Above: Modtech C20 Machine number one still in operations at Investacast.


Tim Whittaker, the technical manager at Mayo Engineering Ltd, was sold to the UK investment casting foundry Investacast, who are located by the Devon coast in Ilfracombe, and this actual machine number one, has been in daily use from 1999 to the current day, and still continues to give daily good service. In continuing with this constant


research of satisfying customer needs, Mayo Engineering and Modtech Machines installed a new Modtech Automode 12-4 horizontal automatic wax injector, again at Investacast, to go alongside a recently installed Modtech C30 C Frame wax injector. Tony Buckland, Managing Director,


Investacast commented, “Back in 1999 when I was 12 years into my career as QA Manager at Investacast, we took receipt of the first Modtech Wax Injection machine. We were the ‘go getters’ in the industry and invested our trust in new companies like Modtech.” “Twenty-two years later we are now


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Above: Investcast Modtech C30 C Frame wax injector.


one of the best performing Investment Casting companies in the UK, and now have a nice shiny Modtech Auto machine to add to our collection. We still have the original “serial number 0001” Modtech machine working, producing good quality wax patterns every day, a fantastic achievement for Modtech. Well done, Peter, and all your team at Modtech,” Buckland stated. Since 1999, Mayo Engineering has


steadily grown, and comprises of a core team of UK and Indian based engineers and consultants, now supplying a wide range of equipment including some of the worlds most advanced ceramic core injection cells, wax injectors, shelling systems, cut off machines, knockout machines etc., as well as a comprehensive range of consultancy services to the industry, which includes the design and build of investment casting foundries across the globe. The Covid situation has presented


many challenges, not least the inability to travel around the world, and to adapt


to these tough times, Mayo Engineering and Modtech have adapted their range of machinery to enable customers to set up and commission equipment, without the need to send an engineer from Mayo or Modtech. To meet the needs when the market


grows, Modtech Machines Pvt Ltd, is now 51% owned by the M & B Group of India, this increases the design capability and market outreach, for as well as investment casting equipment, Modtech handles a wide range of automation projects to a blue chip customer base The Mayo Engineering team


welcome the M & B team into the family. The existing Modtech team remains as is, and is strengthened with the expertise M & B bring to the table. After twenty-two years together,


Mayo Engineering and Modtech Machines look forward to the next twenty-two years, and to supporting and meeting customer needs around the world.


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