The company has grown dramatically in the last few years, almost doubling its workforce to 25, as founder Mark Goodman has seen the workload ‘grow massively’, with turnover now around £2m a year.
It has now decided to tap into its strong relationship with the Engineering Technology Group (ETG) to install a new Quaser MV184PH milling machine, equipped with Heidenhain CNC control.
“We needed to replace our old Hardinge Bridgepoint and spoke to ETG about what we needed,” said Mark, who has 30 years’ experience in Formula 1 and sub-contract machining.
“Since we started this business in 2011, we have built up a range of machines, including three Quasers. They are great, high quality machines and excellent value for money, especially operating them with Heidenhain controls as we do.
“We don’t really do mass production. Instead, we use them for prototyping, so it is all about quality and the Quaser delivers that in abundance.”
He continued: “Because of our particular needs, we are fitting the Kitagawa five-axis table we used with our old Hardinge Bridgeport to the new machine.”
“This investment is going to help us cater for our growing workload. While the budgets for firms haven’t grown hugely, the fall in the value of the pound against the dollar and euro has given them a big benefit when it comes to project spending. And, there are of course lots of new teams coming into Formula 1.”
Jon Mannion, Regional Sales Manager at Engineering Technology Group, added: “Goodman has been an ETG customer for a number of years and the company came to us when it was looking to increase its milling capacity.
“Mark and his team are well aware of the qualities of Quaser machines, particularly with the TNC 640 controls from Heidenhain, 12,000 rpm BBT40 spindle and a X/Y/Z axis offering 1020/610/610 mm capacity.
“Although it comes with significant specification as standard, the machine has been designed to include Blum-Novotest twin probe measurement technology and a 48 tool side arm tool change, not to mention the addition of an industry-leading Filtermist unit for oil and mist extraction.
“It is competitively priced with excellent build quality and reliability, backed up by our industry-leading service.”
