investments were announced last week, one which will create the largest telescope facility in the world, with receivers across Africa and Australia. This £100 million investment could impact us here in the UK with faster smart phones and increased internet speeds.
March 13, 2014
David Cameron talks about Engineering Careers
In a recent issue of Engineering Careers Magazine David Cameron gave an interesting interview about the future of engineering and young people. He is backing an initiative that will hopefully ensure that there will be sufficient new technicians for the future to cope with demand. David Cameron also continued to say that whilst schools are not to blame, apprenticeships and vocational study are not promoted strongly enough. Young people are not aware of the spectrum of options available to them and he wants businesses to become more involved.
Here at Ultra Precision we are actively trying to encourage this, whether it be by employing apprentices or having visits from local schools to get some early enthusiasm for a career in engineering.
March 6, 2014
Assemblies and Sub Assemblies – CNC Milling and CNC Turning
We recently received an order to machine a large quantity of parts for a customer, within which were three sub assemblies. These three assemblies comprised 19 components, most of which were manufactured by us, but a few items were standard fixings which we sourced as part of the order. We were able to manufacture the large variety of parts in house due to the wide spectrum of CNC milling and CNC turning and sliding head machines we have on site.