Notes from the shop floor

Buying guides, process notes and factory news.

Five things buyers ask before awarding a machining contract

Five things buyers ask before awarding a machining contract

Tolerance philosophy, gauge strategy, batch traceability — the questions our quality head hears from procurement teams, and what honest answers look like.

Notice: Annual capacity expansion complete

Notice: Annual capacity expansion complete

Two new 5-axis machining centres and a second shift at the fabrication bay are live from this month — and with them, faster lead times on every line.

A buyer’s guide to flange forgings: forging, machining, testing

A buyer’s guide to flange forgings: forging, machining, testing

What ASME B16.5 actually guarantees, what the mill certificate proves, and the three tests worth paying for.