Manufacturing and Engineering Magazine Volume 425 - January 2016 | Page 29

AEROSPACE MICROMETRIC
highlights: “We have a broad range of equipment.
We don't just have lasers, but we also have other
equipment such as a precision grinder, a machining centre, a wire eroder, a laser marker and more.
We've moved on from just being laser cutters, and
now see ourselves far more as component makers. There's a combination factors such as offering a broad range of capabilities, our technical
expertise and the fact that we try to be proactive,
with a vast amount of background research, really then allows us to provide much more of a onestop-shop for our customers. Additionally, we
develop our own machines and tooling if they are
not readily available, adapting to the components
which we're making.”
Yet, in line with this, it is of course important
to note that investment is not treated on a basis
of solely in the core areas of the company, but
also in new, emerging areas so that the company can broaden its range of capabilities out into
new, exciting areas. And even if Micrometric
may not yet be able to provide a specific service
in-house, through support of keen supply chain
members it is often the case that complementary services can be sourced within and provided
to the customer as a complete one-stop-shop
solution – something which client upon client
can count upon.

It is the combination of these two factors
which effectively allows Micrometric to rise to
the challenges of the industry, providing a high
quality, green solution which, while offering more,
can also subsequently be offered for less. Chris
comments: “What we've found is that clients are
wanting more out of the same thing, at a lower
price, yet as reliably as previously. As what they
want is more for their money, we have to look at
our processes and ensure that they are
very stable, accurate, repeatable and
precise for every single part, not just
for the first few.” Looking forward, it
is the keen eye of the company on
recent trends, and adapting to those
trends, which is sure to pave the
way forward for the company in
times to come.

“we develop our own
machines and tooling if