How Nature Inspires Engineering
For many years nature has been providing solutions to some of our greatest problems, and has provided inspiration for some of the greatest feats of engineering known to man. The study of how nature can inspire engineering is often also referred to as biomimicry or biologically inspired engineering. Interestingly the influence of nature on engineering… Continue Reading …
Wafios FMK 2
Wire forms have always been very important, yet rather unglamorous components that are used in a great many industries, but did you ever stop to wonder exactly how these forms are created? Well, there’s obviously no one answer to that question, but here at Airedale Springs we rely heavily upon the FMK2 machine to fashion… Continue Reading …
Airedale Springs invests in 3D Printing Technology
Airedale Springs has installed a 3D printer for the production of plastic components, checking gauges and spare machine parts. Fused deposition modelling falls within the general term of Additive Manufacturing although regardless of the process it is normally referred to as 3D modelling. 3D printable components are created with a computer aided design (CAD) programme…. Continue Reading …
Another member of the 25 year club
Barbara Rowen has become the 46th member of our exclusive 25 year club. Barbara originally joined the Company in 1964 as an operative, she left the Company in 1972 to have a family and returned again in 1989 just after the Company moved into Ebor Mills. Barbara has worked in various departments over the years and… Continue Reading …
New Apprentices at Airedale Springs
Max Greathead from Haworth and Alfie Moses from Oakworth have joined Airedale Springs as CNC machine setter apprentices. Both are undertaking NVQL2 in Manufacturing Process Operations which includes spring making. They have received induction and basic spring manufacturing training under the watch full eye of Brian Russell who has come out of retirement to oversee… Continue Reading …
A Fond Farewell….
September saw the retirement of one of our Senior Operatives Jean Powley. Jean has spent over 41 years with the Company working in many different departments. During the 1970/80s Jean was one of 5 sisters who worked for the Company at the same time. She married David Powley one of our senior setters in 1994…. Continue Reading …
Greatest Feats of British Engineering: The Channel Tunnel
The UK has been involved in many historic feats of engineering, but out of the numerous UK-based engineering projects, the Channel Tunnel must surely be one of the most remarkable. Given that the Tunnel celebrated its 20th birthday just this year, we thought that it was high time to take a look at this landmark… Continue Reading …