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U9 Ledbury Swifts Rise to Victory!
09 May 2024
The U9 Ledbury Swifts have done it! They won the Tony Williams Memorial Cup at Shobdon this past weekend, and we couldn't be more thrilled for them! The team looked sharp in their AKI sponsored kit, and it's even more special that they were coached by one of the AKI team! Congratulations to th...
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AKI takes delivery of latest Arburg injection moulding machine
02 Feb 2006
2nd February 2006 saw the arrival of the latest addition to AKI's machine line up - a new Arburg 470C 150 Tonne moulding machine. For AKI this is the latest in a line of investments to improve capability in the mould shop and expand the business. This continuous replacement of older machines with st...
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AKI expands tool room capabilities
13 Jan 2006
A recent addition to AKI's tool room is an XYZ SM 2000. The first CNC Vertical Milling Machine to be commissioned on site, it represents a significant step forward from manually controlled machines. Using XYZ's Protrak software, milling paths can be created quickly and easily with total time to fini...
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Micro Moulding A big deal at AKI
13 Oct 2005
A recent arrival at AKI’s Hereford headquarters is a Babyplast micro-moulder. The smallest machine to be commissioned on the site, it gives significant advantages in a number of ways. Production of very small "micro" components is only one of its benefits. Fast change over and small tool sizes...
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AKI investigates Low Cost Manufacture
13 Aug 2005
Many companies are seriously considering the potential for moving their manufactured parts to overseas locations where costs are lower, to enable them to compete in today’s fierce market place. Everyone seems to be heading for China . Some have tried it and used their considerable internationa...
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