Tag: SHAPE Machining

Shape Machining Ltd has designed, manufactured and successfully tested a carbon fibre suspension link for a high-end automotive manufacturer (OEM). The impressive design uses ShapeTex and epoxy thermoset resins technologies to make a part that can be pressed in very short cycle times. The advantage of this technique over a formed aluminium part is a 45% weight saving. Managing Director,

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Shape Machining Ltd offers a full engineering service to our automotive and aerospace customers. Shape are continuing to provide engineering and manufacturing solutions for trimming, bonding and inspection fixtures. This particular fixture was designed and manufactured by Shape and will be used to trim CFRP components in house. Managing Director, Peter McCool, said “We are really proud of our capability

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Shape Machining Ltd is proud to be working with top UK Formula Student team Oxford Brookes Racing. Shape provides accurate CNC machined patterns and Rohacell foams to support the manufacture of the carbon composite structures used on their 2019 car that is due to compete at Silverstone on July 19th 2019. Managing Director, Peter McCool, said “We are really proud

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Shape Machining Ltd invites everyone receiving this press release to an Open House Event at our facilities on the 3rd of July. The event will showcase Shape’s advanced manufacturing capabilities and mark our 5th Birthday. Customers, suppliers and friends of SHAPE are all invited to visit on the 3rd of July to view our machines, our facilities, see our capabilities

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Shape Machining Ltd regularly machines complex parts from a variety of technical and industrial foams. Expandable Polystyrene (EPS) and Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) are used in a variety of applications by customers of Shape. Managing Director, Peter McCool, said “sculptured automotive and aerospace seats are regularly machined directly from complex CAD geometry files, supplied by our customers, in a variety of

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Aerospace work has been a growth sector for Shape Machining Ltd recently. Managing Director, Peter McCool, said “This has been a good year for Shape and I’m particularly pleased that we are growing our position in the aerospace sector. The fact that we are getting repeat orders from our aerospace customers confirms that our quality and workmanship is of the

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A full night shift is in place at Shape Machining Ltd and will operate all year round. Managing Director, Peter McCool, said “It is a significant achievement that we have a fully operating team of programmers and machine operators working all through the night. This gives us 24hr a day machining capability from Monday to Thursday, which along with our

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Shape Machining Ltd has recently commissioned another Faro laser scanning inspection arm as part of the continuous improvement programme. Managing Director, Peter McCool, said “It has always been important for us to ensure that the quality of the patterns we machine is exemplary. We achieve that by rigorous quality control procedures. Part of our standard process is to fully 3D

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Shape Machining Ltd has quadrupled the capacity of epoxy pattern machining from the same time last year, as a result of recent expansion. Managing Director, Peter McCool, said “We have had a busy year at Shape and the result is that we have much more pattern machining capacity in place now compared to this time last year.” Shape added 3

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Shape Machining Ltd now supplies aluminium tooling plate fixtures for the automotive, motorsport and aerospace communities. Managing Director, Peter McCool said “Being able to offer aluminium fixtures has enabled us to support our existing customers with a greater range of capabilities. We have the in-house capability to design and manufacture a range of jigs and fixtures that includes carbon fibre

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