Category: Case Studies

AUTOMATION AND PLANT MODERNISATION SUPPORT CONTRACT MACHINIST’S GROWTH

06/ 07/ 23

AUTOMATION AND PLANT MODERNISATION SUPPORT CONTRACT MACHINIST’S GROWTH

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An increase in annual turnover from £3 million in 2016 to £8 million currently is reported by contract machining specialist Unicut Precision Engineering, Welwyn Garden City, which has spent £1.7…

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Chip breaking software makes turning copper as easy as brass

03/ 04/ 23

Chip breaking software makes turning copper as easy as brass

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A large proportion of work going through subcontractor C&M Precision’s Maldon factory involves machining copper bar fed into CNC mill-turn lathes. Two sliding-head models out of the nine turning centres…

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Subcontractor more than doubles sliding-head turning capacity

14/ 03/ 23

Subcontractor more than doubles sliding-head turning capacity

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Located in Chard, Somerset, subcontract machining firm Metaltech Precision has increased the number of sliding-head mill-turn centres on its shop floor from 6 to 13, of which 10 are Cincom…

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High-Level Turning Technology Raises Subcontractor’s Productivity

06/ 01/ 23

High-Level Turning Technology Raises Subcontractor’s Productivity

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Prismatic machining on BT30 and BT40 machining centres accounts for a majority of throughput at the Mildenhall factory of subcontractor CTPE, which produces complex, high precision components for the medical,…

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TURNED PARTS FACTORY IS THE EPITOME OF LEAN MANUFACTURING

16/ 11/ 22

TURNED PARTS FACTORY IS THE EPITOME OF LEAN MANUFACTURING

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Corby firm maximises productivity while minimising waste Fastener manufacturer and turned parts subcontractor Technifast has transformed its business over the past three years, doubling the turnover generated by production of…

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SUBCONTRACTOR BUYS SLIDING-HEAD LATHE FOR HIGH PRODUCTIVITY AND “AN EASY LIFE”

28/ 09/ 22

SUBCONTRACTOR BUYS SLIDING-HEAD LATHE FOR HIGH PRODUCTIVITY AND “AN EASY LIFE”

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These days when turning and milling components less than 38 mm in diameter, it is difficult to justify using a fixed-headstock CNC lathe, such is the high level of capability,…

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SUBCONTRACTOR MORE THAN DOUBLES TURNOVER BY MAKING PROPRIETARY THREADED COMPONENTS

30/ 08/ 22

SUBCONTRACTOR MORE THAN DOUBLES TURNOVER BY MAKING PROPRIETARY THREADED COMPONENTS

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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…

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MANUFACTURER BUYS SLIDING-HEAD LATHES BUT MACHINES COMPONENTS WITHOUT THE GUIDE BUSH

29/ 06/ 22

MANUFACTURER BUYS SLIDING-HEAD LATHES BUT MACHINES COMPONENTS WITHOUT THE GUIDE BUSH

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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…

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Reshoring and exports boost subcontractor’s growth

16/ 06/ 22

Reshoring and exports boost subcontractor’s growth

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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…

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