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MAJOR SKF DISTRIBUTORSHIP APPOINTMENT
Hayley Group has become the seventh SKF Authorised Distributor in the UK and the first major UK distributor appointment to be made by SKF since 2005. Hayley Group joins a UK-wide
network of carefully selected distributors that are not only fully conversant with SKF knowledge and technology, but also equipped to provide industrial end-users with the widest range of SKF products and related services. Hayley Group was originally established in Blackheath, West Midlands in 1976
under the name Hayley Bearings Ltd. It has since grown to become one of the largest engineering inventory suppliers in the UK. The company currently has 44 branches across the UK and achieved a turnover of £145 million in 2017. Will Fletcher, Hayley Group’s purchasing director, stated: “We look forward to working closely with SKF over the coming months to develop our national stockholding and staff product knowledge across the entire SKF product range. Obtaining SKF
Authorised Distributor status significantly strengthens Hayley Group’s position within the market and provides a more comprehensive offer to our customers.” SKF Authorised Distributors are
qualified to deliver the highest standard of technical advice. Their available SKF product inventory includes more than 24,000 bearings, 1,250 seals, 10,000 linear motion components, 22,000 power transmission parts and 2,000 maintenance and lubrication products. More at
www.skf.com/uk
WHITE PAPER OFFERS ROADMAP TO ADOPTING INDUSTRY 4.0 B
osch Rexroth has unveiled a detailed
guide to the adoption of Industry 4.0 that avoids a negative impact on current production. However, the Bosch Rexroth authored report, ‘A practical roadmap for the implementation of Industry 4.0’, argues that Industry 4.0 is an evolution not a
revolution and includes practical suggestions for a three step approach, supporting the steady implementation of connected manufacturing technologies, bolting sensors and hardware to existing production infrastructure. The report also outlines how Industry 4.0 can be scaled to meet
the demands of SME manufacturers and adapted to meet specific business demands such as improved productivity, increased quality and consistency, or the scaling up of production. Andrew Minturn,
business development manager, Bosch Rexroth, who helped author the
report, said: “Industry 4.0 isn’t going to be a sudden change – it’s gradual, but it is happening now.” For any manufacturing
business the key step will be to implement those changes that will give them the biggest benefit. To download a free copy of the report, visit
bit.ly/RexrothIndustry4WP
A young entrepreneur who secured the support and funding of Dragon Jenny Campbell on the BBC series Dragons’ Den has appointed Structure-flex, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of flexible fabric products, to supply digitally printed lorry curtains for his fledgling business.
www.structure-flex.co.uk
Bombardier, leading manufacturer of trains and aircraft, is working with Siemens to further explore and extend the Teamcenter portfolio for product lifecycle management (PLM) to optimise its engineering processes to develop, produce and support its products.
www.siemens.com
CAE provider, EPLAN has partnered with Siemens to offer a bridge between the worlds of electrical and automation engineering. A new direct connection is now available between EPLAN Electric P8 and the TIA (Totally Integrated Automation) Portal from Siemens, which enables data to be exchanged bidirectionally between the two platforms.
www.eplan.co.uk
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