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About Lantek
Lantek is a multinational which spearheads the digital transformation of companies in the sheet metal industry . With its patented manufacturing intelligence software , it enables factories to be connected , turning them into Smart Factories .
It rounds off its range of services with CAD , CAM , MES and ERP solutions for companies that manufacture metal parts from sheet metal , tubes and profiles using any cutting technology ( laser , plasma , oxycut , waterjet , shearing and punching ).
Left : Ceiling at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club ( with anodised tree column ). Above : The ceiling at Gatwick International Airport departure lounge ( North Terminal ).
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ACE Ceiling Products uses Lantek Expert software to nest parts and auto-tool all its punching operations .
“ With a tooling inventory that boasts over 40 perforation patterns , ACE Ceiling Products has the flexibility to produce small batch quantities and larger projects .”
ACE Ceiling Products has been manufacturing bespoke sheet metal components since the early 1980s and is a leader in its specialist field of bespoke construction projects and ceilings . Its specialist sheet metal manufacturing facilities are geared towards the ceiling and interior fit-out . Manufacturing processes include precision sheet metal profiling / perforating ; metal folding ; metal fabrication and welding ; metal punching ; precision sheet metal fabrication ; powder coating and assembly . A step change in its business was the introduction of Amada CNC punching
machines in 1998 , enabling it to produce micro perforated sheets with 1.5mm diameter holes at 2mm pitch which are widely used in the industry for specialist ceiling tiles . With a tooling inventory that boasts over 40 perforation patterns , ACE Ceiling Products has the flexibility to produce small batch quantities and larger projects .
The company , based in Coventry ( UK ), now has three Amada punch presses , a Vipros 355 and 368 and a 2510 with automated sheet handling , using Lantek Expert software to nest parts and auto-tool all the punching operations .
“ I had known about Lantek Expert for a long time and when we looked at it , in detail , its ability to work with 3D models and parametric
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