Following investment in additional manufacturing space and staff to support growth that has doubled its turnover in the past two years, Universal Converting Equipment recently installed its own machine shop, making the UK based slitter rewinder manufacturer self-sufficient in machined mechanical parts.
This £1 million phase 2 investment plan was completed by the installation of CNC controlled machine tools for the manufacture of machine side-frames, rollers, and a range of other parts.
Managing director Alan Jones comments: "We have been using 3D CAD systems to design our machines for the last 10 years. We have now invested in CAM software systems so that the part drawings can be converted into files that can be downloaded directly into the CNC machine tools. This prevents errors caused with manually controlled machines and eliminates data entry mistakes.
"Since installing this equipment, we have changed the design of some components so that the machining time can be reduced resulting in cost savings that can be passed onto our customers. We are now commencing phase 3 to increase our global sales and support infrastructure."
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