Hemlock and Chick Workholding maximise return

HEMLOCK ENGINEERING USES CHICK WORKHOLDING TO MAXIMISE RETURN ON MACHINING CENTRE INVESTMENT

4 April 2007 – In the world of sub-contract manufacturing, speed and accuracy rate alongside price as key factors in winning new business. That’s certainly proved to be the case for Hemlock Engineering, which has employed Chick workholding systems from Kitagawa Europe Ltd to complement the company’s investment in two new Mikron XSM 600 five-axis machining centres.

Based in Stapleford, Nottingham, 35-strong Hemlock Engineering is one of three companies comprising the Hemlock Group. Sister companies HPC Services and Impact Precision specialise in sliding head, multi axis and fixed head turning work, while Hemlock Engineering focuses on high precision multi-axis milled components for customers across a broad spread of industry sectors from food manufacture to office equipment.

“We offer customers a complete design to manufacture service and provide prototyping and full assembly capabilities, as well as sub-contract machining on site,” says Technical Support Engineer, Nick Marks. “As a result, we are just as well equipped to handle one-offs or pilot batches as extended production runs.”