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a highly competitive market, and we probably account for around 15% of the PCD carbon fibre work for the aerospace industry if measured by value. This is admittedly a rough estimate, but it is considerably more than any other company and no small achievement either, given that we are not a large firm.”


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cutting tools in the UK. We have around a dozen diamond finishing machines, about the same as the rest of our metal working sector rivals put together. It’s


Year on year growth Raynor concludes: “Since opening our Coventry plant in 1979, manufacturing capacity has multiplied fourfold from 4,500ft2 to 18,000ft2. We’ve experienced year on year growth over the last five years, and we are still growing. We took delivery of two new machines last month, and a third one is on the way. We employ around 30 employees, but still have room for further expansion.


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However, it will be some time before we will need new premises. “Our own in-house R&D unit has


proved highly beneficial and greatly reduced our dependency upon other companies. We continue to enhance this facility and recently acquired a force transducer to measure thrust and torque in three or more axes. Six months ago we appointed a specialist specifically tasked with developing new tooling. His job is to get the best results through continually experimenting with different geometries, materials and manufacturing methods. “We also have a dedicated machining


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