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Digital manufacturer Protolabs recently announced that its partner network, Hubs, has rebranded as the Protolabs Network, giving engineers, designers and product developers access to a broad range of manufacturing capabilities from more than 250 suppliers globally under one brand. This enables them to benefit from competitive prices, faster lead times and a unified customer experience. The transition comes three years after Protolabs acquired the Amsterdam-based manufacturing network, which has seen significant annual growth since the 2021 purchase. “This is the future of the industry— manufacturing that is completely tailored Protolabs Network, formerly Hubs An Intelligent Move High Wycombe-based CNC machine tool OEM Hurco Europe has appointed Joshua Adams to cover Midlands alongside Colin Brice, long established as the face of Hurco in the Midlands. Josh brings with him a wealth of relevant experience. Having completed his engineering qualifications at South Staffordshire College, he operated CNC mills and lathes before moving into sales of tooling and machine tools. www.hurco.co.uk
to what customers need, when they need it, and at the price point they want,” said Peter Horowitz, managing director for Protolabs Network. “It’s exciting to be on the frontline witnessing that evolution.” www.hubs.com/protolabs-network In-Comm Training celebrates record year One of the UK’s leading training providers is celebrating a record 2023 after it completed several strategic projects and saw demand for engineering and manufacturing apprenticeships and upskilling courses soar. In-Comm Training, which operates two state-of-the-art Technical Academies in Aldridge and Telford, saw revenue increase by 25% over the last twelve months. This has been driven by the firm’s largest ever cohort intake (nearly 200 apprentices in Autumn) and a significant rise in the number of companies looking to take advantage of modular courses and the managed services offer that navigates management teams through Quality Accreditations and Health and
Safety compliance. in-comm.co.uk
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