On Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 November, six Black Country SMEs will exhibit alongside Invest Black Country and Business Birmingham at Advanced Engineering UK 2013. These super six represent the world-class capabilities of the West Midlands engineering supply chain ...
Next
week, the Advanced Engineering UK group of events is returning to the National
Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, attracting thousands of delegates from across
the country and overseas. Over two days, more than 600 specialist exhibitors
and over 200 speakers will be sharing best engineering practice, innovations
and industry knowledge.
To showcase the Black Country as an exciting and profitable place to do
business, Invest Black Country and Business Birmingham have teamed up to take
pavilion space at the exhibition. They will be supported by the four Black
Country councils. At their stand (G121 in
Hall 5) they will be joined by six super Black Country SMEs giving real-life
insight into the regions talented and productive supply chain.
Prototype engineering company ACE Forming, for example, has designed and
engineered components for the Ecospin Raptor, a three-wheeled electric security
vehicle which is attracting orders and major interest from police forces,
private security firms and federal agencies in Europe, the US and Australia.
ACE will be bringing a specially created Raptor to the show next week, liveried
with Invest Black Country colours and bearing the strapline, "Built in the
Black Country sold around the world.
Bilston Engineering manufactures products such as vehicle parts, transformer
tanks and sub-stations for clients that include Schneider Electric, UK Coal,
Chubb and the Ministry of Defence.
Meanwhile, Mako Precision Engineering has designed, manufactured and tested the
UKs first ever early warning system lightning conductor. Already adopted by
local councils and nationwide projects, the SafeStrike system is engineered to
allow for the early capture of lightning strikes, thus avoiding damage to
buildings and loss of life.
They will be joined by major engineers Millennium Pressed Metals, Saddlers
Court Mfg, and Midland Tool and Design. Both Saddlers Court Mfg and Midland
Tool and Design have been successful in bringing work back to the UK from
traditionally low-cost countries, creating jobs locally for engineers and
apprentices.
Midlands Tool and Designs projects include the design and supply of razorblade
tooling for a global brand of shavers; components for flywheels on the New York
subway system, and helping to manufacture electrical power systems for the
Airbus A380.
Visitors to the stand will be able to chat to representatives from the firms
some of the UKs most talented engineers and view sample components that are
produced in the Black Country and supplied to clients across the globe.
Industries to which the super six supply include automotive, aerospace, built
environment, defence, electronics, energy, food processing, logistics, medical,
renewables, security and transport.
Wayne Langford is Head of Investment at Invest Black Country. Wayne said he and
his colleagues were delighted to be able to showcase the diversity of the
regions supply chain:
"In the Black Country region, in the heart of the West Midlands, we have
engineering companies capable of manufacturing anything under the sun. From the
tiniest pin component through to tooling for entire production lines, Black
Country engineers have the skills and knowledge to rise to any manufacturing
challenge, he said.
"We are very excited to use Advanced Engineering UK 2013, with its
international delegation, as a platform to showcase Black Country capabilities
to the world.
You
can sign up for a free visitor pass to Advanced Engineering UK 2013 at www.advancedengineeringuk.com.
Dont forget to visit stand G121 in Hall 5!