Clearview National March 2015 - Issue 160 | Page 76

machinery

Growth leads
to Machinery
Investment
WB Group, a leading manufacturer of
PVCu windows and doors, GRP composite
doors and PVCu door infill panels has
invest almost £500k in new machinery and
chosen Wegoma as its machinery supplier.
»»WB Group saw
substantial growth of 19%
last year, and with volumes
continuing to increase WB
Group depends on reliable and
efficient machinery in order to
manufacture the highest quality
products through the most
efficient processes.
Tony Craggs, Managing
Director, explained: “We’ve
been using Wegoma for around
20 years and know and trust
the team, so when we decided
to invest in our latest set of
new machinery, they were the
obvious people to speak to.”
“We have invested in
two Wegoma WSALVE
quad welders, two Wegoma

WSAUNI 4-head inline
welders, a Wegoma DS130ac
computerised double-mitre
saw, an Urban SV530 CNC
corner transom cleaner and an
Urban AKD 6605/8 8-head
welder.
Tony added:“We’re already
seeing efficiency improvements
from the new kit, with
products moving through
the factory quicker resulting
in better lead times for our
customers and product quality
has improved with the new
investment.”
Contact The WB Group on:
0191 410 9333 or visit their
website: www.wbgroup.co.uk

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Liniar fabricator, Rooms and Views
Limited manufacture up to 500
frames each week and specialise in
high-end projects, manufacturing
complex window styles that
can take longer to perfect.
»»The company’s plan
to launch ‘Rooms and Views
Trade Frames’ in 201 5 means
throughput will increase
substantially, so a machinery
review was taken to prepare for
the additional capacity.
The review revealed an issue
with the existing saw centre,
which wasn’t able to produce
the volume of windows and
styles the business required. It
also brought up issues regarding
lack of space required for a new
machine.
Rooms and Views decided
on the Supercut machining
centre from Wegoma. Simon
Lomax, Operations Director at
Rooms and Views commented:
“We took a bit of a risk by
commissioning the first Supercut

5 to be built, but we needn’t
have worried. The machining
centre is so good that we
estimate it will save us around
£25k per year at our current
volume levels.
“It has been so efficient
that we have identified other
issues further downstream in
our manufacturing process and
ordered other new machinery
from Wegoma to address the
problem.”
For further information visit
www.roomsandviews.co.uk or
www.wegoma.co.uk/supercut

Machinery Training for Glass
Processing Customers
»»Following the successful
launch of Glass Processing Products (GPP) by
RegaLead at the end of last year, the company
is now pleased to announce that it has
partnered with Italian machinery specialists
TK Tekno Kilns.
This new partnership means that GPP can
offer a full solution for customers looking to
start with EVA lamination.
Guy Hubble, Joint Managing Director at
RegaLead explains: “When we launched GPP
it was with the purpose of providing glass
processing customers with the highest quality

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products for glass, alongside expertise, advice
and support.”
The company has also taken delivery of
a Lamijet 01 from TK for its new training
facility in Manchester.
The Lamijet 01’s heating chamber is
coated with dust proof calcium silicate sheets
which have a low thermal inertia and a limit
temperature of 500°C. Infra red heaters are
situated above and below the work surface,
supported by ceramic insulators. The machine
incorporates a built in silicon membrane
bagging system with quick Lock Seal closing,

so flat and curved glass can be laminated
without using a disposable bag.
For more information visit:
www.regalead.co.uk or call 0161 946 1164