Ford are an award-winning, highly successful specialist in the precision machining and pressing of component and assemblies for the aerospace, defence and related high technology industries. Ford Aerospace provides a first-class, manufacturing and engineering service to a broad range of customers. With its foundations laid in 1910, Ford is a celebrated name within the precision engineering industr
y, with an enviable reputation for high levels of service, performance and quality. Recently the company has put together a 5 year strategy for growth and development and has recently invested over £1 million in new and enhanced technology, including twin pallet CNC milling and laser cutting capability, this investment is set to continue as we strive to be a "Best in Class Supplier". At Ford we are keen to meet and work with our customers current and future capability and product requirements, this has resulted in the company embarking on a number of R&D projects, including non metallic laminate shimstock, SC21, parametric estimating systems and digital product. Our machining and presswork capabilities are complimented by our niche laminate product "Easipeel", and we are one of only a handful of companies in the world with this capability. Laminate has a variety of applications for example "wear compensation, tolerance build up and where numerous thicknesses are required". Easipeel consists of a number of layers of foil bonded to form a near solid material, that can be converted to components in conjunction with customers drawings and specifications. These individual foils can be removed to comply with the required thickness, therefore reducing the need for numerous solid pieces and reducing stocks and part count.
