Multi-million-pound investment in new manufacturing plant
CONTROL & AUTOMATION CONTINUED GROWTH
CBE + LTD
Multi-million-pound investment in new manufacturing plant
Chesterfield based family-owned manufacturer CBE + Ltd have made a major £ 2 million investment in plant to assist in their continued impressive growth journey , by developing and installing Europe ’ s first robotic automated Electroless Nickel Plating line . This new manufacturing capability will allow the company to undertake a range of innovative projects at its Chesterfield base , including the processing of small , precision-engineered components in high volumes and the ability to deliver high-quality parts at a consistently high standard .
The automated line from Sidasa Engineering will also facilitate a highly repeatable surface treatment process , reducing the time taken to complete and send large orders to customers and significantly increasing CBE +’ s Electroless Nickel production capacity , utilising a FANUC robot system .
Chief Executive Officer , Marie Cooper , said , “ This is a significant investment for CBE + and one that will bring many benefits to the business and our customers . The new plating line reduces the scope for human error by automating dosing control and deposition monitoring and measuring . This results in a consistently high-quality finish on the products we process .”
This is the latest of significant investment in the business , indeed a sum of £ 4m has been invested over the last 3 years including a new EDM line and merger with Nitec UK at the back end of 2022 . The confidence exuded by dynamic CEO Marie Cooper in her vision for the business has seen the firm double its turnover during this period with future growth to £ 10m forecasted over the next few years .
“ Automating these tasks means we can redeploy skilled employees to projects that require higher levels of expertise . As well as freeing up time from the plating line , we are also automating parts of the jigging process in partnership with the
The new electroless nickel plating line at CBE +
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