Review – Top Exhibitors
Stainless Band: The Aeramine: Pure Copper power of stainless steel Conductor Company A
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tainless Band was at this year’s UK Metals Expo at the NEC, Birmingham from 13th-14th September: the calendar event for the whole metal supply chain. Stainless Band is a globally leading stockholder and processor of stainless steel in coil, narrow strip, blanks and banding/strapping. Based in the UK, with a manufacturing and a multilingual sales centre in Bingley, West Yorkshire, the privately-owned business has been expertly supplying the automotive, petrochemical, electronic, packaging, HVAC and pharmaceutical industries for over ten years. With a customer-centric focus, the company provides cutting-edge, on-site tensile, hardness and chemical analysis testing, as part of its ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 quality assurance. The products and processing portfolio includes: Bobbin wound, bespoke slitting and processing, oscillating wound, stainless steel and boxed banding (UK market),
strapping and boxed banding (USA/ Canada market), temper rolling, slitting blanks and polishing, aluminium strapping and boxed banding, with edge conditions available on-demand and many more. The goods inwards bay holds over 800T of stainless-steel coil in stock, to supply customers all around the world from the UK, Europe, to North America. All processing is completed in-house with slitting lines from 0.10mm to 4.00mm and the on-site rolling mill gives customers the required hardness and tensile strength. Furthermore, the oscillating winder produces coils up to 1,000kg and the bobbin winder is perfect for narrow materials from 0.1mm to 0.4mm thick. For more information, please see below: 01274 566831 sales@stainlessband.co.uk https://www.stainlessband.co.uk
Exhibitors signed. New hall sealed. Subcon 2023 delivered The eagerly anticipated Subcon Show returned to Birmingham’s NEC for two exceptional days of industry celebration and innovation! footfall has been amazing, and we’ve had orders well in excess of £300,000 today alone.” Simon’s comments were echoed by an impressive on-site rebook rate of 60%, and the average stand size increasing by 28%.
he 46th edition of Subcon truly lived up to its reputation as the industry’s leading subcontract manufacturing supply chain show and continued to bring together an abundance of high-quality visitors with over 4,500 in attendance. This represented a 15% increase on 2022, 70% of whom had joint/sole responsibility in purchasing.
Even bigger and even better in 2024: Subcon returns to the NEC, Birmingham on the 5th-6th June 2024, this time in Hall 3A, making it even easier to access the events, via transport hubs, taking place across the same dates. Additionally, the Subcon floorplan has had an incredible 33% expansion on 2023, this along with the high rebook rate and the continued growth in visitors makes for a brilliant couple of days next year.
Feelings of success were mirrored by exhibitors. Simon Bluff, Managing Director at Taylor Forgings, commented, “It’s been a really good day so far, the
For more information on visitor and exhibitor opportunities, and to register your interest, please visit: www.subconshow.co.uk
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eramine is a manufacturing start-up founded in 2021 by Alex Lapis (a trained engineer and fabricator), Aleksey Seplyarsky (a metallurgist), and Raymond Lam (an accountant), with interest in copper refinement to 5N grade and beyond (99.999%+ pure). When compared to the standard material currently being used, 5N copper is remarkably ductile and has superior thermal and electrical conductivity, especially at cryogenic temperatures. It has many applications from additive manufacturing, semi-conductors, EV, aerospace, nuclear and medical. Aeramine has developed a proprietary and environmentally friendly process for copper refinement that makes large ultra-high purity copper production commercially viable. In 2023, the company teamed up with The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC Limited) and Phoenix Scientific Industry (PSI) Ltd in project Pure CuRE to upcycle UK scrap copper
into high purity feedstock. The Project Pure CuRE has received supports from academic and wider scientific communities and was awarded an Innovate UK grant funding for its R&D. Aeramine aims to deliver a protype refiner by the end of the R&D stage and will be in a position to commercialise and scale up its operation from there on. Securing the grant has been a milestone for the company and has opened up new opportunities during the 2 day exhibition at UK Metal Expo and FormNext 2023. +44 (0)333 444 4466 https://www.aeramine.com
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Cambridge Electronic Industries announces new range of M Series Circular Connectors C
ambridge Electronic Industries, longestablished at the forefront of precision coaxial connectors, are delighted to announce the introduction of a new range of M Series Circular Connectors set to launch in January 2024. The range includes M5, M8, M12, M16 and M20 versions, catering to a wide range of applications and needs, from lower pin densities for power applications up to high-density signal pins offering speeds up to 10Gbps. The connectors come in both shielded and non-shielded variants allowing users to select the appropriate connector for their specific requirements. The connectors are high quality with gold plated pins ensuring good electrical conductivity and durability. Robust connector bodies mean the connectors can withstand harsh environments and with the
waterproof rating of IP67, your connections will be protected from ingress of moisture and dust. Panel mounting options are available in both front and rear options allowing versatile installation configurations. The M Series Connectors also come with the option for ready-made or bespoke cable assemblies, which can save time and effort when integrating these connectors into projects. These features make the M series Circular connectors from Cambridge Electronic Industries a versatile and reliable solution for different electronic and electrical connectivity needs. Please see the website at: www.cambridgeelectronics.com or contact sales by email at: sales@cambridgeelectronics.com.
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