Power Gen & Nuclear
Power Gen & Nuclear
The power gen & nuclear sector is changing rapidly.
In the UK, fossil fuels are being phased out in favour of greener energy from wind, solar, nuclear and tidal.
For manufacturers like you, this means new opportunities to capitalise on sector growth, transformation and investments.
But this also means new challenges and increased competition.
Your top manufacturing obstacles:
You deal with huge components, often weighing 10’s of tonnes. These components need to possess supreme accuracy and detailed audit trails.
Optimising your production processes in these conditions can become incredibly challenging:
Size and shape
Power gen and nuclear components are not only massive, they’re also ungainly, awkward, difficult to access and even harder to machine.
Tough materials
Common materials, like heat and corrosion-resistant alloys, are often chewy, hard, abrasive and incredibly expensive. They’re hard on your machine and even harder on your bottom line when mistakes happen.
Accuracy and repeatability
Power gen and nuclear parts are often a manufacturing nightmare. They’re big, difficult to machine and must leave your production facility without fault.
This demand on accuracy is compounded by massive cycle times, sometimes lasting several weeks.
Can you get challenging processes right first time?
These manufacturing conditions create a perfect storm: parts are hard to machine, even more challenging to move and can’t be scrapped due to their value. Huge audit trails and seemingly endless cycle times (up to a month) compound these challenges.
When your operations are as fragile as they are arduous, profits can be precarious.
Plus, changes to your sector are already well underway: demand in certain power sectors will continue to fall, while other demands will climb.
To help, I’ve compiled a simple guide which explains in clear English where the power gen and nuclear sectors are heading, and what you can do to maximise your processes.
Quick guide:
How to win Power Gen & Nuclear market share and optimise your processes
You’ll learn:
- How to win Power Gen & Nuclear market share and optimise your processes
- Why the UK Government is moving away from gas.
- The new types of contracts likely to grow in coming years.
- The importance of repeatability, flexibility, expertise, accuracy and automation.
- How we helped BEL Engineering dramatically reduce vibration when machining nuclear waste containers.
How can our LPM team help you prepare for the future?
Great machines backed up by great engineering
Large Prismatic Machines are production powerhouses, but they’re also complex, expensive and require strong support.
We understand that if you spend huge sums of money on a new machine, you’ll need to be utilising that machine fully to reduce cost-per-part. Similarly, your machines need unshakable accuracy and reliability if your business is to make a profit.
This is where Kingsbury comes in.
To help, we offer a combination of great machines with powerful automation, coupled with unparalleled engineering expertise and attentive customer service.
The result: your business can produce more, with fewer mistakes and is prepared to meet any power gen manufacturing challenges.
Waldrich Coburg Taurus
An efficient, productive investment with a great price-to-performance ratio
Key features:
- High torque 5-axis spindle
- Frictionless hydrostatic guideways
- Integrated tool changer, head changer and pallet changer options
- High pressure coolant system with swarf filtration
- Machine splash guards
Top benefits:
- Strength, rigidity & power
- High productivity
With low operating costs and reasonable investment prices, the Taurus is a great investment.
- Power and flexibility in equal measures
Invest in your future production by securing a machine that can run all your required operations: mill, turn and grind.
- Great options
Make the Taurus work for you with optional twin pallet changer, extended tool magazines, a large selection of integrated head configurations and more.
Waldrich Coburg ValuTurn
An economical way to produce complex components with accuracy and precision
Key features:
Versatility
- Available with a wide range of tool holders and spindle units.
- Machining units are interchanged according to Masterhead concept.
- The option of a moveable rotary table in addition to a high-efficiency drilling and milling unit even allows the production of complex workpieces requiring offset machining.
Stiffness
- Together with the foundation, the two columns and the crossrail or cross beam form a closed frame which provides a high degree of stiffness and accuracy.
SHW UniForce 7000
Flexible, uncompromised, configurable, powerful.
Key features:
Multiple head options
- Universal heads
- Fork milling heads
- Horizontal milling heads
- Angular milling heads
- Special head executions
Configurable solution for large parts
- Workpiece handling options include clamping plates, rotary tables, turntables and reversible clamping devices.
- Tool handling systems include automatic tool changer, tool loading station and pick-up station.
Robust construction
- Suitable for materials such as duplex, super duplex and stainless steel
Want to level up your power gen & nuclear manufacturing?
Book a call with Simon.