We are a small friendly company based in Henfield, West Sussex, working in the light engineering market for machined parts, assemblies and fabricated items. We also undertake modification and repairs to existing parts and assemblies at our premises.
We specialise in prototype and small batch production, ie from 1 off to 2000 odd, working with mild and stainless steel, cast iron, aluminium and other hard materials such as certain plastics and nylon.
General manual lathe work (to general or high precision)
General manual milling work
MIG, TIG and gas welding, brazing and silver soldering
Bead blasting
CAD/CAM Development (Solidworks 2008 / OneCNC)
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Our CNC machines are programmed from top of the range CAM software from OneCNC, supported by the latest Solidworks 2008 CAD package, which allows us to generate or import from Customers their simple or complex 2D, and 3D solid CAD models.
Customers who are familiar with CAD and subcontract production to a company based on their own supplied CAD drawings will realise this is not a simple process, with potential errors and conversion problems usually rife between different software packages ( or even between software revisions of packages from the same supplier!). Our powerful combination of uptodate software lets us address such problems as they arise, in house, and to work with the Customer to ensure that they are resolved as quickly as possible.
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We can further assist with development of a part or assembly, taking an idea or rough draft to a final part that can be produced, supported by deliverable CAD drawings and files if necessary. Typical work for us includes:
Turning and milling specialist flanges, fittings and adapters
Production of threaded metal and plastic parts
Milling complex 3D multi-radiused features eg for patterns for injection moulding tools
Production of Construction Industry fixtures and fittings in stainless and mild steel
Construction of machinery components (eg shafts, rotors, end plates, mountings, levers)
Production of specialist component housings from solids
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Construction of machinery components (eg shafts, rotors, end plates, mountings, levers)
Production of specialist component housings from solids
Fabrication of welded assemblies in Aluminium and Steel (often of parts we have produced)
Supply of material cut to specifications
Production of special Bolts, Nuts, Adapters, Washers and Inserts etc
Productionisation of a Customer Design Concept to include Documentation and /or Manufacture. This service is usually offered to support Customers who do not have advanced CAD systems, and frequently involves the production of complex 3D solid CAD models of several parts, mated together to show a final 3D assembly that allows assessment by the Customer of the finished assembly before any material is cut. This is of particular benefit where specialist mathematical analysis is required (eg component stress / strain / performance) before committing to expensive tooling or protoype machining.
Advice and Assistance to Customers on machining processes, capability and techniques including research into potential design and production solutions
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We source raw materials for Customers, or they may supply their own. This is more common where we are providing an intermediate machining operation from which a Customer may add further value themselves.
We subcontract operations outside our scope locally where possible, (eg laser cutting, sheet metal folding, galvanising, hardening, EDM wire cutting), so we can offer a complete production service if required, with minimal shipping charges.
We have a large and varied Customer Base built up over 18 years of business, with Customers ranging from well known Corporations (some overseas), to private individuals " dropping in" with a challenge (eg skimming the cooking plates from an AGA, or milling out some vintage railway carriage axle trunion castings and fitting bearing liners!!!).
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It is not possible to try and provide example costs due to the wide variety of work we undertake, but being small usually lets us offer competitive prices.
If you would like to know more, or would like us to quote for a job, please Email, call or fax to David Stanton, on the contact details below.
Venture Precision Engineering Ltd, Unit 4B, Vinalls Business Centre Nep Town Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9DZ
