Manufacturing and Engineering Magazine Volume 425 - January 2016 | Page 52

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travelling column. Due for completion in
February 2016, the new feature on the production line will be completely CNC-controlled, and
add further manufacturing capacity as well as
further machining capabilities.
Certainly not confined to next year, however,
the company is currently enjoying the use of stateof-the-art fabrication machines which, again, have
the twofold ability to enhance quantity and quality. Dan Baker provides further detail: “We've just
put in six top of the range welding sets which are
self-calibrating meaning you can programme the
machine specific to the procedure required. Not
only does it mean the quality of the welds is always
controlled, but it also makes our fabricators better
at their job. They can worry about what the mate-

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rials are doing and getting the dimensions right
rather than the actual settings on the welder.”
In view of Blackhill Engineering Services' progressive approach to manufacturing and engineering and its will to do more, and do better, the company has attracted a host of high-profile clients
and succeeded in delivering pioneering products
to some of the most challenging projects. Amongst
customers such as the RNLI or the Supacat Jackal
vehicle, the company has proven, time and time
and again, its unparalleled proficiency in high precision machining at large diameters and sizes.
“Our USP is size,” corroborates Dan Baker. “We
can lift 60t units in a single go, and we can machine
envelopes up to five cubic metres in size. The guys
that have been working these machines can't be

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“The guys that have
been working these
machines can't be beaten
in their knowledge and
ability to deal with the
larger diameters and
volumes we encounter”