Machine Shop Capabilities

Our CNC machines turn 280mm diameter by 450mm between centres.  Automatic CNC turning machines with sub spindle, cross drilling and milling up to 65mm bar diameter with magazine bar feeds.

CNC Sliding Head Machines from 1/16" to 32mm diameter with sub spindle, cross drilling and milling with magazine bar feeds.

CNC Machining Centres four axes: Capacity 510 x 762 x 435mm

Full inspection facilities with quality control accreditations to ISO 9001:2008.

Lathes

5 x 2 Axis CNC Turning Centres with Fanuc controls having a machining envelope of up to 250mm Ø x 400mm in length and the capability to produce components from bar to a max diameter of 65mm (stock Ø) or 150mm from billets

Milling

3 x 3 Axis CNC milling machines with Siemens and Fanuc controls having a machining envelope of up to 510mm x 435mm x 732mm (XYZ) with the additional 4th Axis capabilities available.

Citizen Sliding Head

4 x CNC Sliding Head machines with sub spindle, driven tooling, Mitsubishi Control & Bar feed; has up to Ø32 bar capacity and component length to 500mm. Up to 5 Axis machining, of small complex parts with the ability to work “Lights out”.

Nakamura

2 x CNC Multi Axis, twin spindle machining centres with Fanuc control have the ability to produce one hit complex components from up to Ø65 bar capacity; having up to 7 axis and full driven tooling capabilities. Again with the ability to work “Lights out”.

Multi axis autos

2 x CNC Autos give up to 50Ø bar capacity x 150mm component length, also benefiting from “Lights out” operation.

Welding

MIG & TIG welding facilities.

Manual Machining

1x Bridgeport Milling Machine
1x Colchester Triumph Centre Lathe with gap. 500mm swing x 600mm between centre's.
1x Jones and Shipman 510 surface grinder 18"x8"