Fine Wires – An Eight Legged Success Story
One of the most iconic scenes in any James Bond film is the scene in Dr No where Bond (Sean Connery) is the intended victim of assassination by spider. Whilst sleeping peacefully in his hotel in the Caribbean, Bond’s assassin…
Stainless Steel Bar – Time To Move On
The new post Brexit Britain will embrace the world market. We are told that shaking off the shackles of adherence to the restrictive rules of the European Union will allow us to trade freely with the great manufacturing countries of…
The Automotive Revolution Lithium Ion & Electro Deposited Copper Foil
In the West we have our perceptions of China formed by viewing through our TV screens but nothing can prepare you for the reality. Putting to one side the sheer scale of the country and its politics it is its…
Titanium Foils – From Space to Scottish Highlands
It’s Summer, or at least it is supposed to be but with temperatures struggling to reach double figures you perhaps would not know it. Never the less, many people come spring like to get out at weekends and feel liberated…
The True Versatility of Stainless Steel Strip
The aesthetically pleasing bright silver appearance of stainless steel is seen all around us. The fashion for clean lines and shiny surfaces has created many uses for stainless steel in our architecture and fittings and fixtures from shopping centres to…
Precision Steel Coil; The Heart of Manufacturing
Avocet began trading in 1996 and back then steel was still big business. The Midlands was well served by manufacturers of a full range of steel products from plates to beams, sections tubes and strip and many customers to consume…
Embrace The Future But Respect The Past
It’s no wonder that people find it hard to keep up with technological change. Consider the 3 laws that govern this change; Moores law states that computer processor capacity doubles every 2 years – this has been true since 1970….
Brexit No Deal?
The howl of despair from manufacturers was almost audible this week as the Government announced its intention to consider a “Managed No Deal” as a solution to the current Parliamentary impasse over the Brexit deal with the EU. “Managed No…
Ideas and Values – Small is Beautiful
In 1973 Ernst Schumacher published a fascinating little book “Small is beautiful “ in which his proposition was that – Man’s current pursuit of profit and progress, which promotes giant organizations and increased specialization, has in fact resulted in gross…
What is the meaning of the term ‘Quality’ ?
Customers often say that they take quality for granted or as assumed. The dictionary defines ‘quality‘ as – “the standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the degree of excellence of something.” This definition implies…