CAD/CAM benefits: Manufacturer of niche sheet metal products streamlines its design-to-manufacturing processes

摘要

Based at Burry Port near Llanelli, SD Engineering has been producing high-quality products for more than 25 years. In the early 1990s, the company identified a market opportunity in the sheet metal-working sector and, as a direct result, it invested in its first Amada CNC punch press and a first-generation PC-based programming system. In parallel, the father-and-son management team of Spencer and Owain Davies began building up an impressive customer list, which today includes organisations such as Avon Inflatables, Sony, AGA Food Services and Bosch. With the growth of its sheet metal services, the company invested in further CNC equipment, including a Trumpf Trumatic 200 punch press and two Edwards Pearson press brakes.