FOCUS ON FABRICATION
A fridge supplied by Victor Manufacturing .
The overall capital upgrade has increased capacity dramatically over the past two years
Serving counters from Victor Manufacturing Ltd . businesses either made the decision to , or were forced to , close , Victor Manufacturing committed to remaining open to satisfy demand for essential front-line care service , retail and education supplies .
One of the major projects it undertook during the first few months of the pandemic was winning the contract with a major high-street chain ( specialising in selling coffee and baked goods ) to provide COVID-19 screens made from glass with metal frames . This was to overcome a shortage of Perspex as the demand for that material caused supply issues and increased costs .
Contracts to supply equipment for Nightingale Hospitals were also of great importance as the UK responded to the rapid changes brought about during the pandemic . These are examples of the strategy of customer-led innovation that has enabled Victor Manufacturing to continue to develop products and offer complete solutions aimed at simplifying the supply chain for clients .
Food serving counter by Victor Manufacturing Ltd .
Looking to the future
Introducing a robot to load one of Victor ’ s press brakes will further automate the folding process for repetitive parts ( sometimes 500 identical parts with four folds are required , which would require a dedicated operator to load and unload without a robot ).
To further improve throughput of sheetmetal fabrication , one of the next steps is to bring powder coating capability in-house . Space is available on the new site , and this will improve the cost and lead time of currently outsourced coating and painting of sheet-metal work . Further investment in capital equipment will include a CNC router and an additional three-metre press brake to handle the larger folding requirements .
A Victor Manufacturing-led best practice event for Made in Yorkshire members .