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News Release from: Universal Balancing | Subject: Aviation Tooling
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 July 2003
Subsidiary supplies aero engine
fixtures, gauges
Engineering and balancing technology specialist Universal Balancing has formed a new subsidiary, Aviation Tooling to harness the capabilities of its aerospace industry expertise.
Engineering and balancing technology specialist Universal Balancing has formed a new subsidiary, Aviation Tooling to harness the capabilities of its aerospace industry expertise The new company, which is located at Universal Balancing's Kingswood, Bristol site, aims to establish itself as a cost-effective source of special-purpose tools, fixtures and gauges for aero engines produced by the world's leading manufacturers
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 25 Mar 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Equipment for Rolls-Royce, Pratt and Whitney, General Electric, CFM and IAE is already available, along with a range of ground support equipment, dynamic balancing machines and associated services.
Heading the new organisation is Managing Director, Neil Cozens, who joins the Universal Balancing group with more than 20 years tool making and international sales experience within the aerospace industry.
"I am delighted to be joining such a successful engineering group," said Mr Cozens.
"Universal Balancing has a strong track record within this sector.
Several of its key personnel are former Rolls-Royce employees and a significant proportion of its business is with aerospace companies.
"We have three manufacturing sites in Bristol, Birmingham and Cradley Heath, plus a wealth of parts handling experience to draw on.
Aviation Tooling is therefore extremely well placed to meet customers' demands for high quality products backed by fast availability and competitive pricing." Cozens continued: "We have already identified several new market opportunities and secured some significant pilot contracts.
I am confident of building on this foundation with further major order wins during the coming months." About Universal Balancing - one of the UK leaders in industrial balancing technology, Bristol-based Universal Balancing offers a complete spectrum of manual, semi and fully-automatic balancing systems, including vertical and horizontal axis, soft or hard bearing equipment.
The company also provides a comprehensive contract balancing service for components ranging from a few grams to several hundred kilograms.
In addition, it will design, manufacture and install custom-engineered solutions - including work handling and component manipulation modules - as part of high-speed, high-volume automated manufacturing lines. Request a free brochure from Universal Balancing ...
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