Precision

At the forefront of precision engineering.

Our state-of-the-art, precision engineering facility takes our customers’ products from ‘on-paper’ concepts to complex components. With over 30 years’ experience in CNC Machining, our advanced equipment paired with the knowledge of our team allows us to provide innovative solutions for a range of mission-critical applications.

Our products are used in the most demanding industries in the world, including aerospace and defence, energy and renewables as well as in a huge range of industrial applications.

The sheer versatility of our CNC Turning and Milling centres allows us to machine a diverse portfolio of products and geometries. Our highly skilled technical engineers and CNC machinists have experience in processing forgings and castings in a range of materials, including metals such as steel, titanium, aluminium, Nimonics and superalloys.

We also use the latest tooling and backup from major manufacturers to create cost savings whilst still producing tight tolerance, high-quality products.

CBE+ capability

CBE+ have a variety of Milling and Turning capabilities incorporating multitasking machines and turn cut functions. Mazak & Okuma are our preferred operating systems.

Mazak use their own programming language called Mazatrol which allows fast part programming and quick turn-around times.

Okuma have their own powerful OSP operating system. The Okuma LB3000 can multitask milling and turning operations including y-axis programming.

Our 2+3 axis Multus has twin spindles and a 40-tool carousel making it able to do complete jobs. It can do part transfer onto the opposite spindle and 3+2 programming.

The various vertical machining centres including Doosan and Cincinnati use the popular Fanuc control.

CBE+ has 3 horizontal machining centres with Multiple Pallets plus 100+ tool station cribs, and they are all equipped with turn cut function. This allows for multitasking operations enabling turned features in the same operation as milling, reducing overall processing time.

If the CNC Turning centre has only one turret, all the work can be completed from one side. However, some turning centres have a main spindle and sub-spindle, with multiple axes, for faster operations, in this situation, the main spindle partially machines the component, which is then moved to the sub-spindle to complete the job on the other side of the part. The speed of CNC Turning processes makes it an ideal operation for large production runs with short lead times.

Some CNC Turning centres will also have live tooling. This means that the tool will rotate as the workpiece stays still, the same process as milling. These machines are referred to as mill/turn machines and can be useful when minor milling details are required on turned parts.

CNC Milling VS CNC Turning

CNC Turning often produces parts quicker and more cost-effectively than milling. CNC Milling is limited to the range of motion of the cutting tools. CNC Turning can sometimes be better suited for complex design options and can be beneficial with faster and more cost-effective machining operations.

Where is our precision engineering used?

• Oil & Gas – We supply machined parts into traditional oilfield, renewables, and energy distribution
• Valves – We are experts in machining valve body castings used in multiple industries
• Aerospace – We manufacture both flying, and none flying parts, used in aerospace.
• Space sector – We manufacture parts used in space, particularly satellites.
• Medical – We manufacture components used in DNA sequencing technology.

Accreditations
AS1900 REV D BS EN 9100:2018
ISO 9100:2015