Event Headline Sponsors

The Rainford based group of companies, Deckel Grinders and Rainford Precision Machines are the UK’s leading suppliers of milling machines and cutting tools to micro engineering companies, with over 10 years experience in providing solutions to unique and demanding manufacturing problems in a wide variety of industries.
Rainford Website
Deckel Website

SmalTec International offers true 3-D contouring and microscale machining, including micro EDM and microgrinding machines, with the latest SmalTec designs, made in the USA. We provide equipment and prototyping services to accurately produce features or parts with dimensions to within 10 nm tolerances and holes as small as 3 microns (0.00012 in.).
SmalTec Website

Supporting Organisations

GTMA represents toolmaking, metrology, precision engineering, rapid product development and tooling technologies. It is a focal point for technology transfer, EU funded projects, seminars and supply chain initiatives in the aerospace, medical and automotive sectors.
GTMA Website

SBAC is the UK's trade association representing companies supplying civil air transport, aerospace defence, homeland security and space. SBAC represents over 2,600 companies, assisting them in developing new business, facilitating innovation and competitiveness and providing regulatory services in technical standards and accreditation.
SBAC Website

CECA is an industry driven facility to assist the adoption of new technologies to reduce assembly times and costs, whilst improving quality and productivity. It supports companies to move up the value added chain to more knowledge-intensive, high-skilled manufacturing, promoting new manufacturing practices that contribute to long-term sustainability.
CECA Website

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MINAM Website

The Manufacturing Advisory Service is a huge success story. In four years it has handled 70,000 enquiries and generated more than £200 million of added value for UK manufacturers. Delivered through ten Regional Centres, and now Scotland, MAS straightforward advice and practical support to improve manufacturing competitiveness.
MAS Website

The Precision Manufacturing Group is affiliated to both the Advanced Manufacturing Technology and the Operations Management and Human Factors Groups of the School of Mechanical, Materials, Manufacturing Engineering and Management. The research activities in the group are focused in three key areas: Precision Manufacture, Precision Assembly and Knowledge and Data Management in Precision Manufacture.
PMG Website

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CMNM Website

The WMTN helps eligible small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing, engineering and emerging sectors to use innovation to develop all areas of their business. WMTN Website

Event Media Partners

European Tool and Mould Making (ETMM) provides decision-makers in the European tool/mould industry with information on sourcing, technology news, and more. It is published 9 times a year, circulation 12,000.
ETMM Website

Eureka informs and educates UK design engineers on best practice engineering design. The magazine is written with a focus towards innovation within industry. Eureka has a proud 25-year history of writing independent, technical editorial consisting of news, feature articles, case studies, application stories and new product information 
Eureka Website

The TCT Magazine is now in it's 16th year as the UK's only dedicated Rapid Product Development title. TCT focuses on the applications and processes that speed up time to market. It is the leading independent resource in this area and is read by 15,000 readers 6 times a year.
TCT Magazine Website

With an ABC audited circulation of over 16,000 recipients, Production Engineering Solutions is dedicated to covering all of the technological areas pertinent to mechanical and production engineers everywhere. Machine tools, tooling, quality, workholding, sheet metalworking, computer aided engineering and e-enabled manufacturing are all regularly featured along with the services offered by the UK’s leading subcontract specialists.
PES Magazine Website

MWP is the UK’s leading publication, in print and online, for production engineers, providing a communications channel which benefits both suppliers and users of advanced manufacturing technologies. Content, delivered via printed magazine, e-zine, website and fortnightly newswire embraces news, comment, features, case studies and new product information, plus reviews and previews of major events.
MWP Magazine Website