Case Studies

Cliff Eglington from Blue Chip Engineering has been huge Dugard Machine Tools fan for the last 40 years.  He bought his first machine, a Colchester 2000 with Anilam Crusader control, from Eric with a government grant.  That was his first CNC machine and he hasn’t looked back.  Cliff now has 4 Dugard machines, and at […]

If you put an engineer with a love of golf together, you get Sink Golf – a company located in West Sussex that manufactures golf putters. This South Coast manufacturer has recently invested in a Dugard 760 machining centre from Dugard Machine Tools to machine its bespoke golf clubs. Discussing how the Littlehampton business started, […]

As a predominantly sliding head turning machine shop, Adams Engineering (Ilkeston) Ltd has just purchased a Dugard 1000XP 3-axis machining centre. Initially founded in the 1950s and run as a single cam auto machine shop for decades, the business has more recently been taken over by Scott Burrow. Since the takeover, the company moved to […]

Located in Brockworth on the outskirts of Gloucester, Adnet Precision Engineering Ltd is a subcontract manufacturer that has continually grown its business. Operating in the defence, pharmaceutical, aerospace, metrology, medical, telecommunications and semiconductor industries, the company has ramped up its investment in machine tools to support ongoing growth. The latest investments have included an array […]

Founded back in 2007 with an initial purchase of three sliding head turning centres, Empire Manufacturing Ltd is a company that has gone from strength to strength. In 2012, it moved to a larger facility and subsequently added more sliding head turning centres, with machining centres, measuring equipment and fixed head turning centres following suit. […]

Founded in 2005, DGF Engineering Ltd has been on a continuous growth trajectory and at every step of the way, the Hertfordshire manufacturer has turned to Dugard for its industry-leading machine tools. The company started its investment in Dugard machines with the Dugard 1000 3-axis VMC – this has since been followed by a SMEC […]

Located near Eastbourne on the South coast, Dicker Precision Components Ltd has recently taken delivery of yet another machining centre from Dugard Machine Tools. As a subcontract manufacturer serving a diverse range of industries from the medical and aerospace to the offshore, subsea and MoD; Dicker Precision needed a high-quality machine from a supplier with […]

Companies with the heritage of AW Engineering Ltd are very rare. Founded in 1908 by Alfred Wood, the subcontractor switched its workload to munitions and aircraft parts during World War II and ever since, the company has remained under the stewardship of the same family. In 2020, almost 101 years to the day being at […]

As a manufacturer of fasteners with over 150 years of experience, Coventry-based Special Bolt Ltd can produce more than 100,000 pieces in a single day shift. This capacity has been boosted by the arrival of a Hanwha XE20 sliding head-turning centre from Dugard. Installed in 2021, the Hanwha XE20 has solved several issues for the […]

Since its inception in 1970, AW Precision Ltd has continuously grown and evolved – it is now one of the leading manufacturers of punch and die products in the UK and Europe. The Rugby-based company is undertaking a course of continuous investment, and this has seen the Warwickshire manufacturer recently purchase its second Chevalier SMART-B818 […]

With the turned components at DGF Engineering Ltd increasingly needing secondary milling operations on machining centres, the Royston-based subcontractor recently acquired a SMEC SL 2000M turning centre from Dugard. Founded in 2005, the Hertfordshire manufacturer produces a diverse range of components for a variety of industry sectors – it is here the Dugard SMEC has […]

Founded in 1780, Henry Squire & Sons Ltd are one of the very few manufacturing businesses with a heritage that dates beyond the company that started out making padlocks and cabinet locks. Almost 250 years later, the company based in Wolverhampton is in a state-of-the-art 32,185sq/ft facility, manufacturing security devices and locks for the modern […]

Arturn Precision Engineering Ltd has just invested in a Hanwha XD38II sliding head turning centre to enhance capacity and throughput at its Rugby-based facility. As a Tier 1 automotive supplier as well as a manufacturer for the fastener, electrical, food and pharmaceutical industries, Arturn is no stranger to high-volume production runs – this is where […]

As a general subcontract manufacturer, Cannock based Key Precision Ltd attended the Southern Manufacturing Exhibition earlier this year to investigate new technology to help drive the business forward. The company found the Dugard stand and the Hanwha range of sliding head-turning centres, and an order soon followed. The subcontract manufacturing company showed a particular interest […]

Located near the major automotive OEMs in Warwickshire, 2G Tooling Ltd has rapidly built a prestigious reputation for manufacturing everything from fly press tooling through to large drawn tools. To expand the scope of its toolmaking capabilities, the Southam based subcontractor has recently purchased a large bed 5-axis Ibarmia machining centre from Dugard. Offering a […]

As a supply chain partner to a multitude of blue chip OEMs that are household names, Unilathe has been providing a complete engineering service to industry since its inception in 1977. Applying the latest generation of machine tools, the Stoke-on-Trent Tier 1 subcontract manufacturer has recently invested in a Kitamura Mycenter HX500iG horizontal machining centre […]

Despite only being founded in 2004, Machfab Engineering Ltd is managed by directors with more than 60 years of manufacturing expertise in all aspects of machining, sheet metal and fabrication. But regardless of experience, we can all learn new tricks – and for this Birkenhead company, the learning curve has taken a new twist with […]

Now in its 17th year of business, Hi-Spec Precision Engineering Ltd has evolved from a small start-up business to an established subcontract manufacturer that has fully embraced the latest CNC technology and more recently automation technology to drive growth and productivity. The Market Overton company has evolved over the last decade to encompass everything from […]

Founded in 2005, Royston based DGF Engineering Ltd has recently bought its first CNC machining centre from Dugard. The subcontract manufacturer works with customers to undertake everything from design and consultation through to prototypes, small batches and production run machining. With the 3-axis machining centre marketplace being extremely competitive, MTD asked Liam why he had […]

Founded only five years ago, Grayline Engineering Ltd is a subcontract machine shop located in Woodbridge that typically reflects the general subcontract sector, manufacturing ‘anything and everything’ according to Managing Director Graham Chattenton. The majority of work undertaken by the Suffolk company generally comprises of small dimension batch and production runs of turned parts with […]

As a successful subcontract machining, fabricating, plating, NDT and assembly business, Rotherham based ENS Precision Engineering Ltd expanded its interests with a move to a new 39,000sq/ft factory in 2018. Since moving to the new facility, the precision engineering company has purchased a Dugard HD1886B machining centre to increase its machining capacity and versatility. The […]

ELE Advanced Technologies Ltd is a company with an aerospace pedigree that dates back to 1955 when Earby Light Engineers (ELE) was founded to manufacture compressor blades for Rolls-Royce. In the 65 years since, the Colne based company has expanded its scope by targeting the aerospace, power generation and automotive industry sectors. In fact, the […]

Only founded two years ago, Nerc Precision Engineering Ltd (NPE) was set-up by Konrad Nerc to ‘follow his dreams’. The Bristol based business owner was working a full-time job whilst setting up NPE. Now, the dreams are becoming a reality as the company has just installed its first turning centre, a Dugard SMEC SL 3000LM. […]

Benfleet based Wilson Tool & Engineering Ltd has recently purchased a brand new SMEC SL2000 turning centre from Dugard and MTDCNC’s Paul Jones visited the Essex subcontractor to take a look at the new installation.

The E range is called that because they’re economical to buy.  However, Harry Hamlin from Kajul is so impressed with their 1000E and 1350E machines that he feels they’re far from an eco-purchase.

As Kajul’s customers started to use bigger machinery, they need Kajul to make bigger tools to use on those machines.  The answer for Karl Hamlin was the Dugard 2000XP, chosen for its impressive 2m bed, which he then decided to upgrade by adding an extra 2 axes with a Nikken table.

Evridge Engineering in Dartford has made the wise decision to add to their range of Dugard machines, recently taking delivery of a brand new Dugard GTX620 5 axis machining centre. 

Jenkins Engineering has recently opted to invest in a Dugard HD1886B machining centre.

Reading based Loftlock Precision Engineering recently purchased a Dugard SS1263L machining centre for the high speed machining of its aerospace and defence industry components. Needing a large work envelope to fit a limited factory floor area, the Dugard certainly fitted the bill.  

Lambert & Searle Precision Engineers has now invested in an X5 5-axis machining centre from Dugard Machine Tools to machine parts in one-hit, something that will enable the Worthing company to counteract the cost pressure placed on it by customers.

As a subcontract manufacturer heavily involved in the oil & gas industry, Main Tool Company Ltd is more than familiar with machining complex components from difficult materials.

When Advanced Tool Manufacture Ltd was in the market for new machine tools, the East Kilbride company went straight for the ECO1000 vertical machining centre from a company located at the opposite end of the UK, Dugard Machine Tools.

Hystat Systems invest in a Large Dugard Flat Bed Lathe

The leading sub-contract machinists company Hyspeed CNC was founded by brothers Barry and Gary Francis back in November 1993.

As is well known, the apprenticeship system is based on the concept of training a new generation of practitioners in a particular skill, or set of skills.

Established in 1966, East Kilbride and District Engineering Group Training Association Ltd (EKGTA) is a not for profit organization providing businesses with locally based training provisions.

East Sussex based Dicker Precision Components Ltd is one of those almost fairy-tale like business stories to warm the heart.

Phil Baker, Director of air bearing manufacturer Loadpoint Precision Engineering, has the immense pleasure of going to work each and every day in Wimborne, Devon, that part of the UK which is universally acknowledged as area of outstanding natural beauty.

Pegasus Precision Engineering Ltd is a successful precision engineering company, located in Aldershot, Hampshire.

If they ever decide to introduce an award for ‘demonstrating extensive savings by utilising the capabilities of a new machine tool’ – then the new Dugard HD1600 VMC installation at Merlin Engineering is likely to prove a prime contender for the Gold medal for delivering a 92% performance improvement!

More Spindles For Less Money: that makes our business a hugely attractive proposition.

The world’s favourite Great Highland Bagpipe maker, McCallum Bagpipes (MB) has opened up a whole new factory equipped with new, top of the range machines bought from Dugard Machine Tools. It’s from this factory that their new recession busting product, the plastic bagpipe has been launched.

Established in 1932, W H Rowe has acquired a reputation for being one of the most reliable volume producers of high quality aluminium castings in the UK today and will be celebrating their 80th year in 2012.

Formed two years ago by partners Simon Smith, David Higson & Jon Higson, Titan Manufacturing specialise in CNC precision engineering and sheet metal welding fabrication.

Based in Fife and formed in 2004 by Paul Hilliard MD, Well Tools design, manufacture and supply well bore tools for the Oil and Gas Industry.

Established in 1954, Main Tool Company is a precision engineering company based in central Scotland.

Whitcher CNC Limited was founded by Peter Whitcher in 2008, just at the start of the recession.

With a team of over 1400 personnel, The Score Group provide a range of services worldwide from design and repair to engineering and manufacturing.

Inca Geometric – Tony Clifford Founded in 1956 and based in Canterbury in Kent, Inca Geometric provide a fully comprehensive subcontract machining, measurement, test, assembly, retooling and re-engineering service.

With over fifty years experience within the precision engineering industry, Main Tool Company offers the very latest in CNC and tooling techniques.

Established over 25 years ago, Larkshill Engineering specialises within the design and manufacture of precision machinery and associated workstation fixtures.

Started in 1996, J & N is a subcontract machining company working within the communications industry. They specialise in the design, manufacture and assembly of precision RF Microwave Waveguide Components, CNC machining parts mainly out of aluminium and brass.

In 2010 Eric Shortland took the plunge and bought Mutad Engineering. At this point the company was flagging and had little ambition but today it has turned the corner and is almost unrecognisable from the company it once was.

Established in 1993, Clifton Engineering is a family-owned company based in Northumberland, England. They supply a diverse range of international industries from oil and gas, aerospace and space exploration to medical, automotive and motor sport.

LG Motion Ltd based in Basingstoke, Hants, UK are motion control technology specialists delivering quality design and experienced manufacturing with a personal, professional service to science institutes and leading machine manufacturers.

Scottish subcontract machine shop Friction Components is a specialist engineering outfit machining commercial work for a variety of industries, including batch part machining and unique one-off test pieces.