Special purpose machining
(a sub category of Subcontracting services)
A - Z list of suppliers
Click on a letter below to find a supplier...
Latest articles from 'Special purpose machining'
News releases from this sub-category
Showing 1-25 of 47 articles
Rodmatic develops automated production line
Rodmatic Multico has completed the first-stage investment to produce 20,000 mechanical components a week for assembly in energy efficiency monitoring equipment.
News from Rodmatic, Jun 25, 2009
ES Technology exhibits at Subcon 2009
ES Technology, a subcontract laser marking specialist, was a key exhibitor at the recent Subcon exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham.
News from ES Technology, Jun 24, 2009
Doncasters invests in machining fabrication
Doncasters Group has announced an investment programme worth more than GBP5m over the next 12 months at its Shrewsbury-based Doncasters Aerospace Components business.
News from Doncasters Group Ltd, Jun 23, 2009
Precision Micro gains AS 9100 certification
Precision Micro, the UK precision-components manufacturer, has been certified to AS 9100, the quality-management standard developed for the aviation, space and defence industries.
News from Precision Micro, Jun 16, 2009
Micro Metalsmiths opens machining facility
Micro Metalsmiths has launched an advanced, high-efficiency machining facility, based around its recent acquisition of nine CNC Fanuc Robodrill machines.
News from Micro Metalsmiths, Jun 10, 2009
Machining subcontractor gets ISO accreditation
Advanced Engineering has achieved ISO 9001 - an internationally recognised quality standard.
News from Advanced Engineering (Driffield), May 15, 2009
ES Technology to demonstrate Lasercusing
ES Technology will be a key exhibitor at this year's Subcon event at the NEC in Birmingham.
News from ES Technology, Apr 15, 2009
Unicut Precision - latest company news
23 March 2009 - An 11 part pneumatic valve component involving complete kit supply has been won by Unicut Precision of Welwyn Garden City, UK.
News from Unicut Precision, Mar 24, 2009
Unicut wins needleless technology contract
Unicut has been awarded a contract from a Dutch company to produce an initial 10,000 sets of a needleless drug administration technology that enables insulin to pass through the pores of the skin.
News from Unicut Precision, Feb 26, 2009
Arrow Medical manufacturing services at Medtec
Arrow Medical has announced that a complete range of contract medical manufacturing services will be showcased at Medtec at the Birmingham NEC on 25-26 March 2009.
News from Arrow Medical, Feb 17, 2009
Unicut integrates Target Precision production
Two of the UK's precision small turned parts specialists have formed an agreement whereby Unicut Precision will take over the subcontract component production of Target Precision.
News from Unicut Precision, Jan 21, 2009
Opportunities exist in turbulent market
Shearline Precision Engineering has strengthened its management team to bring in additional expertise, expanded its capacity in design for manufacture, and enhanced its customer focus.
News from Shearline Precision Engineering, Jan 16, 2009
Dawson Shanahan saves 80% material costs
Achieving an 80 per cent saving in material cost has won Dawson Shanahan a major export order (value in excess of GBP250,000) from North America.
News from Dawson Shanahan, Dec 24, 2008
Gill to make frames for XRT950 utility vehicle
Gill Industries is introducing an automated production line to make steel chassis for a new series of Club Car utility vehicles aimed at the agricultural and outdoor recreation markets.
News from Gill Industries, Dec 9, 2008
Rodmatic to demonstrate subcontract capability
An exhibition attendance by Rodmatic Hytek at Autosport Engineering in January 2009 will create an opportunity to expose its recent investment in mill-turn and wire-cut EDM machining.
News from Rodmatic, Nov 18, 2008
Mollart extends subcontract service
The specialised development of precision small deep-hole machining techniques has led Mollart Engineering to expand its subcontractor machining operations.
News from Mollart, Nov 17, 2008
FMS cells enhance large prismatic machining
Ever since the introduction of the first FMS cell in 2001 at Stoke-on-Trent-based John Hyde Engineering (JHE), prismatic machining on workpieces to 1300 x 1100 x 1100mm has been greatly enhanced.
News from John Hyde Engineering, Nov 12, 2008
EDM Precision relocates to larger unit
EDM Precision Technologies has moved from the unit it has occupied on the Silverstone Circuit business park for the last 13 years to a larger and more suitable unit on the circuit.
News from EDM Precision Technologies, Nov 7, 2008
Alcoa supplies treated forged aluminium wheels
Alcoa has revealed that it has been selected by Audi AG to supply forged aluminium wheels with Dura-Bright surface treatment for the 2009 Audi A6.
News from Alcoa Wheel Products, Oct 15, 2008
Brimas set to deliver surgical-robot parts
Brimas, a Danish subcontractor for the metal-forming industry, will deliver components to a UK-based manufacturer of surgical robots.
News from Brimas, Aug 21, 2008
Precision machined shafts service offered
Blue Diamond can supply high precision machined shafts, working from product samples, traditional engineering drawings or electronic files.
News from Blue Diamond Technologies, Aug 12, 2008
Precision SS medical parts precisely machined
The Marshall Manufacturing Company offers capacity for Swiss custom-machined precision stainless steel medical components with complex part features.
News from Marshall Manufacturing, Aug 11, 2008
Facility produces intricate and complex components
As well as building very precise machining centres, Kern also operates two high precision temperature controlled subcontract units producing intricate and complex components.
News from Deckel Grinders, May 15, 2008
Premier gun drilling capacity extended
UK deep hole machining specialist can gun drill diameters from 2.5 up to 38 mm, to a depth of 2000mm from one end or 3000mm through from both ends.
News from Premier Deep Hole Drilling, May 13, 2008
Engineering sub-contracting company formed
Teknek and Fortec in the UK have formed a joint company to offer machining services including CNC and conventional turning, CNC and conventional milling and horizontal and vertical boring.
News from Teknek Manufacturing, Apr 16, 2008
Not what you're looking for? Search the site.
Featured articles
-
ES Technology exhibits at Subcon 2009
ES Technology, a subcontract laser marking specialist, was a key exhibitor at the recent Subcon exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham.
-
Precision Micro gains AS 9100 certification
Precision Micro, the UK precision-components manufacturer, has been certified to AS 9100, the quality-management standard developed for the aviation, space and defence industries.
Articles by product category
-
Machine Tools: Cutting (4,202)
- Machine Tools: Cutting (6)
- CNC lathes (281)
- CNC turning centres, mill/turning, multi-tasking centres, horizontal and VTLs. (350)
- CNC automatic lathes (292)
- Machining centres - all types (157)
- Horizontal machining centres (HMC) (154)
- Vertical machining centres (VMC) (330)
- 5-axis (3+2 axes and continuous path) machining centres (152)
- Flexible machining cells and systems (FMS) (84)
- Manual lathes and manual/CNC (combination or half-NC) lathes (35)
- Milling, boring and routing machines - manual and CNC (140)
- Abrasive machining - manual and CNC machines (224)
- Drilling machines and drill/tap centres (50)
- Pick-up spindle turning, multi-tasking, turning and machining centres (46)
- Honing, polishing, burnishing and lapping (33)
- Rotary and linear transfer machines (48)
- Sawing and cutting-off machines and automation systems (125)
- Large milling and boring machines (over 2000mm in X) (84)
- Miscellaneous machine tools, gear cutting machines and equipment (103)
- Control systems, DROs, etc, for machine tools (270)
- CAM, software, off-line programming, for metal cutting machine tools (747)
- Miscellaneous machine tool equipment (fixtures, rotary tables etc.) (164)
- Bar feeders, loaders and parts catchers (57)
- Micro- and nano-machining (30)
- Portable power tools (128)
- Machine spindles and spindle attachments (31)
- Probes, sensors, tool detection, calibration for machine tools (81)
-
Machine Tools: Metalforming, shearing, folding and punching (1,656)
- Machine Tools: Metalforming, shearing, folding and punching (3)
- Power presses, mechanical (48)
- Power presses, hydraulic (51)
- Forging presses, hammers and screw presses (7)
- CNC punching and profiling (187)
- CNC plasma-arc and oxy-fuel gas cutting/profiling machines (84)
- CNC laser cutting and profiling machines (166)
- CNC water jet cutting and profiling machines (139)
- Guillotines, shears, circling and notching machines (8)
- Structural bending machines & steelworkers (13)
- CNC laser machining, engaving and welding (22)
- Pressbrakes and folding machines (85)
- Press tools - design, manufacture and usage, CAD/CAM, software (66)
- Forming, swaging and extrusion machines (8)
- Cold roll forming systems and software (13)
- Special purpose presses and equipment (58)
- Jigs, fixtures, special tooling and gauging (9)
- Control systems for metalforming machines and equipment (24)
- Press shop and sheet metal working automation, slitting, shearing (99)
- EDM diesinking (64)
- EDM wire cutting (131)
- EDM wire and diesinking, ECM, miscellaneous equipment (26)
- CAM and software for sheetmetal, punching, profiling, EDM, etc (146)
- Tubeworking: bending, cutting-off, profiling and end working (87)
- Miscellaneous metal forming machines (wire, canning,etc) and equipment (19)
- Metalforming lubricants (48)
- Laser and high energy beams - machining, forming, processing (45)
-
Machine Tools: moulding (1,180)
- Machine Tools: moulding (1)
- Injection moulding (201)
- Blow moulding (16)
- Extrusion machines (39)
- Second operation equipment (15)
- Profiling, trimming, routing and drilling (13)
- Joining and bonding (21)
- Handling and automation equipment (88)
- Mould and die making, machining, CAD/CAM, software (262)
- Rapid prototyping/manufacturing machines, systems, equipment (173)
- Diecasting machines and equipment (32)
- Moulding materials (231)
- Diecasting materials (4)
- Metals foundry, materials and equipment (52)
- Sub-contract plastics machining services (3)
- Special purpose moulding machines and systems (29)
-
Cutting tools (1,975)
- Cutting tools (12)
- Turning tools (182)
- Milling cutters (324)
- Drilling, boring and reaming (145)
- Tapping, chasing and thread rolling tools, attachments (10)
- Special purpose and multi-function tooling, broaching, etc. (78)
- Tool and cutter grinding (139)
- Tool and cutter manufacturing (23)
- Abrasive grinding wheels, abrasives (79)
- Honing, lapping and burnishing (8)
- Saw blades (10)
- Circular saws and abrasive discs (3)
- Tool identification and handling (16)
- Tool management systems, handling and software (50)
- Tool and cutter pre-setting (34)
- Tooling services (10)
- Toolholders (104)
- Swarf management equipment (6)
- Threading tools (55)
- Workholding - miscellaneous clamping systems, components (221)
- Cutting lubricants, coolants, systems and treatment (221)
- Tooling materials and inserts (75)
- Chucks and collets for rotational work (94)
- Vices, chucks, towers, pillars, cubes, tombstones - prismatic work (76)
-
Welding and Joining (1,596)
- Welding and Joining (2)
- Resistance welding equipment (47)
- Arc welding equipment, manual and automatic (340)
- Automatic and robotic welding systems (199)
- Mechanical fasteners, fixing and joining, and equipment (302)
- Adhesives and adhesive bonding equipment (232)
- Special purpose joining equipment (33)
- Handling and automation equipment (7)
- Non-destructive testing equipment (20)
- Seam-tracking, guidance systems (21)
- Welding ancilliaries (177)
- Laser and electron beam welding (96)
- Thermal and weld hardfacing, coating and overlaying (9)
- arc-air gouging, lancing equipment (11)
- Weld preparation equipment (14)
- Manual oxy-fuel gas cutting, welding, brazing soldering and cutting (27)
- Manual plasma-arc cutting equipment (8)
- Welding consumables, rods, wires, fluxes, powders (34)
-
Finishing, preparation, coating and painting (1,149)
- Finishing, preparation, coating and painting (3)
- Deburring, de-flashing and fettling (143)
- Washing and pretreatment (160)
- Heat treatment, furnaces, quenching media (10)
- Plating and plating systems (61)
- Coatings and coating systems (144)
- Paint and painting systems (66)
- Polishing, buffing and surface texturing (46)
- Integrated systems (11)
- Quality control (6)
- Cleaning media and cleaning systems (360)
- Sealing equipment (13)
- Metals heat treatment, mechanical stress relieving (21)
- Thermal processing equipment (drying, curing, etc) (105)
-
Automation, assembly systems and computer systems (1,297)
- Automation, assembly systems and computer systems (4)
- System integration services (69)
- Automation and assembly systems (78)
- Automation and assembly equipment (266)
- Consultants (automation systems) (3)
- Control systems, panels, HMIs, interfaces, screens (465)
- Industrial computers, PCs, PLCs, notebooks, etc. (268)
- Automation, control software (144)
-
Manufacturing support (9,149)
- Manufacturing support (9)
- Robots and robotic systems (392)
- Actuators, motion systems, etc (347)
- Gantries, manipulators and positioners/positioning tables (47)
- Positioning stages - linear, rotary, multi-axis (70)
- Air compressors (120)
- Airline equipment, filters, drains and traps, control systems, etc. (145)
- Monitoring and sensor equipment and systems (1,479)
- Electrical systems (995)
- Plant services equipment, filters, filtration systems, etc (425)
- Industrial gases and associated equipment (101)
- Pumps and valves (242)
- Maintenance planning, services and equipment (409)
- Drives, motors and power transmission, couplings, clutches (1,489)
- Lubrication - lubricants and lubrication systems (166)
- Laser marking systems (149)
- Pneumatic equipment (341)
- Seals, gaskets, bushes, etc (117)
- Hydraulic equipment and fluids (155)
- Hand tools - wrenches, etc. (25)
- Component marking, printing and labelling systems (non-laser) (216)
- Bearings and guideways - rotary and linear (299)
- Dispensing, filling and weighing systems (269)
- Machine and production line ancillaries, miscellaneous equipment (467)
- Metals and materials, stockholding (187)
- Benches, work stations, platforms, lifts, parts storage and cabinets (74)
-
Industry news, commerce, exhibitions, education (8,508)
- Industry news, commerce, exhibitions, education (5)
- Manufacturing industry news (2,403)
- Manufacturing orders, contracts, financial reports (1,193)
- People in Manufacturing (1,018)
- Manufacturing dealerships, agencies and acquisitions (1,578)
- Manufacturing conferences and exhibitions (329)
- Manufacturing seminars and workshops (225)
- In-house manufacturing exhibitions, Open Days, Roadshows, events (164)
- Industrial and management training courses (280)
- Manufacturing exhibitions (323)
- Industrial consultancy services (430)
- Industrial Development Agencies and services (74)
- Professional Associations, Institutions, Institutes, Standards bodies (322)
- Research and development, technical centres, universities (100)
- Manufacturing finance: production investment support (54)
- Manufacturing finance: insurance services (10)
-
Packaging (2,891)
- Packaging (4)
- Adhesives and tapes materials, equipment and services (25)
- Bags and bagmaking materials, equipment and services (79)
- Bottles, bottling and jars materials, equipment and services (181)
- Boxes and cases materials, equipment and services (44)
- Bulk containers materials, equipment and services (28)
- Cans, canning and tins materials, equipment and services (22)
- Carton converting materials, equipment and services (26)
- Closures, fasteners and dispensers materials, equipment and services (92)
- Coding and marking materials, equipment and services (98)
- Contract packing (19)
- Control and inspection equipment and services (74)
- Conveying, handling and end-of-line equipment (293)
- Filling, filling equipment and services (42)
- Film materials, equipment and services (101)
- Food Packaging (179)
- General packaging materials, equipment and services (857)
- Label converting and sleeving materials, equipment and services (156)
- Packaging management software (36)
- Packaging design materials, equipment and services (37)
- Pharmaceutical and medical packaging (56)
- Printing materials, equipment and services (196)
- Packaging trade organisations (51)
- Weighing and counting equipment (112)
- Packaging exhibitions, conferences and seminars (76)
- Anticounterfeiting technology (5)
-
Specialist Manufacturing Sectors and Metals Producing (1,409)
- Metals processing plant and equipment (142)
- Rolling mills and equipment (99)
- Metals finishing lines and equipment (33)
- Motor sports manufacturing: machining, software, CAM (69)
- Motor sports manufacturing: fabrication and assembly (39)
- Motor sports manufacturing: specialist coating and finishing (4)
- Food and drink manufacturing: processing equipment (292)
- Food and drink manufacturing: packaging and bottling equipment (177)
- Pharmaceutical/medical manufacturing: production equipment (64)
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing: handling and packaging equipment (48)
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing: production software (4)
- Cosmetics manufacturing: packaging and dispensing (3)
- Electronics manufacturing: equipment, automation, software (265)
- Electronics manufacturing: quality control equipment, software (117)
- Books, CDs and Videos (214)
-
IT for manufacturing management and production (4,076)
- IT for manufacturing management and production (19)
- Production costing, job estimating and quotations software (69)
- Business management systems, including SCADA, assets, projects, CRM (401)
- Supply chain management and software (146)
- Enterprise Resource Planning software (ERP) (743)
- Manufacturing Resource Planning software (MRP) (54)
- Factory data acquisition (non-RFID), data logging (318)
- Warehouse and logistics management software (49)
- Production, shopfloor planning, control and scheduling software (144)
- Work-in-progress tracking software (46)
- Lean Manufacturing (42)
- RFID systems, wireless hardware and software (263)
- EDI - electronic data interchange and software (8)
- Document and workflow management (198)
- Industrial networking and communications (353)
- CAD systems, CAD translation and solid modelling for production (174)
- Analysis, simulation and mathematical software for production (153)
- Scanners, imagers for reading codes, bar codes, labels, etc. (22)
- Product life cycle management (PLM) (121)
-
IT for engineering, industrial and commercial applications (2,726)
- IT for engineering, industrial and commercial applications (11)
- Manufacturing IT Platforms (68)
- Programming aids and applications (352)
- Training Aids and eCommunication (485)
- HR, Payroll, Time and Attendance software (47)
- Data acquisition software and systems (146)
- Manufacturing Information Technology systems (356)
- Used machinery and machine tools (37)
-
Materials handling and storage (1,043)
- Materials handling and storage (9)
- Standard fork lift trucks and attachments (104)
- Stacking and picking, aisle trucks, tower trucks, container trucks (62)
- Other lifting, loading and elevating equipment (80)
- Automated handling systems, AGVs, integrated handling systems (39)
- Cranes, hoists, winches, chains and ancillaries (106)
- Conveyor systems (production and general purpose) (243)
- Specialist and bespoke handling equipment and services (46)
- Storage hardware and storage and racking systems (85)
- Miscellaneous equipment, batteries, battery charging systems, etc (45)
- Tugs, tractors, trucks, pushers, jacks, trollies, skips, etc. (64)
- Storage and handling services, consultancy, associations (22)
- Weighbridges, weighing systems (3)
- Loading dock and yard handling equipment (51)
- Logistics and freight transport (84)
- Wood and non-metallics working (79)
-
Metrology instruments and systems (3,892)
- Metrology instruments and systems (3)
- Gauging and Hand Tools for Inspection (159)
- Calibration Instruments (345)
- Non-contact, Optical, X-ray and Laser measurement systems (731)
- Coordinate measurement arms, systems and software (106)
- Surface, Profile and Topology systems (41)
- Measurement and Quality Software and SPC (1,026)
- Metrology standards room equipment (15)
- Production metrology, measuring equipment/systems, DROs (21)
- Coordinate measuring machines (CMM) and software (173)
- Thickness gauging and measurement (23)
- Measurement systems including encoders (261)
- Probes and sensors (332)
- Laser-based systems (49)
- Vision and scanning systems (363)
-
Testing and quality control systems and services (5,264)
- Testing and quality control systems and services (7)
- Electrical and Electronic Testing (906)
- Calibration and Testing Services, Consultancy and Learning (529)
- Materials Testing (2,655)
- Non Destructive Testing (222)
- Inspection and testing (non-metrology), NVH (228)
- Miscellaneous Instruments (141)
- Quality control systems/SPC software (108)
- Torque measurement devices and systems (126)
- Machine vision systems and accessories (325)
- Consultants and services: quality control, assurance (17)
-
Subcontracting services (1,267)
- Subcontracting services (1)
- General machining (209)
- Special purpose machining (47)
- Mould, die and tool making (101)
- Casting, die-casting and forging, hot and cold working (64)
- Sheet metal presswork, stamping and fabrication (187)
- Treatment and finishing (26)
- Electronics and electrical design and manufacture (199)
- Plastics and rubber moulding (100)
- Machine, plant rebuild, overhaul, upgrade and repair (21)
- General subcontracting services (66)
- Heat treatment (12)
- Sheet metals, plate, non-metals cutting and profiling (48)
- Fast prototyping and pattern making services (71)
- Plating and galvanising services (9)
- Machining and assembly (59)
- Gear making and gear systems and related services (7)
- Subcon Exhibition (40)