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FACTORY FACTFILE Department: CNC - 3,200m2


CNC area


- 18 four- and five-axis milling machines - Two CNC turning machines


- Capable of machining over an area of up to 1m2


to an accuracy of four microns


- Automated machinery for uninterrupted production, seven days a week


- Machining strategy can be defined and ready for production within 30 minutes of 3D CAD model delivery


- Three-dimensional measurement machines examine each item down to a single micron


FACTORY FACTFILE


Department: Engine Component Testing - Specially-developed in-house test rigs


- Cam rig for air and valve spring measurement can run up to 22,000rpm with an 110kW electric motor and includes a 70-channel measurement system, six-channel laser system and high-speed camera to provide full valve motion analysis


- Radiator wind tunnel runs air speeds up to 12m/s for a lifelike analysis of radiator core performance


- Very rare port development flow bench for low pressure exhaust measurement and valve shape optimisation, complete with Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) analysis


- Fuel system testing facility including fuel pump test rig, fuel rail calibration rig and single injector test and development rig


- Specialty heat rejection and friction analysis on all individual components


- 10,000rpm clutch development rig with high-speed cameras, lasers and military- grade thermal camera


- Horiba exhaust gas analysers


- Malvern laser system for fuel spray characterisation, fast flame ionisation detection and rapid in-cylinder sampling


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