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30/ 08/ 22
SUBCONTRACTOR MORE THAN DOUBLES TURNOVER BY MAKING PROPRIETARY THREADED COMPONENTS
In 2006, entrepreneur David Swaffield started his own contract machining firm, DWS Engineering, in Crewkerne after gaining a mechanical engineering apprenticeship at a nearby packaging machinery manufacturer. He started out…
29/ 06/ 22
MANUFACTURER BUYS SLIDING-HEAD LATHES BUT MACHINES COMPONENTS WITHOUT THE GUIDE BUSH
The decision by sliding-head lathe builders to introduce the ability to remove the guide bush heralded a natural successor to the single-spindle cam auto Top quality brass lampholder manufacturer S…
16/ 06/ 22
Reshoring and exports boost subcontractor’s growth
In response to an upturn in business over the past few years, Merseyside subcontract machining company Wealdpark is to treble the size of its factory. The first phase of expansion, due…
08/ 06/ 22
TURNED PARTS SUBCONTRACTOR PROGRESSES WITH MODERN SLIDING-HEAD TECHNOLOGY
An electrical maintenance engineer by trade and with a solid grounding in mechanical engineering, Tom Pearce started his career as a prototype machine builder in the rubber industry. He subsequently…
10/ 05/ 22
Replacement sliding-head lathes greatly increase turn-milling capacity
Good quality machine tools operate reliably and hold tolerance for two decades or more. The problem is that technology moves ahead so fast over such an extended period that the…
15/ 02/ 22
SLIDING-HEAD LATHES ARE THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR START-UP TURNED PARTS SUBCONTRACTOR
Glenn Poleykett began his career in manufacturing in 2006 at his uncle’s firm, making components for darts on Cincom sliding-head and Miyano fixed-head mill-turn centres. They are built by Citizen…
17/ 12/ 21
Latest Sliding-head Lathe Holds Single-figure Micron Accuracy
Aerospace component manufacturer reinvents itself during the pandemic Rugby-based subcontractor Technoset, with 70% of turnover in the aerospace sector, was not a good situation last March (2020) when COVID-19 grounded…
20/ 09/ 21
Guide Bush-less Operation and Chip Breaking Software Transform Turning of Aluminium
“We believe that investment in the very latest technology is the key to quality, reliability and competitiveness,” said Dave Zollo, joint owner of contract machinists IML (UK). He and Jerry…
23/ 08/ 21
Aircraft Equipment Manufacturer Improves Machining Efficiency for Larger Components
Father and son team Andy and Owen Phillips, both of whom are pilots and aviation engineering enthusiasts, started a subcontract machining business in Havant in 1994. After four years, they…
