Product category:
Drilling machines and drill/tap centres
News Release from: Meddings Flott | Subject: Meddings and FLOTT
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 January 2003
Meddings and FLOTT form marketing
partnership
Meddings Machine Tools and Arnz ,FLOTT" are to establish a new marketing partnership, in which Flott drilling and grinding machines will be sold throughout the UK and Ireland.
Meddings Machine Tools and Arnz ,FLOTT" are pleased to announce that they have jointly agreed to establish a new marketing partnership which will result in Meddings Machine Tools promoting ,FLOTT" drilling and grinding machines throughout the UK and Ireland This partnership, which became effective in December 2002, will see the existing Meddings product range augmented by ,FLOTT" products with different capacities and capabilities, and will benefit both companies by opening up new opportunities leading to increased sales and market recognition
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 16 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Alternatives to CNC are sought for drilling
Enquiries from the MACH exhibition have proved that people are seeking alternatives to CNC machines for drilling operations.
Drilling machines detailed on website
Meddings Machine Tools of Ivybridge, Devon announce that their new website, detailing machine tools and ancillaries is up and running.
Meddings Machine Tools, a family owned company formed in 1941, is now based near Ivybridge in Devon, where it manufactures bench and pillar drilling machines with capacities from 5 to 25mm.
Since the formation of the company 61 years ago it is estimated that over 160,000 drilling machines have been produced to a level of quality that has ensured the company's continuing reputation for product excellence and reliability.
Arnz ,FLOTT" is also a family run company.
Further reading
CNC drill, tap centre can be as long as is wanted
Modular, long-bed CNC drilling, tapping and light milling centre, with positioning accuracy of +/-8 micron, is for machining construction and general engineering long workpieces.
Repetitive drilling and tapping made easier
Drilling systems remove time consuming and labour intensive work by providing the means of swiftly and accurately drilling all holes via a pre-defined user program.
Electronic drill/tap machines have chip breaking
In addition to the comprehensive range of features already offered with electronic drilling and tapping machines, the standard specification now includes a chip breaking mode for both models.
It was established in Remscheid, Germany, in 1854, where the company's headquarters are still located, and it now has subsidiary operations in both France and Slovakia.
The company is widely known throughout Europe as a leading manufacturer of drilling, grinding and sawing machines, with its drilling machine range spanning capacities from 0.5 to 40mm.
Many of these machines feature electronic infinitely variable speed controls.
The first opportunities for customers and machinery dealers to view examples of the joint Meddings / ,FLOTT" product range will be at the Ivybridge, factory in Devon.
Exhibitions are already being planned to take place throughout 2003 at locations around the UK.
Details of the events at which the new Meddings / ,FLOTT" partnership will demonstrate its wide range of products will be announced later.
Peter Meddings, Managing Director of Meddings Machine Tools says, "Partnerships are based upon mutual respect, this we know we have with Flott.
Between us we can build a company to supply customers with drilling and tapping machines built based upon quality, with the backing of good research and development." "Meddings together with Meddings,Flott" will now be able to solve the needs of customers in the UK and Eire even better, almost a one-stop shop for drilling and tapping machines, matched with staff who understands their products" Sales Director, Steve Luckman says "The groups policy has been quality built products, we should never have to apologise for the cost of high quality goods, that give engineers excellent service for many years.
All our products have been designed by British engineers and stand the test of time.
Adding the Flott range of machine at this stage says a lot about the quality of the Flott manufacture.
If we did not believe these machines would give customer satisfaction we would never have considered going into this partnership." Wolfgang Esselborn, Managing Director of ,Flott" says "It has been my goal for a number of years to get an amalgamation with Meddings, as I believe they are the type of company that matches Arnz ,Flott" in thinking and in the quality of their product line." "Customers, are telling us that they need a reliable source for drilling and tapping machines, they have bought the lower cost machines and know that it is not what they want for the future." "We will provide machines, which match the customer's need, for accuracy and dependability, at a price that is affordable".
"We would like to tell all engineers that we have the capability to provide the solutions to your drilling problems, 210 years of experience should be tapped by engineers in the UK.
We need them to give us their problems.".
• Meddings Flott: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Manufacturingtalk email newsletter
• Manufacturingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
