Olympic Games to boost UK SS components demand

Expecting the building of the UK Olypics stadium to provide an important boost to the UK engineering sector, Acro Precision forsees an increase in demand for SS products.

Precision engineering company, Acro Precision Technology, are excited to hear that the UK has won its bid to host the next Olympic games.

It is not just because they are keen sports fans, but also because they expect the building of the new stadium to provide an important boost to the UK engineering sector.

In the past Acro have undertaken the machining of precision stainless steel components for architectural projects.

Their components have contributed to such projects as the Jubilee Underground Station, the Royal Albert Hall and even major high street retail outlets.

Most often, Acro components are used in combination with plate glass or as part of specially designed light fittings.

"Architects like stainless steel because it is maintenance free and is aesthetically pleasing".

"We are finding that it is increasingly being used for projects such as public buildings and shopping malls," said Fred Pain, general manager at Acro.

" We have always been well positioned to undertake this work because we can handle both small and very large volumes, this variance in batch sizes seems to be a part of the challenge of supplying architect driven projects".

Acro are hoping that as architects set to work on the new stadium, work will start to flow out to specialist engineering companies such as themselves.

Equipped with the latest 24 hour unmanned machines and a team of highly experienced engineers, Acro feel confident that they have the technology to compete with the best in Europe, in terms of both price and quality.

"We have done a lot to put ourselves on a footing with the rest of the world over the past two years," said Pain." We now have the latest technology in machine tools, expert and committed engineers and a great track record, so we feel well positioned to win some of this business".

* About Acro Precision Technology - with over 30 years' experience in the machining of precision engineering components, Acro represents one of Europe's leading suppliers to the engineering and technology sector.

Acro offers specialist low volume prototype development as well as high volume manufacturing and is equipped with a broad range of modern CNC [Computer Numerically Controlled] machinery - * CNC lathes with live tooling and 24h unmanned production.

* Swiss type sliding head automatics.

* CNC milling.

* Conventional turning/milling/finishing.

Customer projects have included components for sport cars suspensions, bomb disposal robots, hospital beds, forecourt petrol pumps, the London Underground, equipment for off-shore oil exploration and production and components for the construction industry.

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