To provide more flexibility in the housing of production machinery and as part of a factory modernisation project, the company has also taken on an additional 500m2 of factory space.
STL sales manager Carl Siviter commented: “The business has a track record of making investments to ensure that we remain globally competitive. This mindset led us to invest in the purchase and commissioning of a new Forming Machine, complete with tapping, feeder and automatic controls. We also purchased an additional 80-ton Chin Fong Press, with the benefit that it could also be used for development work and if needed, further short term production capacity.
“We operate in a global marketplace with a diverse customer base, and this level of investment will provide both extra manufacturing capacity and flexibility, as some new projects move forward into mass production.”
Recently, STL became one of the first manufacturers in the UK to achieve the ISO 45001 accreditation, demonstrating the company’s ongoing commitment to maintaining a world class, safe working environment. In addition to safety, STL’s focus on developing a world class working environment extends to improving quality and operational efficiency.
Mr Siviter added: “The additional production capacity needs better and faster QA tools to maximise the investment payback, hence why we have moved to invest in our first Keyence Image Dimension Measuring System.
“We can now perform high-precision measurements, automatically record data, and generate reports with the push of a button. This improves our quality assurance, enormously enhances our in-house inspection capabilities and efficiency, as QA inspection times have been dramatically reduced.”
Strategically the investments also ensure that STL is well positioned for further diversification into new markets, such as automotive, electric vehicles, battery development and hydrogen trains.
STL is one of UK’s leading suppliers for rail, aerospace, marine, defence and automobile sectors working with customers in Europe, China, the Far East, Middle East, South Asia and North America.
The company manufactures custom-made electrical contacts using the latest technologies in bi-metal bonding, precision stamping and assembling supported by in-house design and tool making teams.
Samuel Taylor Limited www.samueltaylor.co.uk
