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Slatebond Limited
Unit 27
Leafield Industrial Estate
Corsham
Wiltshire
SN13 9RS
United Kingdom
Email: sales@slatebond.com
Tel: +44(0)1225 810099 Fax: +44(0)1225 811413
Company Overview
- Commenced
business in 1982
- Current
annual turnover is £2million
- In-house
design, tool room and moulding
- Self-contained
unit: 17,000 sq. ft
- 1.5 acre
site ready for development
- 40 full-time
employees on one site
- Production
of components for automotive, aerospace, electrical and food industries
- Leading
technical design includes two-shot and micro-shot production
- International
reputation for innovative use of components
- High quality
production adhering to British quality standards
Divisions:
Design
The skills and experience of the Commercial and Technical teams enable
us to participate in the decision making process from the initial concept
stage of all projects. Interpretation of customer requirements, selection
of performance-related materials and a prototyping approach are key aspects
of the design phase. Experience enables us to produce and enhance approved
designs using the 3D CAD system crucial for the development of precision
tools.
Tool
Making
Slatebonds engineers offers an in house tool making operation and sub
contract machining facility using our range of Mitsubishi multi axis CNC
wire and die sinking machines, with full CMM inspection backup supported
by our ISO 9002 quality system.
The tool making operation ensures that the seamless link between design
and production is focused on precision and quality. Moulds are produced
and enhanced using the latest technology to achieve optimum performance.
The use of CNC equipment ensures that the tool making operation can work
closely with the Technical team to produce tools for rapid prototyping
and production of precision moulding.
Our Engineering team also offers a sub contract service using the companies
full facilities which is suitable for one off tool / prototype components.
Production runs of large quantities may also be suitable for both wire
and die sinking machines.
Production/Moulding
Precision mouldings are produced from our extensive range of computer-controlled
moulding machines (25 tonnes - 125 tonnes). Leading technical design enables
us to produce two-shot and micro-shot mouldings in a continuous production
environment. Automated quality systems have been built into our machines
to ensure that quality attributes are maintained at all times, including
through the night operations.
Second
Operations
Slatebondıs second operations department provides both automated and hand-operated
production of moulded components. There are dedicated sections for the
machine assembly of food items, which are untouched by hand, to guarantee
the highest industry standards. Hand-operated machinery is used in the
assembly of precision engineering parts (e.g. sonic welded) and high precision
machining of plastic parts is controlled by computer-operated machinery.
Quality
Inspection
To further ensure production quality, our Quality Inspection department
uses CMM measuring devices, which have integrated statistical process
control systems. This simplifies the quality inspection tasks that are
placed on high volume production operations and enables us to work to
current British manufacturing standards (ISO9002) and ensure the development
and production of high quality products.
Management:
The management and operation of Slatebond's business ensures that
we offer a complete package from product concept, production and assembly.
Our core skills and expertise are detailed below:
Slatebond Founder:
John Ingram started Slatebond in 1982. He was very actively involved
in Slatebond from its start until December 2003. In March 2004 sadly John
passed away after battling cancer for approximately three years. Slatebond,
as a company, has not changed since John’s departure due to the Management
team, put in place by John over the span of the past 22 years. Business
today at Slatebond still reflects John’s aims and objectives for
the company.
Directors:
Jane Higson – Jane has been with Slatebond since 1990. Her role
at Slatebond has always been of a financial nature. As John Ingram’s
daughter, Jane has been involved in management decisions and since John
passed away Jane has been made co-Director. As Slatebond is still a family-run
business, Jane’s main responsibility is to act on behalf of the Ingram
family.
David Naish – David has had an association with Slatebond for
a number of years. Firstly as an Accountant providing tax advice and then
as a Shareholder. David became a Director of Slatebond approximately two
and a half years ago, alongside John Ingram. David now provides Slatebond
with leadership and guidance.
Operations Manager
Derrick Hartley – Derrick has carried out a number of roles at
Slatebond. His background is Quality Control and is now responsible for
the general running of the Company.
Commercial Manager
Ken Ireland – From May 2006, Ken has been appointed as Commercial
Manager. He has been with Slatebond since May 2005, firstly working as
an Account Manager, responsible for bringing new sales and contacts to
Slatebond. Ken has over 25 years commercial, technical and managerial
experience in the Plastics, Rubber and Toolmaking industry which enhances
our existing management team strengths.
Account Manager
Adrian Mumford – Adrian’s early retirement wishes, meant
that he stood down as Commercial Manager in May 2006 and assumed the part
time role of Account Manager. Adrian will remain the main point of contact
for some of his key accounts with whom he has strong historical relationships,
whilst offering Ken support through the benefit of his knowledge and experience
acquired during his 19 years with Slatebond.
Technical Manager Robin Silman is responsible for the key aspects
of the design phase for all projects, including material selection, tooling
and production techniques.
Tool Room Manager John Hine manages the tool room operations and
provides the crucial link in all projects once designs have been agreed.
Moulding Shop Manager Frank Wood leads a small, dedicated team
to ensure that high quality moulding is achieved around the clock.
Project Manager Ken Hunt provides a wealth of experience in the
management and delivery of large-scale technical projects.
Sales Office Administration Anne Butts is the first point-of-contact
at Slatebond. Anne offers a great deal of experience and ensures that
all customers enjoy the benefits offered by the company team
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