Capacity

The breadth of Slater & Crabtree's services makes it possible to take customer designs and convert them into finished products. Individual parts and complete assemblies have been made for market sectors as diverse as Aerospace, Off Shore Oil, Nuclear, Medical, Power Generation and Pharamaceutical. Customers range from SME's to Blue Chip multinationals.

NAME MAX SIZE MAX WEIGHT ACCURACY HIGHLIGHTS

Vertical Jig Boring

X = 0.7m, Y = 1.0m, Z = 0.6m
(X = 27.5″, Y = 39.4″, Z = 23.6″)

1000Kg

±0.013mm
(±0.0005″)

High precision rotary tables.
High precision tilting tables.
Precision Boring bars.

Vertical Boring

Ø2.3m x 1.5m
(Ø90.6″ x 59.1″)

3000Kg

±0.025mm
(±0.001″)

Toshulin SKI Q20.
Fast tool Change.
Powerful Table

Machining Centres

X = 0.8m, Y = 0.8m, Z = 0.8m
(X = 31.5″, Y = 31.5″, Z = 31.5″)

3000Kg

±0.025mm
(±0.001″)

Mandelli Regent 1001.
Milling, Drilling, Tapping & Boring.
Pallet changer & tool changer.
Rotary Table.
High accuracy.

Inspection

X = 2.0m, Y = 1.5m, Z = 0.8m
(X = 78.7″, Y = 59.1″, Z = 31.5″)

10000Kg

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LK G80 Micro Vector.
Hardness Testing.
Low Stress Stamping.
Dedicated team.

Horizontal Jig Boring

X = 1.0m, Y = 1.0m, Z = 1.0m
(X = 39.4″, Y = 39.4″, Z = 39.4″)

1000Kg

±0.013mm
(±0.0005″)

High precision rotary table.
Precision Boring bars.

High Speed Machining

X = 1.5m, Y = 0.8m, Z = 0.5m
(X = 59.1″, Y = 31.5″, Z = 19.7″)

1500Kg

±0.025mm
(±0.001″)

Bridgeport VMC1500.
22 Tool capacity & tool changer.
28m/min rapid.
Flume swarf clearance.

Grinding (Surface)

X = 1.5m, Y = 0.75m, Z = 0.75m
(X = 59.1″, Y = 29.5″, Z = 29.5″)

1000Kg

±0.025mm
(±0.001″)

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Grinding (Cylindrical)

Ø0.4m x 1.0m
(Ø15.7″ x 39.4″)

500Kg

±0.013mm
(±0.0005″)

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Conventional Turning

Cylinders - Ø0.5m x 0.5m (Ø19.7″ x 19.7″)
Shafts - Ø0.25m x 1.5m (Ø9.8″ x 59.1″)
Rings- Ø0.6m x 0.1m (Ø23.6″ x 3.9″)

1000Kg

±0.025mm
(±0.001″)

Linear scales and digital readouts on all.
Taper turning.

CNC Turning

Cylinders - Ø0.5m x 1.5m (Ø19.7″ x 59.1″)
Shafts - Ø0.3m x 2.0m (Ø11.8″ x 78.7″)
Rings- Ø0.7m x 0.25m (Ø27.6″ x 9.8″)

2000Kg (supported) &
500Kg (unsupported)

±0.025mm
(±0.001″)

Mori Seiki SL35 - Ø0.4m x 0.75m (Ø15.7″ x 29.5″)

CNC Milling

X = 1.0m, Y = 1.0m, Z = 1.0m
(X = 39.4″, Y = 39.4″, Z = 39.4″)

3000Kg

±0.025mm
(±0.001″)

Boko F2, F3 and F30.
Up to 7 axes, 4 under CNC control.
Gun Drilling.
Tilting Column and milling slides.
CNC controlled rotary table.

CAD/CAM

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Full support on all machines.
Use of SolidCAM and SolidWorks for CAD/CAM. Giving us the abilitiy to either take drawings or solid models and transform them into product.
Compatible with IGES, PLT, CATIA and other files.

Ancillary Operations

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Radial Drilling.
Heat Treatment.
Lumsden grinding with 1.2m (48″) table.
Progress MRP software.
Delivery and collection using own vehicle.