AUTOMATION & ROBOTICS
CROSSEN ENGINEERING: INJECTING INNOVATION INTO NORTHERN IRISH MANUFACTURING
Peter Crossen
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elfast-based Crossen Engineering is a leading full-service manufacturer of custom-made metal and plastic parts. Able to provide customers with a seamless single-source solution from concept through to production, across a range of sectors, Crossen Engineering has witnessed an extraordinary increase in demand for its services. In a bid to increase productivity, it turned to FANUC’s ROBOSHOT Ð-S100iA – in what was the automation specialist’s first electric injection moulding installation in Northern Ireland. Crossen Engineering was established over 40 years ago, primarily serving automotive clients with prototype pressed metal parts. As the business developed, it began to move into production, and invested in a press shop to facilitate this. By the late 1990s, Crossen Engineering had developed an injection
moulding arm, and as with metal pressing, an initial prototyping service swiftly grew into larger-scale production.
A commitment to helping its customers develop ideas into prototypes, and then scale up production tooling to supply finished products, has established Crossen Engineering as one of the most innovative manufacturers in Northern Ireland. This dedication to being an integral part of the design process, alongside advancements in its injection moulding capabilities, has provided a pathway into the cutting-edge medical products sector.
INJECTING INNOVATION As part of this, Crossen Engineering has recently assisted in the development and production of colostomy solutions. Crossen Engineering
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moulds the seal rings which interface between the user’s body and the stoma bag, before supplying them to the customer who secure them to their bag solution.
Peter Crossen, business development manager at Crossen Engineering, comments: “We’d known this customer for over 15 years, stemming back to our metal pressing days. When they required a solution for sealing a colostomy bag, they knew that we had the design and prototype capabilities, as well as the production capacity, to provide an effective solution.
“We’re now in the process of developing a second product with that same customer, and it is this increase in demand, especially from the medical sector, that prompted us to explore automation options.”
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