The machining areas of the business are divided into three discreet cells, Nuclear Power & Marine, Defence and Hot Gas Path which supplies machined items complimentary with the precision fabrication business.

The Nuclear Power & Marine Cell comprises both Manual and CNC equipment as batch sizes are generally small and in some cases a skilled machinist can produce components faster than a CNC machine tool in these circumstances.

The materials processed in this Cell are predominately stainless steels and strict procedures are in place to prevent cross contamination with dissimilar metals. All personnel in this Cell have to have completed a thorough training course in the procedures and be regularly assessed.

The Defence Machining Cell is equipped in the main with CNC machines interspersed with a limited manual machining capability and work in a range of lightweight materials mainly high quality aluminium, titanium and magnesium alloys. Again these materials each have their own procedures which are strictly enforced to maintain quality levels and traceability.

The HGP area operates mostly with high temperature alloys such as Hastalloy X, Haynes 25 and Nimonic 75. Parts produced vary from complete Inlet Guide Vanes to cover plates and blanking plates for NGV’s. The Cell is incorporated with the Precision Fabrication area to form the HGP Cell.

All CNC machining is supported by the comprehensive 3D solid modelling and CAD/CAM systems with DNC links to provide the shortest possible time scale between order and the cutting of metal.