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News Release from: GTMA | Subject: GTMA member intake
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 November 2004
Active GTMA gains ten more new members
The GTMA continue to grow across the whole spectrum of membership, from rapid prototyping, toolmaking, through precision engineering, to tooling technologies and metrology.
A recent bumper intake has seen the GTMA continue to grow across the whole spectrum of membership, from rapid prototyping, toolmaking, through precision engineering, to tooling technologies and metrology Chief Executive, Julia Moore, commented, "We are delighted to welcome these first class companies into membership and look forward to their participation in current and future GTMA activities, including our supply chain initiatives, meet the buyers events and technology update seminars." * Amersham Precision Tools - an experienced R and D prototype toolmaking company, specialising in the production of multi-impression, fully automatic tooling, the company's particular expertise is in the design, manufacture, trial and inspection of technical close-tolerance mould tools of under 1 tonne tool weight
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 2 Sep 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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