Building work on the 1,250ft² extension will commence in the coming weeks & once completed will benefit all aspect of our manufacturing capabilities. Once the extension is complete we will be using this as an opportune moment to organise the entire factory. Increasing the floor space of certain key work centres & improving the work flow helping to reduce in-efficiencies across production.

Benefits

• All sheet metal will now be stored directly next to the main three work centres that use it. Currently only our most frequently used materials were stored next to these work centres due to a lack of space. To process other materials, pallets needed to be transported between two separate roller doors. The Bystronic fiber laser, Motorum CNC turret punch and the guillotine operations will all benefit. This reduction in down-time means that more of the operator’s time can be spent at the machine, cutting parts.
• Two additional closed off bays will be added to our sheet metal fabrication area. A welding bay and a separate grinding/polishing bay will be added alongside our current work centre. This increase in our sheet metal fabrication capabilities is a reflection of a number of successful years in this department.
• Our in-house assembly work centre will be gaining more floor space. Falcon has seen a rise in customers wanting us to pre-assemble their sheet metal computer cases. This can be to aid quality checks, reduce the shipping/storage size or to speed up assembly in their production line. This extension will allow us to take on more of this type of work, with our reputation as a specialist in sheet metal fabrication growing year on year.
• Our ‘key walkways’ will all be widened throughout the factory. All key walkways will now be wide enough for a 1200 x 1200mm pallet to move easily to all work centres. These will also be clearly colour coded for health and safety considerations.
• The extra space will also facilitate the purchase of new machinery over the coming year,s to further modernise and increase production.

The extension to the factory is the second major improvement to be carried out at Falcon this year, with high spec LED lighting having been fitted in February 2019. This has proven to be a popular decision with both our staff and our customers since the installation. See our post from earlier this year for more information. https://www.falconprecision.co.uk/news/led-floodlights-sheet-metal

The extension is set to be completed early 2020 and will only minimally impact operations at Falcon as work progresses. We will be updating our site with pictures of the build over autumn/winter.

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Sheet metal fabrication can seem like a specialist industry with a broad range of inside knowledge. Falcon’s success is built on having 30 years experience of working with customers and their designers to deliver quality products. We still get most of our business through word of mouth passed on by satisfied customers. This often comes directly from the designers, happy with the quality and delivery of their parts. Falcon intends to strengthen this relationship by making more more key information readily available to designers.

In the coming months designers will be able to check what radius bars we stock on our press brakes. Engineers will be able to check what our recommended tolerances are for each fabrication process. These little benefits can help reduce cost, lead time and reject counts across a product life-time. The process of uploading this content has already begun. For tips on sheet metal design, visit the latest in a series of new design pages here: https://www.falconprecision.co.uk/design-features/sheet-metal-design

We will also be uploading media to our showroom page to see how other customers are having their parts made. Whilst Falcon are known as a specialist sheet metal fabricator to the computer industry, you will see we make a lot more than that! This can be very useful for design inspiration or problem solving, as well as understanding what it is we do. Make sure you check back in a few months to see what we’ve been working on!

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