A basic capacity list is as follows:

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Wire Eroder

• New AGIE 120 Wire Eroder, with full back up system and EDM drill attachments.
• Connected to full CAD/CAM Wire Module System.

New CNC

• Vulcan 1610 CNC machining centre with Siemens 810D Shopmill control.

Important Machine Standard Features Include:

• Machines built from solid cast iron
• All are laser calibrated

CNC

• 6 Cad Cam stations compatible with IGES & DXF giving 3D Cam. (Computer system 17 TAXAN 885 Pentium 60) with latest wire erosion module.
• New Pro 3000 SLV fitted MX£ control system, with full 3D surf mill module and extra backup drip feed memory.
• New DPRV Bed Mill Type CNC fully 3 Axis working on Teksoft, 3D software with bed size of 32" x 17".

Milling

• 2 Large vertical gate mills with the capacity to 1500mm x 380mm x 300mm
• 14 off Brdigeport Millers complete with digital readouts
• 2 off KRV 3000 SCV Turret Mills with 3 axis readout and 58'' x 12'' table
• 1 off KRV 2000SCV Turret Miller
• 1 off Horizontal Cincinnati Miller

Turbine

• Colchester Triumph 200 Centre Lathe
• Colchester Triumph 1800 Centre Lathe
• Harrison M300 Centre Lathe
• Dean Smith and Grace No 17 Centre Lathe
• We expect delivery of SN32 Gap Bed Lathe next month

Surface Grinding

• 3 off Jones and Shipman 540 machines
• 3 off Jones and Shipman 101 1 machines
• 2 off Jones and Shipman 740 machine with optidress attachment
• 1 off Large Russian Surface Grinders 15% bigger than 101 1. Make Blohn Simplex 7.

Spotting Press

• Bed 3 metres x 3 metres
• 50 tonne down farce and full 360 degree turn over

Scanning Machine

• Able to replicate dies or components to provide exact 3D copying with retroscan kit trace cut soft ware and CNC module

Large Milling Machine

• Connected to Intel Pentium III

20 tonne Gantry

• With ABIJS ZLK Crane
• Span of 14146mm

Rambaudi Versa Miller

• With 2 axis reader

Press

Refurbished 200 tonne press on-site with air cushions x2 and large bed size of 78” x 59” for tool try-out.

The press is connected independently to its own air backup supply.

Wire Eroder

New AGIE 120 Wire Eroder, with full backup system and EDM drill attachments. Connected to full CAD/CAM Wire Module System.

Drawing Office

The Drawing Office has four 2D and 3D CAD workstations with 3D CAM programming capabilities for surfacing and milling. Information can be received via disc or modem in IGES, DXF or Auto CAD format.

In house plotting and printing facilities are also available.

Spotting Press

50 Tonnes Spotting Press with full 180º.
Turn over for Dies for maintenance and testing (arrived in July 2002 – designed and manufactured in Sweden by Hadin Lagan to latest high technology specifications).

Additional Plant

• Spotting Press
• Bed 3 metres x 3 metres
• 50 tonne down force and full 360 degree turn over
• Scanning Machine
• Able to replicate dies or components to provide exact 3D copying with retroscan kit, trace cut software and CNC module.
• Vulcan CNC Milling Machine
• 1.5 metre x .75 metre
• Fully connected to the Drawing Office
• 20 Tonne Gantry
• With ABUS ZLK Crane
• Span of 14146mm
• 2 x CMNM
• Wire 200cm