FOCUS ON LASER CUTTING
“ We recognise the importance of reducing time to market and the value of continuing to develop a close liaison between our engineers and our customers to reduce lead times and cost . Based upon our extensive investment in equipment , employees and systems , we will strive to continuously improve our productivity to maintain our competitive edge in an increasingly demanding marketplace ,” Pepper told ISMR .
JSR ’ s continued success saw it become a limited company in 2006 and gain ISO 9001 accreditation in 2008 . It now employs 20 members of staff and enjoys a turnover of over £ 2 million per annum and has retained its ISO standard since it was first awarded . JSR is also an accredited license holder of the ‘ Made in Sheffield ’ trademark – an internationally famous mark of quality for manufactured products .
“ From making changes to existing products or development from new , we are always looking for new ways to meet and exceed our customer expectations . As a business , we are continuously working on how we can use our engineering machining skills to positively contribute to both local and UK-based engineering and manufacturing industries . With our industry experience we combine our knowledge , abilities and skills to produce bespoke or one-off components through small batch runs to prototype products ,” said Pepper .
Quality and customer satisfaction is key .
“ As a company , we pride ourselves on putting quality and customer satisfaction at the forefront of everything we do ,” explained Simon Pepper . “ We ’ ve grown year-on-year through continued investment in training and equipment , and now operate over 30 machines on our premises . This includes milling , drilling and turning centres , as well as sawing and laser cutting equipment .”
“ We are committed to further developing our competitive and cost-effective approach to meet our customer needs through investment into new technology and we will strive to continuously improve our productivity to maintain our competitive edge in an increasingly demanding marketplace
increasing the skill base of our employees ,” added the company , which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year .
Laser cutting operations
JSR is keen to avoid any situation where it would need to outsource services from external suppliers . This ethos was put under strain with new success , as JSR began to supply increasing quantities of components
to the agricultural market . As enquiries for laser cutting work grew even further , so too did JSR ’ s reliance on subcontracting its laser cutting work out to other suppliers .
Simon Pepper continued : “ Our rapid success in the agricultural sector meant we were continuously purchasing parts to fulfil our order book , to the extent that it became clear that investing in our own laser would be a much more cost-effective course of action . This also gave us the added benefit of being able to reduce lead times and costs for our
Above and Left : A laser-cut Stainless Steel private sign , Knight and Harry Potter badge from JSR .
customers , as we no longer had to rely on third-party sources .
“ While purchasing our first laser was originally seen as a way to streamline our processes , it soon developed into the company establishing a separate , rapidly expanding laser cutting division ,” he added . “ Servicing the increasing demands of our agricultural customers meant this aspect of the business became even more vital , so when our laser experienced a number of faults we decided the best course of action would be to cut our losses , sell it and replace it with a new machine .”
Having previously purchased two Yamazaki Mazak VTC 20-C CNC turning centres and another FJV-25 machining centre , the team
We ’ ve grown year-on-year through continued investment in training and equipment , and now operate over 30 machines on our premises
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