In-house cnc machining

Reeling Systems is a primary the finished wall thickness.

fire prevention equipment supplier to Chubb Fire Mechanical - which is a primary contractor to the Ministry of Defence - providing all of Chubb's 30+ MoD-related product families with some 300 part variations.

Until last year all machining was outsourced but the volumes involved, typically up to 250-off, meant that even in recession no subcontractors were willing to commit and late deliveries of machined components were a problem.

So the decision was taken to invest in a 20 hp/8000rev/min XYZ 1010 VMC vertical machining centre with fullyintegrated 4th axis and a 38hp/3500 rev/min XYZ 250 TC turning centre with live tooling.

The company then needed additional turning capacity and, with limited workshop floor space, opted for a 20HP/5000 rev/min XYZ Compact Turn 52 turning centre, all three machines being equipped with Siemens conversational CNC.