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£600,000 Correa milling machine for Clifton
01 May 2008
Clifton Precision Tools, the Rowley Regis-based press tool and machining specialist has ordered a new Correa FP40 milling machine to enhance its large milling capacity. The company currently has 10 CNC milling machines and installed its first Correa in August 2007.
Clifton Precision Tools, established exactly 30 years ago, specialises in machining and tooling for the aerospace, automotive and white goods industries, as well as supplying component parts to Formula One Teams.
“Since installing our FP40 on 1 August last year, we have seen demand for our large machine capacity increase dramatically.” Explains Peter Clifton, Managing Director.
“The investment for this type of machine is around £600,000 but from the end of last year, it was always going to be a case of when, rather than if we were going to buy another new Nicolas Correa machine,”
“We use the machine for a variety of applications ranging from machining iron castings for the automotive industries to high speed finishing of carbon fibre mould tools for Aerospace. Being able to machine up to 4.5 metres, 24hrs a day means we can offer our customers around the clock capacity”
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