Processing Options

Processing Options

Processing Options

Product catalog summary
Overview: The document outlines the processing options and services provided by Smiths Metal Centres Limited, focusing on cost efficiency, quality assurance, and flexibility in processing volumes.
Key Features:
  • ISO 9001:2000 certified processing ensures high-quality material handling.
  • No minimum processing quantity, accommodating orders from one blank to 100,000 units.
  • High machine utilization to minimize costs and lead times.
  • Capability to handle various processing volumes and customize cutting schedules.
Additional Processing Options: The company offers services to supply engineering raw materials closer to finished components, reducing inefficiencies in initial manufacturing operations. Services include blanking, plate sawing, coil slitting, guillotining, vinyl coating, and tube honing.
Cost Savings: By outsourcing simple, repetitive cutting operations, clients can reduce scrap, paperwork, inspections, and potentially capital machinery costs. The company’s investment in processing equipment allows for economic cost distribution.
Processing Specifications:
  • Blanking: Min. dia. 1/4" (6.35mm), Max. dia. 20 1/2" (520mm), Blank tolerance ± 0.040" (± 1.0mm).
  • Slitting: Min. thickness 0.001" (0.025mm), Max. thickness 18 SWG (1.219mm), Nominal width tolerance ± 0.005" (± 0.127mm).
  • Sawing: Min. plate thickness 1/8" (3.18mm), Max. plate thickness 15" (381mm), Max. length/width 13' (3962.4mm).
  • Guillotining: Min. sheet thickness 26 SWG (0.457mm), Max. sheet thickness 1/4" (6.35mm), Max. width/length 8' (2438.4mm).
  • Coating: Min. sheet thickness 26 SWG (0.457mm), Max. sheet thickness 1/2" (12.7mm).
Contact Information: For further details, customers are encouraged to contact Smiths Metal Centres Limited via phone or visit their website.
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Catalog excerpts

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ADVANCED METALS Blanking Plate Sawing Coil Slitting Guillotining Vinyl Coating Tube Honing Our Additional Processing options provide us with the possibility to supply your engineering raw materials in sizes, lengths, finishes and coatings that are already one-step closer to the finished component you have in mind. For many customers the most inefficient manufacturing operations are the initial 'cutting-to-size' operations that tie-up machines and operators that are meant to be doing more complicated work. This is where we can help. Cost Saving Many component manufacturing processes begin with a number of simple, repetitive cutting operations. Operations such as billeting, sawing, blanking, guillotining and profiling are all processes that require dedicated machines and operators for what are usually very inefficient jobs. We believe that these jobs are better handled for you by us and we have invested nearly a million pounds in processing equipment to do it! Due to the volume of cutting jobs that we process for our customers, we are able to pass on our costs economically. Our equipment is designed for multi cutting operations and operated to maximise efficiency. Our saws, for example, work 24 hours a day. By using our additional processing services you will be able to free-up your skilled people and machines to concentrate on the part of your manufacturing process that adds value. However, you will also be making cost savings from reduced scrap, paperwork and inspections. In many cases it’s even possible to reduce capital machinery costs. See reverse for full list of processing services and tolerances. • You avoid ‘hidden’ costs associated with scrap, paperwork and inspections • You start with quality material. All of our processing is covered by ISO 9001:2000 • You get the product when you need it. Lead times are kept to a minimum • We have no minimum processing quantity, even down to one blank! • Our high machine utilisation makes the cost to you as low as possible • You don’t have to hold stock. We can arrange cutting schedules to suit you • We’re capable of handling any processing volume from 1 to 100,000 www.smithsadvanced.com Tel: +44 (0) 1767 604710 Fax: +44 (0) 1767 315340 A division of Smiths Metal Centres Limited Company Reg. No. 3485838 Multi Metal Stockholders Aerospace, Engineering & Hi-Tec A UKAS Accredited Testing Laboratory No. 1930 BS EN ISO 9001 - BS EN 9100 - AS 9100 rev B - AS 9120 Airbus - BAe Systems - Agusta Westland - EADS Astrium

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Processing Options Blanking Plate Sawing Coil Slitting Guillotining Vinyl Coating Tube Honing Processing Options Standard Blanking Programme Standard Sawing Programme Engineering services outline Standard Guillotining Programme Standard Slitting Programme www.smithsadvanced.com A division of Smiths Metal Centres Limited Company Reg. No. 3485838 Honing Please enquire Multi Metal Stockholders A UKAS Accredited BS EN ISO 9001 - BS EN 9100 - AS 9100 rev B - AS 9120 Aerospace, Engineering & Hi-Tec Testing Laboratory No. 1930 Airbus - BAe Systems - Agusta Westland - EADS Astrium

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