Automation
Trebling automated milling capacity
A long-time user of two automated machining centres from different suppliers based on exchange of parts fixtured on pallets, Knowsley subcontractor Bryken installed in mid-2022 a Hermle C12 machining cell with an integrated RS05 robot for loading billets directly into the working area and unloading finished components. It was supplied by Kingsbury, sole sales and service agent in the UK for the German machine manufacturer.
The installation was followed one year later by a second cell, this time with drawer rather than tray storage. A similar, even more advanced system with gripper exchange and vice jaw change system was delivered in early 2024, allowing multiple different parts to be left to run without operator intervention overnight and at weekends. Bryken is on a strong growth curve, its turnover having increased by 50 percent between 2021 and 2023. Offshore accounts for in excess of half of throughput, with components supplied to the high-voltage power supply sector contributing more than a quarter and set to rise further.
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