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Land Rover founded in 1948 employs approximately 13,000 people.
Pladrest have supplied two double chamber batch ovens to warm the harnesses prior to fitting.
“We are very happy with the installation and operation of the ovens, can you thank all involved on our behalf for a job well done. Our harness suppliers have seen harness heating systems in many automotive factories, and have commented that your system is the best they have seen.”
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Airbus UK is a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus SAS which produces wings for the Airbus aircraft family.
Having installed a large oven at the Broughton site, Pladrest have been awarded a second order for the CDC facility at Filton site.
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Kodak is the worlds foremost imaging innovator with sales of $10.7 Billion in 2006.
Having received an order in May 2008, to supply two ovens to the Bulgaria plant, and a fourth oven for China this now bring the total ovens to 31 that Pladrest have manufactured and installed for Kodak throughout the world.
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YKK Europe
YKK is without a doubt the worlds leading designer, developer, manufacturer and supplier of quality fastening products.
Pladrest are pleased to announce that we have now received our 3rd order from YKK Europe.
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Metzeler Automotive
Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems is a world leader in the development and manufacture of bodywork sealing systems and window guide systems. Their mission is determined by engagement with customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers and the environment.
Suppliers are regarded as a reliable, growth-oriented business partner who epitome state-of-the-art technology. That is why they chose 2 ovens designed by Pladrest for their production process.
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Rieter Automotive Systems develops and produces components, modules and integrated systems on the basis of fibres, plastics and metals.
For the past 25 years Pladrest have supplied carpet processing ovens to their Heckmondwike and Genk factories and more recently their new factory in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Paragon by Heckmondwike supplies a wide rage of carpet and carpet tiles. Product development is designed to meet the demands of many contact sectors and so installed a Pladrest hot air tunnel oven to their existing plant to increase production throughput.
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SILFLEX
Silflex Ltd manufactures a wide range of silicone reinforced products, hose and assemblies. Predominately Silflex manufactures silicone hose and silicone parts reinforced with polyester and Aramid for the most demanding applications. The major market is automotive supplying: Coolant Hose, Heater Hose, Radiator Hose, Induction Hose, Turbo Hose, Induction Hose and Ram Air Hose.
Silflex have placed an order for a test oven for their site in Mid Glamorgan and a production oven for Samco Silicone Products Ltd. in Nuneaton.
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Pladrest were awarded a contract for the supply and installation of eight double chamber curing ovens for BAE Systems.
Each of the sixteen steam heated convection oven chambers are specified to a temperature tolerance of ± 2ºC and will run, unmanned, continuously. The ovens will be controlled via a plc system with a bespoke SCADA system for data logging and remote monitoring
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Trelleborg Sealing Solutions
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions who are leading global suppliers of precision seals ordered a second process oven for installation in their new manufacturing facility in China.
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Proctor & Gamble
Proctor & Gamble one of the largest household names in the world, have purchased a double chamber drum heating oven for their research centre in Newcastle.
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ABB
Part of the massive ABB Group manufacturing analytical products and systems for dissolved oxygen, flue gas, liquids and gas (zircon) etc. wanted to improve their production facilities. Following discussions with the Pladrest engineers it was decided to incorporate what were individual ovens into a 3 chamber oven each with its own data logger system and control.
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Faurecia
Faurecia awarded Pladrest the contract to build their new flock coating driers after seeing the high quality build and engineering of an oven being manufactured for China during a visit to our works. The drier is fitted with 2 separately controlled indexing conveyors capable of withstanding the expectations required of 3 shift working.
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Runex
Runex specialise in the manufacture and service of high quality bakeware from standard products to specials meeting customers particulate requirements.
Following our visit to their headquarters in Sweden, Pladrest were commissioned to supply a complete clean room type finishing plant incorporating an in-line wash plant, automatic painting robot and infrared curing tunnel
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Kemps Neon
Kemps Neon were primarily producing lighting to supply companies within the lighting industry, however, in the last five years the company has moved into direct sales. As a result they are now a major driving force within the industry, providing a comprehensive solution for cold cathode lighting and Pladrest have manufactured and installed a high temperature chest oven, a major element in their production process.
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Philips
Research and development continues to be a critical part of the work. Philips AVENT’s team of designers and engineers combine originality, innovation and engineering expertise to devise production processes to suit the specific requirements of Philips AVENT products. This is why they chose Pladrest having the exact same work ethics to further develop their processing requirements.
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Newburgh Engineering Co. Ltd.
Newburgh Engineering Co. Ltd. is a family concern founded in 1939, specialising in high quality precision engineering and suppliers to the aerospace industry have purchased 2 ovens for coating internal parts of missiles.
The Pladrest ovens not only allow the products to rotate within the chamber they also reciprocate throughout the process.
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Morganite are market leaders in the supply of crucibles used in the metal melting industry with over 150 years of manufacturing and distribution excellence and have for many years chose Pladrest as their preferred partners in supplying special purpose ovens both batch and tunnel for their production processes.
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Dolgarrog Aluminium Limited in North Wales commissioned Pladrest Heating to manufacture two high temperature air re-circulating batch ovens for heat treatment of aluminium plate.
The ovens are for processing aluminium are to be used in Aerospace applications and therefore the ovens have to achieve a guaranteed temperature uniformity of ± 3ºC anywhere in the oven.
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Pilkington Plyglass Plc, are a global leader in the manufacture and supply of glass products.
Pladrest designed and manufactured a plant for curing of various coatings on glass pieces up to a maximum size of 2100 mm wide x 4000 mm long.
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Pladrest were asked by TRW Automotive at Peterlee to develop a series of batch ovens for heat treatment of air bag inflators.
Four identical ovens run from a common plc based control panel. Critical to the process was product traceability which was achieved through a bar code scanner system on the main control panel and at each oven. The system allowed full integration to the customer’s internal computer systems via a pc linked to the oven control plc. Features included high accuracy temperature control and full component traceability. The ovens were of robust design to withstand accidental inflator deployment inside the oven, and in the event of deployment the ovens were to continue the cycle uninterrupted.
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Pladrest were asked by BAE Systems based in the North East to provide a turn-key facility for cleaning and painting specialist components. The facility is self contained and designed so as to eliminate handling and improve the quality of finish on the component.
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