Material’s Preparation - A most important area.

In this picture: Materials Technician (Ben)

Our Production Manager (Sean) will order a specific composition and grade of material for the component to be produced, be it an extrusion material or a dry press material from the materials preparation area or ” powder room”. The materials are issued to the main shop floor by customer/job reference to maintain traceability as required by our ISO9001 accreditation.

If the material needs a new batch, our Materials Technician (Ben) will produce the new batch of material according to the “Composition sheet” which is a “controlled” document, as we are ISO9001 registered and this is a tightly controlled process. The materials are weighed , then the ball mill is loaded. The materials are ground for the designated time. The material is then sieved to ensure consistent particle size and then filter pressed into “cakes”. These “cakes” are then stored pending further processing into either dry pressing or extrusion variants as dictated by the customer requirements.

Customers are welcome to view our premises, meet the team and are assured of a warm welcome when they arrive.

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