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News Release from: Unicut Precision
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 April 2005
Mill/turn subcontractor ups order intake
again
First quarter sales for Unicut Precision, a small part subcontract machinist, are already almost 25% ahead of last year with some customers doubling orders for 2005.
First quarter sales for Unicut Precision, the small part subcontract specialist machinist based in Welwyn Garden City, UK, are already almost 25% ahead of last year with some customers doubling orders for 2005 as well as significant numbers of new customers being attracted to the business Indeed, this massive improvement in order intake continues in the wake of 2003 and 2004 successes when the business grew 18% and 20% respectively
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 13 Sep 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Such has been the upsurge in the fortunes of Unicut Precision that July and August have set record sales and profit levels for its precision sub-con tract machining business.
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Following the winning of a 12 month contract for three million components from an American fastener company, Unicut Precision immediately ordered two CNC sliding head automatic lathes.
Maintains Jason Nicholson, joint managing director: "Our investment through 2004 in computer management systems, training and building teams to specialise in different production scenarios such as long production runs, complex high value work requiring special skills and normal batch work has paid off".
"This has meant that we have been able to adapt to the growing order book and maintain quality and delivery promises." One of Unicut's US customers with a schedule call-off of fasteners and a predicted order book for this year of around 500, 000 (pounds sterling) has already placed 230,000 (pounds sterling) worth of business with the Welwyn company causing Unicut to use its 0.5 tonne of special order stainless steel in four weeks rather than the normal four months.
Charles Kenny, joint managing director confirms another American order for a two-piece fastener assembly in stainless steel: "Our normal monthly production is around 5,000 to 7,000 of each part".
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"The customer has just ordered 58,000 of each to be shipped in batches by courier as quickly as we can make them," said Nicholson.
Even against the strength of pound Sterling, Unicut is building success upon success in the American market with customers impressed with the mill/turn expertise to single cycle produce parts up to 42mm diameter in often very difficult to machine materials".
""In the UK, we have developed a reputation for our knowledge of cutting these materials effectively which obviously reflects on the price".
"We have also proved we can schedule against a 'Right First Time' quality assurance policy with all the correct documentation presented with the parts".
"According to what we have heard, this is not so common amongst home suppliers." Unicut Precision has one Miyano BNJ-42S compact turning centre, four Citizen M32, three Citizen L32, three Citizen L20, two Citizen C16 and two Star SA16 CNC sliding head autos all under five years old.
Most are running around the clock depending on the setting frequency and complexity of jobs and are very often unmanned between shifts and over weekends.
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