Capacity List

At IIDEA, we work with a number of metallic (and occasionally non-metallic) materials from copper & aluminium alloys, alloy & stainless steels, through to titanium & nickel alloys, for one-off, prototype or small batch production right through to complex, multi component assemblies & small batch runs.

Sawing Centres

Horizontal Band Saw

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• Sawing of bar / billet up to 200mm diameter or square in steel

• High strength steel, nickel and titanium alloys

• Multiple cuts

• Use weight up to 3000kg

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Vertical Band Saws

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• Suitable for cutting plate or breakdown of difficult shaped items

• Use weight up to 3000kg

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Milling Machines

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• Vertical three-axis milling machines

• Table size starting at 1200mm x 600mm

• Able to handle product up to a maximum of 1000kg

• Additional two-axis Nikken adjustable table can be fitted

• Addition of the table allows full 4-axis, 4+1-axis and 3+2-axis machining

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Turning

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• Components up to 300mm long 200mm diameter

• Rings and blanks up to 200mm diameter x 100mm deep

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Heat Treatment Capabilities

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• 40 litre volume (300mm x 450mm x 300mm (WDH))

• Can treat material at a sustained temperature of 1200°C

• Ideal for heat treatment trials

• Hardening (Water or Oil Quenching)

• Tempering

• Normalizing

• Annealing

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Surface Grinding

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• Precision surface grinding of components up to 200mm x 500mm

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Design

• Significant capability in high-level design skills using engineering and materials expertise to complement our CNC and 3D CAD-CAM manufacturing capabilities

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Consultancy

60+ combined years of experience in metals production, processing, testing and application

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• Failure analysis and investigation

• Materials processing consultancy