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Machinery & Capabilities

This is a working list. It describes the machine groups the workshop is built around, but the full specification of each machine has yet to be confirmed, and every value below is marked as such.

01Machine groups

Six groups on the workshop floor.

Each group is described honestly: what it is for, and how much of its specification is still to be confirmed.

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Group 01

CNC Lathes

The turning side of the workshop, used for shafts, bushes, spacers, pins and threaded components, in one-offs and in batches.

Chuck size
TBC
Max turning diameter
TBC
Max turning length
TBC
Bar feed capacity
TBC
Live tooling
TBC

Specification to be confirmed.

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Group 02

CNC Machining Centres

Milling capability for plates, brackets, profiles, pockets and slots, with drilling and tapping carried out in the same set-up wherever the geometry allows.

Spindle taper
TBC
Max milling envelope
TBC
Spindle speed
TBC
Tool positions
TBC
Fourth axis
TBC

Specification to be confirmed.

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Group 03

Manual Lathes & Milling Machines

Manual machines for one-off work, second operations, repairs and the small modifications that are quicker by hand than by programme.

Swing over bed
TBC
Between centres
TBC
Milling table size
TBC
Head configuration
TBC
DRO fitted
TBC

Specification to be confirmed.

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Group 04

Sawing & Material Preparation

Cutting stock to length and preparing material before it reaches a machine, so the first operation starts on a clean, square, correctly sized blank.

Saw type
TBC
Max cut diameter
TBC
Max cut length
TBC
Coolant system
TBC
Stock holding
TBC

Specification to be confirmed.

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Group 05

Fabrication & Welding Plant

Cutting, forming and welding equipment for frames, guards, brackets, stands, repairs and modifications in mild steel, stainless and aluminium.

Welding processes
TBC
Max material thickness
TBC
Folding / forming capacity
TBC
Cutting equipment
TBC
Welding table
TBC

Specification to be confirmed.

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Group 06

Inspection & Metrology

The equipment used to check work in process and before dispatch. Records from these checks are kept against each job.

Surface plate
TBC
Micrometers / calipers
TBC
Bore gauges
TBC
Height gauge
TBC
Calibration standards
TBC

Specification to be confirmed.

02Capability

Capability at a glance.

Every figure below is still to be confirmed by the workshop. Ask us about your specific requirement and we will give you a straight answer.

Workshop capability — values to be confirmed
Capability Value
Max turning diameterTBC
Max turning lengthTBC
Max milling envelopeTBC
Achievable toleranceTBC
MaterialsTBC
Typical batch sizesTBC
Lead timesTBC

03Tooling & inspection

What we measure with.

A working inventory. Where a value is not yet confirmed it is marked TBC; where a cell does not apply, it is left as a dash rather than filled with something invented.

Tooling & inspection equipment — working list
Item Detail
Turning toolingTBC
Milling cutters & holdersTBC
Micrometers & calipersTBC
Bore gauges & plug gaugesTBC
Thread gauges & standardsTBC
Surface finish comparison
Hardness testing
Calibration certificationTBC

Tooling and inspection equipment is being added as the work requires it. If your job needs a specific gauge, standard or certification, tell us at enquiry stage and we will confirm whether we can supply it — and if we cannot, we will say so before you commit.

04Honest

“If we can’t do it in-house, we’ll tell you straight away.”

Not every job belongs in a workshop like this one, and pretending otherwise wastes everybody’s time. If a component needs a machine we do not have, a process we do not run, or a certification we cannot provide, we will say so at the enquiry stage and, where we can, point you in the direction of someone better suited to it.

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