Global Technologies Racing Ltd has announced the installation of yet another brand-new machine, this time a Hermle C42U 5-axis high precision unit. Installed into GTR’s Bognor Regis production facility at a cost of over £500,000, the new machine fully meets the exacting needs of the GTR group of companies and their customers, increasing precision production capability and capacity.
Supplied and installed by Kingsbury Machine Tools, the new Hermle C42U machine was selected from the High-Performance Line, significantly enhancing GTR’s performance 5-axis technology and capabilities. This includes multiple use applications in the tool and mould making, medical, aerospace, motorsport and sub-contract machining sectors. The mineral composite base gives the machine the stability and rigidity for which Hermle are renowned.
For GTR, the new Hermle machine will further bolster their capacity to take on more high precision composite components work, machining high accuracy carbon parts with titanium and other various metal inserts. The style and accuracy that can be delivered is consistent with the requirements of the most demanding sectors such as powertrain manufacturers, supplying the very top echelons of motorsport. These customers, in particular, require unique levels of accuracy and performance and GTR is seeing an increase in demand from these top-end customers. This new machine will help to service that demand.
GTR’s established high-precision composite manufacturing capability is second to none. Selected to manufacture critical components by companies ranging from the world’s most high technology race car teams to critical medical equipment manufacturers, the skills, quality and attention to detail embedded into GTR’s processes are more than a match for other precision sectors such as aerospace and defence. With over 300 highly skilled staff on-site, GTR’s production facilities include x10 in-house autoclaves ranging in sizes up to 3m in diameter and 5.5m in length. This allows GTR to handle both micro components and larger vehicle sized assemblies.
Simon Kingdon-Butcher, Co-founder, Owner and Director at GTR said: “the installation of this new Hermle machine is yet another step in our investment plan. Whilst we are unable to name them, a significant collection of the world’s premier powertrain manufacturers use GTR for the supply of high precision critical components used at the peak of global motorsport and this machine will help us to service their ongoing demands. We remain committed to remaining at the forefront of production technology to allow us to deliver the innovation, capability, quality and efficiency that is demanded by our clients”. He added: “we’re already exceedingly well-established within the supply chain at the highest end of motorsport and performance automotive but our skills are equally as applicable across the wider engineering sectors including aerospace and defence. Our continued investment will open more doors and enable future growth as the GTR brand becomes embedded into a wider and more diverse engineering customer base”.
