Wednesday 15th March 2017, 3.00pm - Visit to Taylor Hobson Ltd - 2 New Star Rd, Leicester LE4 9JD

Taylor Hobson is an ultra-precision technology company operating at the highest levels of accuracy

•       Offering contact and non-contact surface and form metrology solutions for the most demanding applications
•       They offer truly global support, with worldwide sales, technical support and aftermarket service infrastructure
•               60%+ of their sales are outside of Europe
•       Specialise in roundness and surface finish etc. measurement for precision industry

On the day we will:-

•               Have a brief overview of history & products
•               Tour of machine shop & assembly
•               Demonstration of equipment
 
Please contact David Halford to reserve your place, details as the Newsletter.

Wednesday 15th February 2017, 7.30pm - NSK Offices, Northern Road NG24 2JF - “Artificial Joints” – Joby John

Joby John is an orthopaedic surgeon at Kings Mill Hospital, training in the Medical School in Bangalore, the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry, Nottingham, and Derby.  He holds Fellowships in France and Canada and has a PhD on unicompartmental knee replacements. His interests are hip replacements, knee replacements and reconstruction of ligaments and revision(redo) operations, and will talk on the engineering complexities of these procedures.