Automating Your Manufacturing: How Sharp is Your Axe?
Abraham Lincoln once famously said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” What Abe realised was, if you invest time and resources in the right tools to do the job, then the long-term benefits will more than compensate you for that effort. It’s easy to relate […]
The True Cost of Cheaper Components: What Can an 18th Century Prussian King Teach UK Manufacturing
Have you ever heard of the 18th century King of Prussia Frederick William I? He was a wealthy man who tried to save a small amount of money each year by insisting that his family eat only cabbages. This terrible diet made his children ill. He then had to pay for expensive medical care for them […]
Supply Chain Reactions: Why Brexit and COVID Mean You Should Reassess Your Company’s Supply Chain
It has always been the case that effective and efficient supply chains are the unsung heroes of manufacturing. Supply chain is something that anyone involved in UK manufacturing understands the importance of, but that the end consumer does not see. The consumer simply expects the products that they buy to be magically available when they […]
Sparking a Vehicle Revolution: The Rise and Rise of Electric Cars
Spare a thought for the poor car industry. As a sector it has had a lot to deal with over the last few years. There have been well-publicised scandals on emissions, increased robust regulatory and legislative approaches by governments to reducing emissions, uncertainty caused by Brexit and the general economic impact of COVID, which has […]
Brexit and UK Manufacturing – Who Holds the Cards?
For many UK manufacturing businesses, the must-have corporate accessory for the past 5 years has been a crystal ball. All over the country, businesses have been trying to operate in an environment where the future was unknown and unknowable. It has sometimes felt a little like sitting at a poker table, watching the cards turn […]
From Piano Parts to Plastic Injection Moulding: advert archive part 4
“Industrious Apprentice Rewarded” By Richard Gamble We continue to explore the archive of our family business’ adverts, a series that was published in the post-war era by my Great Grandfather. Today we are an international plastic injection and blow moulding manufacturer, but the business started life as a manufacturer of piano keys and parts. Every […]
How to get the most from your injection mould tool design and manufacture
The design and manufacture of an injection mould tool can arguably be the most critical stage when producing your plastic component. It is here when you may incur potential costly mistakes and delays to your project – or indeed avoid them; the dependant factor is down to the manufacturer and tool maker that you work […]
Gamble Piano Actions advert archive part 3
Victor Ludorum means “The Victor of the Games” Written by Richard Gamble, Managing Director at ENL Group We’re still enjoying the pleasure of digging through our family business archives and discovering these delightful adverts, published in the post-war era by my Great-Grandfather, Hervey Gamble. Our business has evolved into plastic injection moulding, inheriting the relationship […]
Injection Moulding Master Class – Tooling design and manufacture.
February 2021 Live Webinar Access the webinar here On Thursday 11th February 2021, we hosted our second in a series of live webinars, designed to provide our customers with useful knowledge and insight into injection moulding. Hosted by Steph Gentle, Marketing Director at ENL Group, our industry expert panel consisted of Darren Hall from Synventive […]
Meet the Panel Injection Moulding Masterclass February 2021
Injection moulding masterclass: How to get the most out of your design tool and manufacture Thursday 11th February 2021 at 2.30pm Register here Discover more Meet the panel of experts who will be guiding you through this informative session, designed for engineers, manufacturers and project managers. Darren Hall, Synventive Darren Hall, Synventive Darren has been […]
