Manufacture

Product manufacture is carried out on small modern industrial site on the outskirts of Crowland, near Peterborough, UK. The workshops are equipped with the following:

• Four CNC machines
• Three gear cutting machines
• Turret mill
• 7 ton vertical broaching machine
• Universal grinding machine
• Internal grinding machine
• usual jobbing workshop equipment

The CNC machines comprise of a Daewoo Lynx chucking lathe, Two  XYZ 560VMC machining centers one with 4th axis, and a Kryle VMC535.  The three machining centres are fitted with 16 position tool changers.  All the CNC machines are linked to computers for DNC machining

Software used for CNC machining is Open Mind Hypermill 3 axis

Gear Manufacture

The manufacture of gears is mainly with EN36 steel, of British Manufacture. The gear blanks are turned on the CNC lathe, the teeth are then cut either by hobbing or shaping, depending on the design of the gear. This is followed by milling of the dogs and lightning holes. The gears are then sent for heat treatment and on return are finished by grinding.

Aluminium components

Aluminium components, either castings or billet, are generally machined the machining centres. Aluminium specifications used are NS8, HE30, and LM25. Following machining and inspection, the components are usually either hard or decoratively anodised.