Where have all the ballscrews gone?

Anyone who builds, repairs or refurbishes machine tools will know that ballscrew lead times are getting longer and longer.  Most people are visibly shocked when they hear that a new ground ballscrew which before Christmas took around 6-8 weeks to manufacture is now...
Summer Shutdown plays havoc with productivity

Summer Shutdown plays havoc with productivity

Latest figures indicate that the UK still has an issue with productivity. The gap between the UK and the G7 average is widening.  Its a long term problem which seems to be getting worse with subsequent governments having failed to close the gap.  PGM Reball has a...
Why should we buy British?

Why should we buy British?

Time after time I get shocked at the prices we have to pay in the UK compared to prices further afield.   In our Office we have started to refer to this phenomenon as ‘Rip off Britain’ but the problem is that it’s really hurting our manufacturing industry....