We are pleased to announce an important milestone for GW Engineering. We now have ISO 9001 Certification for the machining & turning part of the business. ISO 9001 is a globally recognized standard for Quality Management. It means our daily processes have been independently checked and proven to meet the highest international standards for quality […]
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New machines added to increase productivity
We have added a HAAS UMC-750 5-axis machining centre to our to two existing HASS UMC-500 machines. All our 3-axis machines have now been replaced with 5-axis machines resulting in less set-ups, greater accuracy, longer cycle times between manual interventions, reduced manpower and ‘through-tool’ coolant facilitates fast material removal important when machining parts ‘from the […]
New type of Coordinate Measuring Machine installed
Measuring complex milled and turned parts with tight tolerances can be difficult using conventional tools and gauges. To make this easier, we have installed a Keyence XM-5000 Portable Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM). ‘Portable’ means parts can be measured in-situ on the machine tool or away from the machine on a bench. The machine consists […]
Turning
We have comprehensive CNC turning facilities compromising a HASS ST-20Y lathe, a HASS TL-1 manual/CNC lathe and a Hanwha XE20 Swiss Auto lathe. The HASS ST-20Y lathe has a programmable chuck and powered tools enabling it to add milled features to turned parts such as keyways, side drilled holes and “off-centre features” for example, a […]
Plastic Laser Cutting & Etching Text and Graphics
We use a Trotec Speedy 400 combined CO2 & Fibre Optic for laser cutting plastic up to 12mm thick and etching text and graphics onto plastic and metal parts. The Fibre Optic facility enables aluminium parts to be engraved which cuts into the material. Graphics are from taken our Coreldraw system eliminating the need […]
Sheetmetal
We have a comprehensive sheet metal manufacturing facility utilising Amada CNC machine tools and other ancillary equipment. Laser Cutting – Amada CNC Fibre Laser – w/r 3000mm x 1500mm, materials up to 10mm think Punching – Amada Acute CNC Punch – w/r of 1270mm x 1270mm., materials up to 6mm thick Folding – Amada HFE […]
Machining
We have a HAAS UMC-750 5-axis machining centre and 2 UMC 500 5-axis machining centres. These machines are primarily used for machining components with detail on 6 faces (of a cube). The machines decrease set-ups, improve accuracy, extend cycle time between manual interventions, reduce manpower and ‘through-tool’ coolant facilitates fast material removal important when machining […]
Automatic Folding of Precision Parts
Amada Robotic Bending Cell in action on a batch of parts for machines incorporating digital load cells. The flexible programming language of the machine along with easy set-up and automatic tool loading means hi-mix, low volume sheet metal component manufacture is accurate and cost effective. If we can help with your folding requirements, pleased contact […]