3K's Engineering Company Limited is a large fabrication and heavy machining company in Machynys, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. Its machine shops run large conventional and CNC machines for vertical and horizontal boring, turning and milling, with 20 tonne crane capacity, alongside fabrication workshops with welding, a fitting shop for assemblies and refurbishment, and in-house MPI and ultrasonic testing. The company is certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 and supplies renewable energy, nuclear, oil and gas, offshore, shipping, rail and construction customers.
Blaney Gears Ltd is a gear manufacturer and precision engineering company in Ahoghill, Ballymena, County Antrim. It runs 60+ machines including CNC and conventional lathes (CNC turning to 1,200 mm long by 360 mm diameter), seven milling machines with 3 and 4 axis capability (CNC bed up to 2,200 x 1,000 x 900 mm), cylindrical and surface grinders, slotters, broaching and horizontal boring, and nine gear cutting machines. Inspection includes a CMM and magnetic particle and dye penetrant testing. Heat treatment, a 3.5 kW laser, press brakes, six coded welders and powder coating, zinc plating and passivation are also listed. The company offers reverse engineering, 3D CAD design, prototyping and assembly, works in mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium, supplies energy, oil and gas, aerospace, automotive and other sectors, and is ISO 9001 registered.
CNC Milling
CNC Turning
Sheet Metal Fabrication
Laser Cutting
Metaltech Precision Ltd
Chard, Somerset
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Metaltech Precision Ltd is a CNC machining subcontractor in Chard, Somerset, and part of the Expromet Technologies Group. It runs 20 fixed head and 8 vertical CNC turning centres, 13 sliding head machines, 17 milling centres (3, 4 and 5-axis, including Mazak travelling column machines) and Mazak Integrex multitasking machines. Fabrication and welding, shot blasting, painting and assembly are done in-house, and parts are inspected on Aberlink CMMs. It machines titanium, Inconel, Hastelloy, duplex, stainless steel and aluminium for aerospace and defence, oil and gas, rail, marine, energy and medical customers.
CNC Milling
CNC Turning
5-Axis Machining
Swiss Machining
Brooks Forgings Limited
Cradley Heath, West Midlands
Brooks Forgings Limited is a Cradley Heath, West Midlands manufacturer of bespoke forged, machined and fabricated components (bolts, brackets, eye bolts, foundation assemblies, tension system parts, torsion bars and more) made to customer specification for the waterways, bridges, construction, defence, rail, marine, offshore and power-generation sectors. An in-house CNC machining department (16 CNC machines, including a Doosan DNM 5700 vertical machining centre) is integrated into the forging workflow, alongside welding and fabrication, mechanical assembly, CAD/CAM design, prototyping and an in-house metrology and non-destructive testing laboratory. Materials include carbon and alloy steels, stainless and duplex steels, superalloys and non-ferrous alloys. The company holds LRQA-approved ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, and is JOSCAR registered and on the RISQS supplier scheme.
