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He subsequently acquired and integrated the grinding accessory brands and production machinery of Toolmasters Technologies. The resulting surplus of mostly manual machine tools was sold recently at auction. In their place is to be found much leaner and more capable CNC capacity at Falcon Business Centre that includes a 6-axis Okuma B-axis mill-turning centre, a Mikron 5-axis machining centre, Studer grinders and an array of wire-erosion and die-sinking machines from Agie-Charmilles.

A Sage total business management system integrates ordering, production, stock control and accounting, while further new software investment includes a full 5-axis computer-aided manufacturing package from EdgeCAM.

Commented Mr Bootes, “We are particularly pleased that our customers have been actively encouraging us to invest in high quality machine tools, inspection equipment and software. Our recent £5.5 million investment coupled with the expertise of our designers and machinists means that PG Technology is now a world-class supplier of high precision components.

“By creating top-end, round-the-clock machining facilities in Mitcham and at Durham Precision Engineering, our newly acquired subcontract firm in Newton Aycliffe, we believe that there is additional, high calibre business to be won. We are already offering faster turnaround on contracts, even those involving highly complex machining.”

The company is a contract machinist in Surrey that specialises in multi-axis CNC machining of complex components for the aerospace, semiconductor, motorsport, medical and petrochemical sectors,

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