FlexPunch machine completes £1.5m investment push

One of Kent’s fastest growing precision engineering specialists has completed a £1.5m investment drive with the installation of a new EHRT FlexPunch machine.

HV Wooding, which employs over 100 people, has taken delivery of the new technology, which comes equipped with three CNC controlled axes that virtually guarantee perfect accuracy on production parts destined for electrical switchgear, data centres, electric vehicles, and energy markets. 

The latest cell represents a £400,000 spend and offers an immediate 40% increase in ‘punching’ capacity, which will enable greater flexibility and faster lead times.

It follows a concerted investment programme that has seen the acquisition of a high-speed Bruderer BSTA 25H press, Xpert 80 Bystronic and a Trumpf TruLaser 3030 that can produce thin gauge laminations and busbars for use in electric cars, lorries, buses and commercial vehicles.

Matt Lacey, Sales & Marketing Manager, commented: “As we’ve eased back to a more normal trading environment, we have seen monthly sales increases of between 15% – 25%. This is being driven by our ability to take on complex projects from prototyping through to volume production”