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Shearline expands assembly and finishing
Shearline Precision Engineering has invested £40,000 to expand and enhance its assembly and finishing area at its 5300m2 factory in Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Shearline Precision Engineering has invested £40,000 to expand and enhance its assembly and finishing area at its 5300m2 factory in Ely, Cambridgeshire The new facility, covering 480m2 (assembly 350m2 and finishing 130m2), uses the latest electrostatic discharge (ESD) rated flooring and benches to reduce damage to sensitive electronic components during handling and assembly
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 21 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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It is used for electromechanical assembly and prototype production of products and components for markets such as scientific and medical instrumentation, information and communications technology and commercial inkjet printing.
The flexible layout is based on Kaizen principles and designed to reduce set-up and improve production flow.
Graham Smith, Shearline's Managing Director, said: "The new assembly and finishing area has enhanced this aspect of the operation by allowing us to work with full ESD capabilities to produce high quality components, manufactured and delivered to the tightest deadlines with the utmost efficiency".
The assembly and finishing area also has one of three Kardex vertical storage systems, which have been installed throughout the factory.
The Kardex Shuttle NT is fully automated and increases efficiency, control and security.
Standing at 8.5m high and holding 74 trays, the system is used for storing finished goods and assemblies and takes up 5.7m2 of floor space but gives 112m2 of storage area.
Shearline has also increased its manufacturing and engineering capabilities following the acquisition, in August 2005, of Hybrid Laser Tech , a precision laser cutting company in Cambridge.
Using the Coherent Everlase CO2 laser systems, Shearline can provide precision cutting and scribing of ceramic substrates and precision cutting of thin metals, wood, paper, plastics, acrylics, PCB and PZT.
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