T & R Precision Engineering Ltd: PORTABLE SURFACE FINISH TESTING

T & R Precision Engineering Ltd:  Providing a first class, precision machining service to both the Civil and Military Aerospace sectors, T&R Precision Engineering Ltd is a renowned, privately owned company located in Foulridge, Lancashire, at the North East end of what has become widely known as the ‘Aerospace Valley’. Employing over 50 people at its hi-tech manufacturing site, this dynamic, skill-based company is a prominent member of the Aerospace supply chain cluster. At the centre of T&R Precision Engineering’s business is the company’s state-of-the-art CNC Machining division, producing high-quality prismatic components from its impressive array of 5axis and multi-axis mill-turn machines.

With Quality at the core of all of the company’s activities, T&R guarantees that component quality matches the standard of the company’s International Quality Approvals, which include ISO9000:2008, AS9100:2008, and customer approvals including BAE Systems, Airbus UK, Aircelle Ltd (Safran Group), Darchem Engineering Ltd (Esterline Technologies) & BHW/Hampson Wigan.

In addition to applying a rigorous final inspection quality regime, T&R Precision Engineering’s owners ensure that all company employees engaged within production-based activities are responsible for the quality of their own output and are proficient in the use and application of Co-ordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques.

When faced with the need to find a hand-held surface finish instrument that could be used by all of the company’s production personnel, company Quality Manager, David McQuillam, explored the many available alternatives. Impressed with the accuracy and ease of use of the MTR 110, he purchased the advanced portable surface finish tester from Bowers Metrology.

David explained, “As we are required to take surface finish measurements in both Ra and Rz parameters, across a wide range of materials, the MTR 110 has proved to be the ideal instrument for our demanding needs. The new unit’s portable nature, compact size and ease of use, make it ideal for operation throughout our machine shop on both large and small components, it has also proved invaluable for our final inspection routines. The unit’s clear, backlit LCD display makes all of our surface finish data easy to read and enter into our traceable quality system.

The MTR 110’s will help ensure that our valued customers will continue to receive components of the highest possible quality from T&R Precision Engineering Ltd.”

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Published on February 02, 2009 11:48 updated on November 10, 2010 12:02