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Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 April 2008
Teknek offers total manufacturing
support
Sub-contractor Teknek Howwood provide a total manufacturing support service from initial design and prototyping through volume fabrication to finish and assembly.
The sub-contracting division of the TH Group, Teknek Howwood, will be demonstrating its wide range of engineering services at this year's Subcon 2008 exhibition in Birmingham on Stand H7 The Renfrewshire-based company is regarded as one of the UK's foremost engineering firms and, for over 35 years, has supplied leading edge manufacturing services to a diverse range of European and Asian companies
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 13 Feb 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The companies include some of the country's largest OEMs including the defence, aerospace, medical, diagnostics and telecommunications sectors.
Teknek Howwood provides a total manufacturing support service from initial design and prototyping through volume fabrication to finish and assembly.
The service has been further enhanced with the introduction of a Lean Excellence programme throughout the business, which has implemented the latest Lean manufacturing techniques to maximise efficiency and minimise waste.
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UK subcontracting show, Subcon 2005, has attracted the support of highly respected organisations from such a wide range of industries and technologies.
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UK subcontract manufacturing exhibition will feature a complementary Machine Tool Zone to give machine tool companies the chance to reach a wide range of high-level buyers.
The company also has ISO 9001:2000 accreditation.
Sales executive at Teknek Howwood, Tom Kennett, said: "We are finding that our customers are looking for a single point of contact for their manufacturing needs.
Our aim is to remove cost from our customer's supply chain and many of our larger clients are asking us to assume turnkey responsibility for some of their largest and most complex projects".
He added: "The ratio between small and large customers is changing and we are increasingly being approached by companies wishing to spend in excess of GBP 100,000 a year with us.
For this type of customer we are setting up dedicated cells and production lines".
Teknek also has a graphics department, which can supply membrane keypads and printed products for the instrumentation and MMI (Man Machine Interface) sectors.
* CNC machining - Teknek has recently announced a joint venture with Blantyre-based Fortec Precision to form a new machining business called Metallo.
THG, Teknek's holding company, will own 50% of the venture, which will be based at Fortec's Blantyre headquarters.
The joint company will offer a comprehensive range of machining services including CNC and conventional turning, CNC and conventional milling plus horizontal and vertical boring.
THG managing director, Stephen Mitchell, said: "Teknek Howwood has long been regarded as one of Scotland's leading sub-contract manufacturing organisations.
Having worked with Fortec we realised that together we could be a formidable force in the engineering field. Request a free brochure from Subcon ...
We are therefore delighted that Fortec and Teknek Howwood have agreed to form Metallo.".
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