This machining division of Delcam plc located on Birmingham's Small Heath Business Park is now equipped with the latest manufacturing technology, and has extended its remit to the machining of workpieces ranging from small moulds and dies to aircraft undercarriage components.

Although it continues to offer prospective software customers the opportunity to evaluate PowerSHAPE and PowerMILL software, Delcam UK Tooling Services is home to a highly skilled team of engineers delivering a diverse range of services from product modelling, NC programs and manufacturing through to final inspection and certification.

However, the emphasis on high value manufacturing activities, coupled with the requirement to 'field test' the latest software developments and to assist software users, ensures that every investment proposal is subjected to searching scrutiny.

"We began this particular selection process by shortlisting six possible suppliers and concluded with the machining of a test piece designed to push the Mazak to the limit of its five-axis capability, " says Brian Hawkshaw. "This was in terms of surface finish, including blending of radial and angular surfaces; accuracy, checked against the original CAD model; and cycle time, as a measure of the response to complex configurations and rotations. Assessed against these criteria, the Mazak easily met and indeed exceeded the criteria for selection."

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