M20 Tapped Holes

Published on: March 5, 2013

We cut these holes on our Waterjet to make tapping easier. The laser would harden the material increasing the chances of the tapping tool breaking. We provide a lot of parts for other fabrication and engineering companies and where holes are required to be tapped in thick steels we would always recommend waterjet cutting. Although […]

Aluminium Powder Coated Brackets

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These aluminium brackets were cut on our laser and then folded as part of a complete service. No drawings could be supplied for these parts so they were reproduced and colour matched to a sample which was made available to us. We appreciate that sometimes electronic drawings are not always available and try to accommodate this where […]

Complicated Mild Steel Component

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We were recently asked to try to achieve some complicated folds, I can gladly say we achieved it. The hardest part about producing such components is working out the most efficient “bend order”. This is made easier by our press brake as the console gives us a visual diagram of when a fold cannot be […]

12.7mm Aluminium Component

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This profiled aluminium component was cut on our waterjet cutter earlier today. The waterjet cuts thicker aluminium parts than our laser cutter and provides a nice smooth finish with a sandblasted cut appearance. This aluminium part was then rumbled as per the customers request. The “rumbler” removes any sharp edges from tight corners and leaves the […]

Christmas Office Hours 2012

Published on: December 10, 2012

Well it soon comes around and the decorations are up in the office! As we deal with a wide variety of industries it’s important for us to know if and when you are closed over the Christmas period so we can plan our production and deliveries to suit. We have already received a few emails […]

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