Designed for extremely fast, extremely accurate measurement of cylindrical or shaft-type parts. It uses green light received by cameras to take a full image of the part to provide dimensional and characteristic measurements – such as concentricity and runout. The range has many applications in the automotive, medical and turned parts industries.

Our tool-making and jig and fixture experience is built up from many years of manufacture for customers across the UK, together with our attention to detail, means that you can rely on us for high quality precision equipment and help with prototype development to fit your needs. We design and build jigs and fixtures to help with the machining, production or measurement of our customers products including 6 point location fixtures for accuracy and repeatability. Our customers like us because our skilled team have a genuine interest and take pride in their high quality precision work. We quote and win orders because we’re good at difficult and detailed assemblies, and our customers trust our ability to deliver on time and on budget.

The PBZ is a high-voltage, large-current, fast-response, bipolar power supply. It supports four-quadrant operation, which means that it can source and sink both positive and negative voltages and currents. The internal AC signal or an external signal can be superimposed on the DC output. You can use the sequence feature to generate test signals for automotive and other electronic devices. Additionally, the PBZ can be used with a variety of loads to perform tests such as motor endurance tests, solenoid operation tests and capacitor ripple tests.

Boneham's 'KSL' Type Knurled Slotted Locator Bushes feature a diamond knurled OD for setting or casting into composites or soft materials. Like the press fit version, these locator bushes are used with BONEHAM's Alignment Pins. The slotted bush allows for relief in a lateral direction during alignment, whilst maintaining precise tight tolerances in the opposite direction. Used with BONEHAM bushes, slotted bushes create a highly accurate locating and alignment system. The Knurled Slotted Locator Bushes diamond knurled OD is designed to work seamlessly with composite materials. BONEHAM’s Serrated GS bushes and Alignment Pins create a highly accurate alignment system for mouldings. When ordering identify the slot width required for your corresponding pin diameter in the table

CMS Large Format 3D printer features a screw extrusion unit for thermoplastic polymers capable of a material throughput of 30 kg/h. KEY BUYERS BENEFITS • Cost-effective Large Scale Additive Manufacturing (LFAM) solution • Extruder and build volume specifically designed to meet the needs of industrial applications • Switching from vertical to angled 3D printing via an extruder tilt mechanism • All-in-one programming and process monitoring environment SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION 60% reduction in Green Gases Emissions compared to traditional tool manufacturing process (Life Cycle Assessment)

CMS Kreator is the state-of-the-art solution designed by CMS Advanced Materials Technology for the Large Format Additive Manufacturing (LFAM or LSAM) sector. It is a unique hybrid machine that combines the power of 3D printing with the precision of milling to ensure unprecedented production process results. Developed in collaboration with the German Fraunhofer Institute, CMS Kreator represents the culmination of CMS's know-how in the design and manufacture of CNC machines for fabricating with a wide range of materials, including carbon fiber, composites, aluminum, light alloys and metals. This machine offers many benefits: - Production flexibility: CMS Kreator’s advanced technology allows unprecedented production process flexibility because it adapts easily to specific project needs. - Material savings: CMS Kreator’s ability to optimize resource utilization during the production process means it can achieve considerable material savings. - Sustainability: CMS Kreator has been designed with environmental sustainability in mind, offering a solution that is in line with the most modern production needs. In addition, CMS Kreator’s versatility is further enhanced by the option of equipping it with extruders of different sizes, from 10 to 100 kg/h, making it even more adaptable to specific production needs.

L-Pins are used to align location devices in Jigs and Fixtures. They are precise (-0.0005) and quick to remove. The L shaped handle allows for greater grip and removal. The L shape is ideal when working space is restrictive. Alignment pins can be used with a variety of BONEHAM bushes. Press Fit, Serrated or Slotted type bushes would complete and accurate alignment solution. The handle has a 1/8" cross drilled hole to connect the pin to the jig with an optional cable.

LAP industrial line laser are used to show working lines or edges for alignment and positioning. They can be used to display lines where material has to be cut, folded, glued, welded or just positionned. LAP cross laser show working points or right-angled stops. They mark the point where a tool will start working, or an angle for alignment in two directions, like the corner of an object.

A newly developed resin transfer molding (RTM) press from Austrian machinery manufacturer Langzauner installed at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) will slash process time for large components by a factor of 10. Designed for the fabrication of aero-structural parts, the press will advance the center’s Composites at Speed and Scale (Compass) project by reducing process time for large components from approximately 40 hours to just four hours while maintaining quality standards. AMRC’s Compass is reportedly a major boost to UK aerospace research and development using a new, open-access innovation facility that will initially house Boeing’s research project to de-risk and develop high-rate sustainable structures. The press system features an impressive 10,500 x 3,500 mm platen size and delivers unprecedented precision with fully adjustable pressing force up to 2,400 tons. Powered by AI The system is fully integrated with industrial internet of things (IIoT) capabilities, enabling comprehensive data collection for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in factory-scale process optimization. The system’s features, described as revolutionary, include: Press force regulation accuracy of 0.1%; advanced sliding table system accommodating up to 180-ton mold mass; sophisticated plate parallelism control within hundredths of a millimeter; individual cylinder control with active parallelism management; innovative gap injection functionality with two-axis rotation capability.

Guidance Automation’s technology has been leveraged by state-of-the-art driverless vehicles for indoor warehouse usage for over three decades. The company approached Solsta to help develop a next generation laser guidance system to cut costs and improve resilience. Traditionally, robots have operated on the shop floor using a rotating LiDAR system that sent out a continuous beam – searching for retroreflector target surfaces in known locations, reflecting the signal back towards its source. This approach required a shop visit by the vendor or a surveyor to install reflectors (both initially and whenever the layout was changed), and the robot also needed a second, short-range laser scanner as a safety device. Today, these machines do not need mapped reflectors as the robots can self-map the warehouse without them. Guidance Automation wanted to combine this floorplan-agnostic guidance system laser with a laser capable of detecting all natural features. This would cut costs, improve product resilience and fully futureproof the company against threats from the competition. Guidance Automation lacked the internal resources and sector knowledge to take this optical system concept to the next step, so they turned to trusted partner Solsta whose Special Projects Group developed a range finder based on a pulsed laser and an avalanche photodiode (APD). The combination of these innovations, alongside clever software to pick the signal out of background noise, gives the sensitivity needed to determine the robot’s position against both a floorplan and those moving within it. Material costs for the unit are kept highly competitive. Combined with Solsta’s DFM approach to design which allows quick and efficient assembly at their Weymouth manufacturing plant, this innovative solution has a per-unit price which is lower than competing off-the-shelf solutions with lesser capabilities.

DTEC-PRO IR flash illuminates area with targets to accelerate calibrationimage of DTEC-PRO illuminating a group of targets A combination of a circular flashlight and a camera detects reflecting targets and forwards their positions to the PRO-SOFT software - invisibly, as the flash works in the infrared spectrum. One DTEC-PRO may cover the area of several projectors and identify multiple tools or molds. Tools known to the system will be identified and then calibrated automatically. Manually targeting of each reflector will be obsolete. Depending on configuration and workflow, you may reduce the calibration time to a mere minimum: if you, for example, needed around 120 seconds to calibrate an easy to grasp tool with 6 targets, the automated calibration may take only some 6 seconds. More than 90% saved time, multiplied by number of work places, tools and/or several runs a day? The benefits should be obvious.

Our customer required a high-precision LRR that could accurately sense the returned pulse from the designator over a range of 100m to 10km. The challenge was to develop a unit that seamlessly integrated with the designator while providing accurate distance measurements based on pulse time of flight. Additionally, the LRR needed to be automatically co-aligned with the designator, ensuring accurate target acquisition and minimising setup time. In close collaboration with the customer, Solsta designed a custom LRR unit that perfectly integrated with the laser designator. The LRR utilised polished surfaces as datum points for automatic co-alignment when attached to the designator. Solsta developed a stack of three bespoke lenses and a notch filter to focus the returned pulse onto an avalanche photodiode, accurately capturing the signal while minimising background noise. Through the development of electronics and firmware in partnership with PhotonSync, the LRR effectively captured and processed the pulse chain signal, calculating the time of flight and providing precise range measurements to the designated target. Cost-Effective Outsourcing: Solsta was entrusted with the project management, design and production of the LRR, allowing them to allocate their internal design resources to the development of their core products. Solsta’s expertise in design, engineering and production, coupled with the customer's domain knowledge, resulted in a precision solution that enhanced the capabilities of their defence and security instruments.

ND Precision Products offer laser welding services for the modification and repair of damaged or worn tooling. Our Alpha Laser ALFLAK 300's open unit means that we are not restricted with the size job to laser weld, allowing us to better meet the needs of our customers. Stock of various metal welding rods are held in sizes from 0.2mm to 0.6mm diameter, however, we can also make our own rods out of your certified material if required. The high quality weld and stable process ensures that the repair or modification does not affect the properties of the tooling material.

Durable, and sustainable; made from 100% recycled paper, PALLITE’s layer pads are designed to create product protection between layers during transit or in storage. The ideal layer board for goods that are stacked on top of each other, whether on pallets or another surface. A layer pad is placed between these items to protect them from damage. Our honeycomb paper cardboard layer pads can be cut to customer sizes for ease of use. Applications include materials handling in the FMCG industry. What’s more, our honeycomb cardboard layer pad is stronger than corrugate and absorb potential vibration damage to the load during transportation. They can also protect items when a cutter is used to unpack. The delivery of your consignment is one of the final stages of your supply chain, it is now when it needs most protection. PALLITE® layer pads can be used for stacking, reinforcing or separating loads, as well as providing a protective layer for strapping and banding. Available in either 25mm or 15mm honeycomb cardboard deck, the pallet layer pads can be manufactured to suit your specific dimension needs, helping you to protect your consignment.