FROM STABILITY TO STRATEGIC SURGE
ROWAN PRECISION AT THE NEW FRONTIER OF UK ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.
Rowan Precision leadership team( from left to right: Jaz Khunkun, Karen Harrison, Neil Williams and Glenn Aston)
In safety critical markets such as aerospace and defence, where machining precision, reliability and speed are non-negotiable, Rowan Precision is quietly positioning itself as a progressive and resilient example of quality British manufacturing. In this first year into its acquisition by OSYS Rowan Limited, the Birmingham-based CNC specialist is undergoing a strategic shift— one that blends its 40-year heritage with the ambition and forward momentum of a new leadership era. Under the stewardship of CFO Glenn Aston and CCO Jaz Khunkun, Rowan is looking to redefine what a modern UK machining business can be.
For decades, Rowan Precision has built its name on the consistent delivery of high-tolerance components, produced through an arsenal of advanced CNC slidinghead, mill-turn and fixed-head machining centres. Its AS9100, ISO9001 and ISO13485 credentials underpin the trust placed in the business by aerospace, medical, defence and industrial customers. Yet what has taken place over the past twelve months is more than incremental improvement: it is a deliberate repositioning of Rowan from a dependable component supplier to a strategic production partner.
As Glenn Aston describes it, the first year has been about strengthening Rowan at its foundations.“ Rowan has always had the core ingredients— capability, craftsmanship, and trust,” he explains.“ What we’ ve focused on this past year is strengthening the systems, the people and the strategic direction to ensure those strengths scale with customer demand.” That has meant the building on investing in the machinery capable of complete-in-one machining, modernising metrology with the latest Keyence and Aberlink systems, and embedding digital quality controls that allow Rowan Precision to deliver tighter tolerance, faster turnaround and greater repeatability than ever before. The result is a production environment that feels more agile, more data-driven, and more aligned with the demands of aerospace and high-performance manufacturing programmes.
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