Motorsport machining

Motorsport engineering firm, BERU f1systems, has set up a new machining centre to improve efficiency and increase its development capabilities.

The centre will feature the DMU 50/70 eVo linear - a five-axis machine, which will be used for accurate in-house and subcontract composite machining for the motorsport, automotive and aerospace industries.

John Bailey, managing director of BERU f1systems, said: ‘Following the success of our new composites centre we wanted a similar set-up for machining. For future aerospace and our Factor 001bicycle programmes, we require high levels of accuracy and an increasing volume of machined components in a range of materials.’

The Norfolk-based company hopes that in addition to increasing capacity, the centre will provide engineers with the opportunity to experiment and try ideas that may not have been subcontracted.

Bailey said: ‘If we have an idea, getting a first working part is quicker and we can assess feasibility. It will deliver a competitive advantage internally and to our customers. This has been demonstrated with a recent project requiring machined PEEK housings.’