A show of synergy

Through the acquisition, the company believes it will be ideally positioned to offer rapid prototyping and manufacture over a wide range of components in materials from lightweight alloys through to steels.

The capabilities of the two companies are complementary as Charles Maltby, technical and commercial director of Shearline explained: “Shearline's work is typically for CNC machined components that fit in a shoe box. We now have the ability to accurately manufacture on a much larger scale, with 5-axis machines able to handle parts up to 700mm cubed and 3-axis to 900mm cubed. For one of our MoD clients this now means we can do the whole job in house.

Conversely, we are finding that many of Last Engineering's autosport clients have a need for components of a smaller size, which we will now also be able to offer from the existing Shearline facilities.”

Shearline will keep the Last Engineering premises and it will become a dedicated division of Shearline covering activities for a range of sectors. It will focus on large scale precision engineering of infrastructure components for rotary and fixed wing aircraft, vehicle gearbox housings, and wind turbine parts in particular.

Shearline offers a full manufacturing service, from technical consultancy, prototyping and design for manufacture through to full scale production, assembly and finishing. The company has a number of industry accreditations including the BS EN 9100 quality management standard for aerospace, and ISO 14001:2004 certification for environmental management systems.

Shearline will be at the Farnborough Airshow, taking place from 19-23 July 2010 in hall 1 on the WEAF stand.

Shearline
www.shearline.co.uk