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MecWash Maxi component cleaning system – Grainger & Worrall
Another MecWash Maxi provides optimum cleanliness for Grainger and Worrall
There is no compromise for component cleanliness when it comes to the demands and expectations of global OEMs involved in the automotive and aerospace sectors , as precision engineering specialist Grainger and Worrall Machining Ltd fully appreciated when they bought their first MecWash Maxi in 2016
With blue-chip OEM customers throughout the world , the company turned to MecWash Systems of Tewkesbury , Gloucestershire , UK when it came to investing in a component washing system capable of not only meeting , but exceeding the stringent standards of the automotive sector .
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So a few years later when the company was awarded the contract to machine V8 blocks and bedplates for a niche high-end OEM operating at the pinnacle of the performance car market , they again turned to MecWash .
As part of Grainger and Worrall ’ s £ 3 million investment to support the low volume production cell , MecWash Systems was to provide a second precision cleaning system which was versatile enough to clean both the block and the bedplate separately at various points during manufacture and in the assembled condition , whilst still achieving the highest cleanliness standards . The Maxi with its rear feed and dedicated jetting capability was the ideal choice .
MecWash Systems collaborated with Grainger and Worrall to identify the key features of the components and three bespoke fixtures were manufactured which were capable of dedicated jetting via the special rear feed , ensuring cleanliness of the oil ways , water jacket and blind machined holes .
Because of the Maxi ’ s versatility , Grainger and Worrall subsequently contacted MecWash again when the precision machining specialist won a contract to machine the cylinder block for a new high-performance engine . MecWash were able to manufacture a new fixture which also fitted into the Maxi and utilised the dedicated jetting facility for the new block , whilst not impacting on the production of the V8 block and bedplate .
Grainger and Worrall , based in Bridgnorth , Shropshire , is renowned globally for being at the forefront of sand casting technology and
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