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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