MMMA Directory

MMMA Directory

Promoting companies involved in the manufacture and sale of metalforming machinery and ancillary technologies

MMMA, “Metalforming Machinery Makers Association.”

W elcome all to the launch of the all New MMMA Members Directory. The MMMA is steeped in a very long history of everything to do with machines and metal work manufacturing. My name is Adrian Haller and I’m proud to be the Chairman of this esteemed organisation. All our members are like minded in the sense that the focus is UK manufacturing and the support of this industry. If you are one of these like-minded organisations, we look forward to talking to you and help us build on our foundations. The launch of this MMMA Members Directory is on the cusp of the long awaited MMMA metal working village exhibition at Mach 2022 which is the largest we have seen in some time, showcasing all the specialities, technologies and capabilities of each member for our Metalworking sector. We are proud of our organisation in so many ways. It’s ability to support our members for all different areas, from HR issues through skills training for employed, and also new talent through our members such as Make UK etc. We meet every quarter to discuss what’s happening in the market place at interesting venues such as Space Centre, members’ offices, and affiliate members so as to make the meetings interesting on all levels. The open and frank discussions

We work with all manner of training organisations which can bring many options to the table for new apprentice trainees, through to already employed personnel who want to develop, grow, and learn. Much of which is free of charge, allowing companies to keep up with demanding skills and new legislation. A good example of this is the UKCA rules, for which we are currently running informational courses to help understand the process and what’s needed. We are sponsored by many other bodies who invest in us and our mission to supply an organisation which is solely for our members. Not only do they invest financially but also allow significant discounts towards any of their portfolio, whatever that may be. The future is key to our success, and indeed our members’ success. We are now putting in firm roots to strengthen our foundations which we want to grow! I do hope you enjoy this Members directory and support us in our outlook and we look forward to welcoming all new members that would like to join us along our journey.

create some interesting debate in many disciplines sharing ideas experiences.

We are a none profit organisation, so everything is for the members and about the members. We are on all social media platforms with a fully operational website and share our marketing across lots of different platforms. We supply endless opportunities for members to distribute their marketing, press releases and end user stories, free of charge as many times as they wish. It’s your MMMA use it - and together we will help each other grow. The MACH exhibition is one of the key highlights of what being a member offers. MMMA membership and its ‘Metal Working Village’ is where we can make our platform of Metal work excellence known and demonstrate our core capabilities as an organisation. Our members have complete focus towards their own interests on this said platform which is then repeated across all social media platforms such as YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter etc, all part of our membership package. We encourage user stories and new developments within our members’ sectors so it can be shared to a wider audience within the MMMA thus striking conversational ideas collectively, solving problems with a healthy, positive attitude.

Best Regards, Adrian Haller Chairman MMMA

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At the heart of the metal forming industry

quite dependent on the automotive sector, but is looking to diversify into other sectors and there are major opportunities on the horizon, notably in the electric vehicles (EV) and medical sectors. Leath-Dawson believes things will naturally diversify to sectors, such as e-mobility and EV which is an ever-growing market, as every electric motor has to have several metal stampings, while are also other applications that many would not think metal forming plays a key role. “The UK is leading EV technology globally at the moment and there is a lot of innovation going on and taking place with several new start-ups for passenger and commercial vehicles. There is a great opportunity and as these innovations come forward it will naturally diversify as these opportunities are created.” BREXIT AND RESHORING The UK left the European Union (EU) at the end of 2020 when the transition period ended, but will this move have an impact on the sheet metal forming industry? Leath-Dawson is sure that leaving the bloc will provide a positive boost to the industry. “We go back to the 1970s slogan ‘Buy British’ and things start to be more nationally produced which will be good for manufacturing and our economy. I think it will have a stronger local focus that will be great for our industry.” Haller concurs, and feels the reduced bureaucracy will help boost trade to other markets so leaving the EU allows the UK to spread its wings, opening up new opportunities across the globe. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic a Reshoring UK programme was launched to bring back more manufacturing and engineering home along with some concerns over the UK’s reliance on global supply chains. This initiative is being firmly backed by the association. Haller feels the programme is “absolutely essential” and is much needed by the UK’s power press makers, providing an opportunity to pull together to grow business and help

The MMMA is growing its membership despite a difficult period due to the Covid-19 pandemic and will showcase everything it offers, every other year in the Metalworking Village at the bi-annual MACH show.

T he Metalforming Machinery Makers The Association’s membership has been growing

strongly after it changed the membership criteria to include ancillary equipment manufacturers and British- based importers, evolving to also include roll forming and sheet metal machine manufacturing companies. The MMMA can now count on 39 members, with more than 20 added since the rebrand that now even features recruitment firm Glen Callum Associates, training company In-Comm Training and Business Services, and a safety expert. Times have been challenging, as key trade show MACH 2020 which is a critical event, was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the MMMA has used the time to help members and plan for future MACH shows, hosting bigger and better Metalworking Villages. KEY TO THE RECOVERY Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the sheet metal forming industry has like many industries suffered, especially as it is heavily reliant on the automotive sector. However the MMMA is positive about the prospects for the industry and its members and believes there will be a strong recovery. Chairman Adrian Haller, managing director (MD) of Bruderer UK, a key supplier of high speed presses of 10-to-1000-ton capacity in the UK, says it has been a challenging period on different levels but business has proven to be resilient. “It’s been difficult, no question, and a double whammy with both Covid-19 and Brexit challenges, but on the whole very promising. Our industry is used to ever-changing environments with one thing and another. “Another difficulty has been trying to get

Association (MMMA) has been representing the UK’s power press makers since 1949 and is the only UK association solely dedicated to the sheet metal forming industry.

engineers into our customers and most of our industry has an ageing workforce - so have had to shield, which has proven to be another big challenge, as during the first lockdown, no hotels or amenities were open so working on site was very difficult.” Haller believes that manufacturing and engineering hold the key to the UK recovery and is the only way to get the country “back up and running” at full capacity, forecasting a V-shaped recovery. He is very positive about the future of the sheet metal forming industry. Vice chairman Phil Leath-Dawson, MD of Schuler UK, a provider of mechanical and hydraulic presses, feels the biggest challenge now is the continued uncertainty. He explains that due to being a heavily automotive-based industry, many power press makers have faced strong headwinds, although there is a drive to diversify away from being too reliant on the sector. “It has been really difficult as we have been fully-booked for periods, but then there have been these huge voids of nothing inbetween,” says Leath-Dawson. “That is the biggest problem we face, as before we could plan things, but there is no consistent business and we do not know what it will be from week to week. The sheet metal forming industry has traditionally been

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MMMA members grow their business. Reshoring UK will also prove an invaluable tool for the MMMA to grow its membership. Marketing coordinator Bill Neal explains: “It is up to us to keep our members up-to date about what opportunities are out there for them, as certainly, the indications are there in some industries that companies are looking to bring production back into the UK. “When they do that, these companies will need to employ the latest production techniques and technology in order to compete, and many of our members are in the right position to deliver that.” BLACK HOLE The engineering industry is suffering from a skills shortage and a lack of talent coming through, as the younger generation would often rather pursue other ways of forging a career and making money – leaving somewhat of a ‘black hole’ knowledge gap. One of the aims of the MMMA is to boost interest in engineering and careers in the metal forming industry, making it more desirable for young people to follow a career path in it, as there is a lack of skilled engineers in the 20s to 30s age range. Leath-Dawson believes the skills shortage is a “massive issue” for the industry and the biggest challenge it faces, as the average age of employees is so high, but they will need to be replaced sometime in the near future. “For the last 20 years engineering has been looked on as a bit of a ‘dirty industry’ and is not appealing enough for young people, as they can make more money on YouTube and think - why would I want to do engineering that takes four years to serve an apprenticeship in before I can start adding value,” he says. “The benefi s of bringing in this recruitment company, are that we can make engineering more appealing to people. There are great individual skill sets out there, but it is making

them understand that engineering is somewhere these skill sets can be used.” Haller notes there a wide range of engineering opportunities for the youth, but the industry has to market itself better and more attractively to attract young people to pursue careers. At the MACH shows, students are be taken around the event and the MMMA Metalworking Village, which presents a chance to show what opportunities are available and how interesting a career in metal forming can be. Haller says: “The more we can get young people coming to see things for themselves – the better. You need to get into their knowledge and see whether they want to work on these machines, do they want to work for a living and are they prepared to put five years of time and understand how it all works.” Digitisation is evolving fast in the metal forming industry, like in many industries and Haller believes that the key job skill for any young engineer coming through is mechatronics. “Every machine tool and everything you touch nowadays, there is some sign of electronics or computer-control with it and if you do not understand them both then you have not got it,” he says. However, despite the technological advancements in machines, Haller believes engineers still need to understand traditional skills and how to use traditional milling machines like reverse mill, end-mil, before they can go on to a CNC machine and need to know the basic skills, but also have electronic skills in the back of the mind. He adds: “We have got to train time-served engineers from senior guys through to the youth who have the electronic skills. You still need the seniors to look at this and do that, but that is where our black hole is at the moment. “We are training these guys up by the senior guys, who are ready to retire and there is a black hole, where we have lost years and years of experience.”

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control in assembly machines and production recording systems. With over 25 years experience in the industrial load measurement, we use the latest technology to enable DECADE products to be the best available. Products and solutions range from “OEM modules” for machine manufacturers thru PC software for networked measurement and production recording systems. Services include calibration, testwork, breakdown support, consultation and training. Our ability to respond quickly to service requests we recognise is paramount for our customers.

years of experience in roll forming design and manufacturing and can provide a custom solution to enable your business to succeed. ASC UK designs and manufactures roll forming equipment for a wide variety of applications and industries.

CIDAN Machinery UK Ltd Sweden House, 5 Upper Montagu Street, London, Greater London, W1H 2AG Tel: 07869 025 134

Cotswold Machinery Sales 22 Neptune Business Parkm Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham, Gloucester, GL51 9FB Tel: 01242 221 204 Email: [email protected] Website : www.cotswold-machinery-sales.co.uk Sole Importers of Metal Fabrication Machines for Punching, Bending, Press Brakes, Notching, Ring Rolling, Bus Bar, Tube Forming and Tapping/Support Arms, Sales, Service, Repair, Tooling & Spares. Euromac,CNC punching Horizontal Bending, Press brake Machines. Ehrt punching , bending fabrication machines. Roscamet tapping machines

Aida s.r.l UK Branch City Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 3RP Tel: 01332 648 200 Email: [email protected] Website: www.aida-global.com

AP&T UK Branch 1 Bordesley Chambers, Albert Street, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 4DA Tel: 07811 266 577 Email: [email protected] Website: www.aptgroup.com AP&T develops, manufactures and markets complete production systems, automation, presses, tools and related aftermarket services for manufacturers of formed metal parts.We constantly aim to achieve the highest possible level of customer satisfaction and security by offering a high degree of availability and complete solutions for which we are fully responsible – a concept we call One Responsible Partner ® .

Email: [email protected] Website: www.cidanmachinery.com

AIDA is a global press manufacturer that offers a diversified product line, total turnkey packages and automation. AIDA’s UK facility provides crucial after service support that includes maintenance, stock delivery on spare parts for AIDA, Bliss, Manzoni and Rovetta presses. Aida S.R.I UK Branch is the authorised provider for service, parts and support of all AIDA, Manzoni, Rosetta and Bliss press models.

Bruderer UK Unit H, Cradock Road Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0JF Tel: 01582 560 300 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bruderer.co.uk

CIDAN Machinery Group offer a wide range of solutions and products for companies operating in the sheet metal, construction and manufacturing industries. CIDAN Machinery is a company group within the sheet metal industry. CIDAN Machinery, formerly known as Petersen Machinery, was in fact established as Göteneds Mekaniska Verkstad AB already 1907 in Götene, Sweden. The developed product areas power folders and mechanical shears are produced in Sweden and are marketed and sold under the brand names Göteneds and CIDAN in more than 30 countries worldwide. The products for coil processing, such as cut- to-length and slit-to-width lines, are developed and produced in Austria from 2018 and sold with the brand name Forstner. Applications are end-customers working with sheet metal, such as industrial applications and roofers & Architectural.

Decoilers and Feeders Ltd Unit 1, Keystone Enterprise Factory, 39 Brunel Way, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1HP Tel: 01842 821 467 Email: [email protected] Website: www.decoilersandfeeders.com

The UK’s leading supplier of high speed presses of 10 to 1000ton capacity, plus a full range of products and accessories including servo feeders, coil handling equipment, press die monitoring & protection equipment and press and plastic mould tooling components. Accreditations: SN EN ISO 9001 : 2008 BRUDERER is renowned the world over as a pacesetter in “high-quality punching technology”. The company, which was founded in 1943 by Egon Bruderer, took just a few years to develop from humble beginnings into a global player. This huge success can be attributed to three quality features – all of which have since become hallmarks of the BRUDERER brand: • innovative and high-quality products • production on an extremely high level of quality • a customer-oriented sales and service organisation.

Anton Saws and Machinery Ltd Unit 1, Parnell Court, East Portway Industrial Estate, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3LX Tel: +44 (0) 1264 850 490

Decoilers and Feeders Ltd was incorporated in May 2014. The initial focus was on service & spares for metal coil feeding machinery and associated equipment. Since then & with the decades of experience within, they have designed and manufactured new machines including: Decoilers, Levellers, Servo Roll Feeds, Cross Servo Punch Units, Tapping Stations & Conveyors. Decoilers and Feeders can: Service, maintain & upgrade metal coil feeding machinery & equipment. Design, supply & install new machinery & equipment. Refurbish coil feeding machinery & equipment. Relocate machinery. Supply spare parts. Assist with software requirements on metal coil feeding equipment & other applications. Design, supply & install electrical control panels (including remote support).

Decade Monitoring Solutions Ltd Unit 3, Octagon Business Centre, Miller Street, Aston,

ASC UK Building 56, Second Avenue, The Pensnett Estate Kingswinford, West Midlands, DY6 7XN Tel: 01384 280 400

Birmingham, B6 4NF Tel: 0121 359 3978

Email: [email protected] Website: www.antonsaws.co.uk

Email: [email protected] Website: www.decade.co.uk

Email: [email protected] Website: www.asc-uk.net

At Anton Saws and Machinery, we have been supplying industrial saw machines across the UK for over 30 years. Our extensive range of band, circular and wood saws come from top quality, well established suppliers and manufacturers from all over the world. We also provide tooling, servicing and supply of all metal forming machines.

DECADE is a UK owned and based company providing products and services to the manufacturing industry, offering off-the-shelf products and development of bespoke systems to customers requirements. Key areas are automation and load monitoring systems for power presses, process monitoring and

ASC UK, Ltd. was founded in 1995 and designs, manufactures, and services roll forming equipment for customers worldwide at its Kingswinford, West Midlands facility. Our ASC engineering team has over one hundred

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• Supply & service metal coil feeding equipment • Create & develop software • Design & install electrical control panels

DECOILERS AND FEEDERS LTD. Unit 1, Keystone Enterprise Factory, 39 Brunel Way, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1HP Tel: +44(0)1842 821 467 +44(0)7539 655469 Email: [email protected]

Coventry Tel: 02476 421 282

Exeter tel: 01392 833 991

Email: [email protected]

www.decoilersandfeeders.com

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Directors, General Managers, Quality Managers, Product Managers, Analysts, Buyers, Service Engineers, Customer Service Staff, Health & Safety Officers, Operations Managers, basically we recruit for all white collar staff within the Automotive, Engineering & Industrial sectors.

Esprit Automation Ltd Plackett Mill, Church Drive, Sandiacre, Nottingham, NG10 5EE Tel: 0115 939 1888

Group Rhodes Ltd PO Box 740, Calder Vale Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 9RD Tel: 01924 37 11 61

Email: [email protected] Website: www.espritautomation.com

Email: [email protected] Website: www.grouprhodes.com

Our distinctive blend of innovation and experience has enabled Esprit Automation to become the leading British manufacturer of CNC plasma cutting machines. Built to last with exceptional quality, first-class service support and the flexibility to meet your needs, Esprit machines are 100% British-made and installed in over 30 countries worldwide. CNC Plasma Cutting Machines CAD/CAM Software Hypertherm Plasma Cutters.

Founded in 1824, Group Rhodes is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of advanced metalforming machinery. A specialist in the bespoke design of mechanical and hydraulic presses, the company is renowned for supplying high quality, state of the art equipment. Standard models of mechanical and hydraulic presses sit alongside highly specialised and patented Superplastic Forming and Diffusion Bonding machinery in the Rhodes portfolio. Other products include Composite presses, Coil Processing machinery, Stretch Forming presses, Hot Forging lines, Extrusion presses and Special Purpose machinery. The business offers strong research and development credentials and has previously licensed its products for overseas manufacture. Industry accolades include being a double winner of the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in both Innovation and International Trade categories. The company regularly exports approximately half of its turnover to over thirty countries each year.

Helm Instrument Inc 361 West Dussel Drive, Maumee, Ohio, USA, 43537 Tel: 001 419 893 4356 Email: [email protected] Website: www.helminstrument.com

Founded in 1962, Helm Instrument Company is the leading designer and manufacturer of process control systems, force transducers and software for the metalforming industries. Helm introduced press load monitoring and signature analysis in 1968, and in-die force sensing in 1972 while holding numerous patents on sensor designs, instrumentation, and applications. From our strategic location in the industrial Midwest, we supply and support our customers with a complete staff of representatives worldwide.

Formit Ltd Unit 3, City Estate, Corngreaves Road, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 7EP Tel: 01384 8951 508

Email: [email protected] Website: www.formit.co.uk

Formit Limited is a leading designer, manufacturer and consultant for roll form tooling and equipment. Formit can provide the complete package from section design through to the finished production line including coil handling, press feeding, pre- pierce, flying shears, benders and stackers etc. Design of the rollform tooling is simplified by the use of “COPRA”, a computer aided design system developed by >Page 1 Page 2-3 Page 4-5 Page 6-7 Page 8-9 Page 10-11 Page 12-13 Page 14-15 Page 16-17 Page 18-19 Page 20-21 Page 22-23 Page 24

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