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Manufacturing surges back

2010 has started with a strong order book for Parvalux, great news.  An article in today’s FT suggests this may be a positive trend…

A strong rebound in manufacturing has raised hopes for a swifter recovery, as companies around the world reported resurgent orders.  UK manufacturing activity surged in January, expanding at its fastest pace since 1994, according to the latest purchasing managers survey.

Please click here for the full Financial Times article…

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d69c3b30-0f9a-11df-b10f-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

Design team continues to expand

The New Year has started with the welcome addition of two new design engineers, Tom Bannister and Greg Wass. This increases our engineering team to over 15 highly qualified engineers.

Tom joins us with several years motor design experience from Buehler as well as a BEng Hons in Mechanical Engineering. Greg joins us with two years design experience on top of a joint 1st class honours / Masters (BEng/MEng) degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Design from one of the UK’s top engineering Universities, Brunel. We welcome both into our team.

Parvalux has committed to putting design excellence and quality at the forefront of its strategy and this, combined with an increased order book and customer projects, means that we continue to search for talented individuals.

Internationale Wirtschaftsnachrichten Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

A recent article published in the IWV magazine in Germany is available on the following link… http://www.iwn-verlag.de/pdf.php?id=parvalux_electric_motors_ltd.pdf

Made in Britain

 A very interesting read on trends in British manufacturing…

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/industrials/article6973958.ece

Happy New Year!

The stunning sunshine of January 1st bodes well for a great start to 2010.  We wish all our customers, wherever you may be, a prosperous New Year in 2010!

Online store now closed

We have temporarily closed the Parvalux on-line store until after we re-open in the New Year.

Please note that from 1st January all transactions via the store and within the European Union will be subject to the new higher rate of value added tax (VAT) at 17.5%.

Emergency cover during the Christmas period

The Parvalux EMD offices in Bournemouth and Birmingham will close at 12:30pm on the 23rd December and reopen again on 4th January 2010 at 8am.

For customers who urgently require assistance during this period the following options are available:

  1. Non-UK customers should contact their nearest Parvalux distributor OR
  2. contact their local branch of RS Components
  3. UK customers may contact our Birmingham Service Centre on 0800 917 7155, for 24/7 cover, however should note that there will be a call-out charge

Vacancy

We have two new vacancies for the following position:

Mechanical Design Engineer

Privately owned with a significant equity backing, Parvalux manufactures a broad range of small geared motors and has recently expanded with an acquisition of another leading UK manufacturer within the same industry. The company enjoys a premium brand value in the UK and believes there is significant opportunity to increase brand value globally.

Role
This role will be principally based from our Headquarters in Bournemouth. Reporting to the Technical Director… the Design Engineer will be responsible for: -

1. Work on new projects from a given specification and/or product improvements.
2. To generate GA and detail drawings and BOMs ensuring they are to agreed standards and within specification.
3. Generate comprehensive component specifications.
4. To effectively project manage new tools for components.
5. To undertake and record calculations on studies to validate the design.
6. Issue clear and comprehensive instructions for quality and production.
7. To work with Development Technicians in producing and developing prototypes.
8. Work with Test Technicians in developing tests and test rigs, ensuring effective records are instigated and maintained.
9. To collaborate fully with Production Engineering on new product launch.
10. To analyse and effectively record returns, rejects, applications and incorporate this into new designs.

Candidate
With potential to undertake the whole life of an engineering project, from initial concept or specification through to production, this role promises variety, interest and reward. You will conduct concept, detail, assembly and production designs, design calculations and analysis, work with colleagues and customers to overcome technical challenges and develop practical and innovative mechanical designs, using SolidWorks 3D CAD for the engineering of equipment, systems and components. Ideally you will have experience of pressure die castings, injection moulding, gear design and assembly techniques with 3D CAD, designing drive systems and robust mechanisms. A practical and dynamic approach must be supported by a broad engineering knowledge and expertise.

Click here to download the full job specification.

To apply please send your CV with a covering letter to Justin.Levine@parvalux.com

Seasonal closing

The Parvalux EMD offices will close at 5pm on the 23rd December and reopen again on 4th January 2010 at 8am.

Plastic gearboxes

gb11-pm63We are specialist suppliers to several major international designers of powered golf buggies, caddies and carts with bespoke DC permanent magnet power transmission units; and in many cases we are asked to develop lightweight plastic gearboxes to enable greater portability of the product into and out of vehicles and storage facilities.

But less weight is not the only advantage of using modern plastics technology with which to develop geared-motor solutions. Price, development time and design aesthetics also play a huge part in the selection of the gearbox material.

While our experience of plastic gearboxes lies rooted firmly in the golf sector, this does not mean that there aren’t many more possible applications out there to which a plastic solution is suited. Please call for more information: +44 (0)1202 512 575

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