ISO 9001 Certified Precision Presswork Manufacturer and Tooling Solution: Bracebridge Engineering UK

ISO 9001: 2000 Certified

Quality to ISO 9001:2000

Bracebridge Engineering has a reputation for quality and service gained by offering expert advice to manufacturing solutions required for deep drawn, formed and blanked components both high and low volumes.
Our experience is in a variety of industries from specialised niche industries to automotive and aerospace.

We are accredited to ISO9001 : 2000 and offer the following management control tools:-

Bracebridge Engineering :- Committed to Quality & Service

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Other Services

Sawing
We have the capacity to manufacture cut to length and chamfered tube up to 75mm dia on Adige automatic saws. 

Finishing
We can provide components in the plated condition to your specification using both barrel and vat processes.

Welding 
We are able to supply components as welded or pressed assemblies.

Thread rolling
We have the ability to thread form on most types of material in solid bar or tube from 2.5mm to 100mm diameter.
Subject to batch size non standard work can be undertaken.

Assembly
We will provide your products in the assembled condition or as kits of parts.We work with our customers on the best method of supply be it a Kanban systems or holding safety stocks in the completed form.We will work with you to understand and service your manufacturing needs.

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Profile: Bracebridge Engineering

Bracebridge Engineering Limited was established in 1978 as a sub-contract supplier of pressed components to customers’ own specifications.

We manufacture bespoke presswork, using ferrous and non-ferrous metals in sheet coil or tube form. This still comprises the core of our business.

Today’s challenging business environment demands flexibility from its suppliers.  We will accommodate small and large volumes to suit your needs.  Shorter runs are manufactured on single operation tooling and larger volume runs are produced on progression tooling or transfer presses.

We offer a range of ancillary processes such as sub-assemblies, spot welding, surface finishing, thread rolling and tube sawing.

We utilise techniques such as Project Timing Plans , Quality plans, PPAP, FMEA, S.P.C. and other internal control procedures to ensure we meet our customer expectations.

In this way we offer the one-stop solution that today’s customers need and our well motivated and enthusiastic management team has a culture to provide fully finished items on time – every time! 

Contact us for a quotations or technical advice.

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Tooling Solution

Bracebridge Engineering Limited believes that well-designed and well-maintained tooling is essential to the supply of quality components when the customer needs them.

Our Tooling Solution to meet your Production Demand:

Technical support at the design stage of your project. Tool maintenance in house to ensure we maintain your tools to the very best standard using planned maintenance tool protection. Tooling solutions to meet your production demands and budget either by:-

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• Single operation tooling, including blanking, piercing, forming.
  
• Deep drawing with air cushion.
  
• Multi-stage coil-fed progression tooling.
  
• Transfer press tooling.
  
• Special purpose tooling.
  
• Secondary operation and assembly tooling.

Tube Sawing- Its Importance in Tooling Process

Saw is a hand tool which is used to cut different metallic and non-metallic objects. Different types of saws are used to cut different types of materials. A wood cutting saw is different than a saw which cuts metals. Sawing process used to be simple in old days, when only hand held saws were in use, but with the passage of time, automatic saws, and special purpose saws were invented to be used in metal finishing and other industries. Tube sawing is an important industrial process and a service offered by many presswork suppliers and Tooling Solution Providers.

Once sawing was considered a secondary machining process and saws were used mostly for cutting bar stock in preparation for other machining operations. In recent years, the development of new types of saws and better blade materials have made metal sawing a much more effective, versatile and economical process.

In many cases band saws are now being used as the primary means of shaping certain types of metal parts. The basic criteria for comparing band and circular sawing are:

» Industrial sector, materials, and surface finish.
» Operational flexibility.
» Financial considerations.
» Personal preference.

It makes sawing a very important industrial process which is used in tooling for different solutions.

Bracebridge Engineering Ltd., UK, is one of the leading Birmingham based Engineering Companies and precision presswork suppliers for over twenty five years. Bracebridge Engineering is ISO 9001: 2000 certified Engineering Company and committed to quality precision presswork. BBE has been supplying top quality presswork and offering tooling solution from its Birmingham Base. It offers precision presswork and tooling solution to a variety of industries from specialized niche industries to heavy industries like automotive and aerospace. Bracebridge Engineering specializes in automotive and deep drawn pressing.

Bracebridge Engineering also offers Sawing services. We have the capacity to manufacture cut to length and chamfered tube up to 75mm dia on Adige automatic saws.

Call us today and we will be pleased to help with your requirements by offering presswork and Tooling Solution:

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Presswork Capacity

Presses Qty 21
1 - 125T with air cushion, tool detection, straightener
     and auto feed.
2 - 100T with air cushion, tool detection, straightener
     and auto feed.
3 - 90T with tool detection, straightener and auto feed.
4 - 75T with tool detection, straightener and auto feed.
5 - 50T conventional C Frame.
6 - 20T conventional C Frame.
7 - 10T on high speed auto feed.

Transfer Presses Qty 3
1 - 100T   8 station.
2 -   30T   7 station.
3 -   30T 12 station.

1 - Two roll thread rolling machines up to 100mm
     diameter.
2 - Three roll thread rolling machines up to 100mm
     diameter.

Saws Qty 3
1 - Automatic feed sawing machines.
2 - Automatic chamfering machine.

Finishing Qty 3
1 - De-greasing machine.
2 - Vibratory de-burring and drying machines.

Heat treatment Qty 1
1 - Annealing Furnace

Automotive Pressing

Automotive Pressing at Bracebridge Engineering UK:

Automotive pressing is focused on manufacturing and supplying of sheet metal components for the automobile industry. Like other industries, automotive industry needs outsourcing. It’s almost impossible to have all the required facilities in-house. Some times it is economical to outsource some processes or tooling which may prove expensive if it is done in-house. This may require a separate setup or unnecessary enhancement of current setup to make some tools or have some pressed components manufactured.

Some times it is not feasible from management point of view to manufacture some components, presswork or tools within the industry's manufacturing plant. It is therefore recommended to outsource under special circumstances.

Outsourcing for pressed components, tooling or other processes like spot welding, metal finishing, circular sawing etc. helps save money and precious time in automotive manufacturing.

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Tooling Solution

Inhouse Tool Maintenace and Tooling Solution :

Well-designed and well-maintained tooling is essential requirement of a variety of engineering industries and industrial manufacturers like automotive and aerospace industries. These Industries need in-house tool maintenance to the highest standard to meet their product demands within their allocated budget.

Smart tooling solution is a well replacement for conventional tools and machines. Tooling solution can increase the efficiency and quality. You can complete a certain job in less time. Precise tooling requires sophisticated cad/cam machines and engineering expertise. Use of proper tools is also essential. In today’s market, the tooling solution can be applied to any engineering company that has highly efficient processes, people and work flow. Buyers usually concerned with their orders get done quickly. Precise tooling solution can guarantee your work done in time.

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Deep Drawn Pressing

About Deep Drawn Pressing:

Deep drawn pressing is a process of flat rolled steel to make drawn parts. The part is mechanically formed through or in a pre-determined form called die. Deep drawing produces parts from blanks. The blank diameter is reduced; the blank contracts circumferentially as it is drawn radially inward. Typically the deep drawing press pushes sheet metal from a reel, or single blanks through multiple positions. Deep drawing enables the production of parts such as circular, rectangular, or a more complex shape. The blank is drawn into the die cavity by the action of a punch. At each position the shape is changed by pressing the material further down into a progressively changing set of geometries until the final shape is acquired. Number of steps to create a desired shape depends largely on the metal being used and the final product requirements.

The deep-drawn process may use transfer press technology to cold-form a blank into a pre-determined form. Transfer tool uses deep drawn stamping to produce parts from steel, stainless steel, brass, aluminum, and a variety of other alloys. Transfer Tool produces parts of up to 10" in diameter and in thicknesses ranging from less than 0.010" to greater than 0.125".

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