

Manufacturing Facilities
Tinsley Bridge occupies a six hectare (14 acre site) and 26,000m² manufacturing facilities with undercover and segregated storage.
Machining Centre
CNC & CNC Vertical 3 Axis machines include:
Machine Description including Make & Model | Speed (RPM) | Dimensions Capacity | Weight Capacity | Craneage Capacity |
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Hwacheonz Hi-Tech 450 ALYSMC Mill Turn CNC | 3500 | Chuck 250mm, 700mm swing over bed, 550 swing over saddle | 1 tonnes | 5 tonnes |
Puma 2000MS CNC Lathe with MV65 automatic bar feed | ||||
2 x Hartford Tornado HCMC 13 | 6000 | Bed 1450mm x 800mm | 1.6 tonnes | 5 tonnes |
2 x SW-BA40 Vertical CNC | 5000 | 3800mm x 630mm | 2 tonnes | 5 tonnes |
Kia KV 90L | 4500 | 3000mm x 900mm | 3 tonnes | 5 tonnes |
Dah Lih MCV 1450 vertical CNC machining centre | 4500 | 1600mm x 880mm | 2 tonnes | 5 tonnes |
Dah Lih MCV 1450 vertical CNC machining centre | 4500 | 1600mm x 880mm | 2 tonnes | 5 tonnes |
Dah Li 1250 | 4500 | 1400mm x 820mm | 1.5 tonnes | 5 tonnes |
Haas VF4 4 axis | 8100 | 1270mm x 500mm | 1588kg | 5 tonnes |
Haas VF2 4 axis | 12000 | 760mm x 400mm | 1300kg | 5 tonnes |
Haas VF1 4 axis | 7500 | 500mm x 400mm | 1300kg | 5 tonnes |
Precision Grinders include (up to 5.4m length capacity, Slideway grinding accuracies to 0.005mm):
- Gockel grinder x 2
- Reform grinder x 3
- Lumsden grinder x 1
- Snow grinder x 5
- G-grinder x 1
Milling – Elga mill & Butler planer
Multiple milling & turning machine tools
10 tonnes installed crane capacity (5 x overhead cranes)
Fabrication & Welding, Hot & Cold Forming, Bending, Forging, Heat Treatment
Welding capability includes qualified MIG, TIG & MMA welders approved to welding quality standard BS EN ISO 3834 part 2 (comprehensive quality requirements), and BS EN ISO 1090 part 2 execution classes 1-4 (CE marking). Execution class 4 includes both ferritic and stainless steel and is the highest qualification standard possible.
- Fully equipped 10,000m² fabrication workshops
- 13.5m ceiling height
- 5000m² stainless steel segregation available
- 5m x 6m door access
- 30 tonne installed crane capacity (7.5m lift, 10 x overhead cranes)
- 4m CNC press brake
- 3m press brakes x 2 (300t)
- Assembly, commissioning & testing
- Working at height accreditation
- Mobile access platforms to 25m height x 4
- On-site fabrication, installation and commissioning
- Fabrication Bays x 12 – this can be increased as required.
- MMA Type machines x 6 and TIG hand welding machines x 5
- MIG machines with pulse capabilities x 15
- Forging cells x 4 (1000t & 250t friction screw press & OFMA induction upsetter)
- Bend & heat treatment cells x 2 (6500t/year capacity)
- Heat treatment cells x 3 (6 furnaces up to 7m length capability)
- Robotic tube bend and heat treatment cell
- Shot peen cells x 2
- Bushing cells x 4
- Clean room 75m²
- Auto saw (60° mitre angle range, capacity 450mm high x 250mm wide)
- Guillotines (up to 3m width, 12.5mm plate)
- Straightening
- Rolling (up to 2.5m wide x 6mm plate & 1.5m wide x 12.5mm plate)
- Punching (up to 25mm plate, Ø30mm holes)
- Electronic, hydraulic & pneumatic integrated control systems
Batch Furnaces
Continuous run furnaces also available.
Furnace | Purpose | Height | Width | Length | |
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Temperer | “NLR” | Tempering / Stress relieving | 500mm | 1700mm | 5500mm |
Small Temperer | “Small temperer” | Tempering | 700mm | 940mm | 2400mm |
Small Hardening Furnace | “Manchester” | Hardening | 380mm | 650mm | 1400mm |
Hardening Furnace | “Titanic” | Hardening | 400mm | 900mm | 7000mm |
Hardening Furnace | “Betsy” | Hardening | 900mm | 400mm | 4800mm |
Temperer | “Line1 Temperer” | Tempering | 930mm | 430mm | 5500mm |