Bespoke Engineering

If it's obsolete or no longer made, our in-house engineering team can manufacture a new part or modify an existing one.

Machine Shop Capacity

Arrow Engineering's machine shop is equipped with both manual and CNC machinery, enabling us to deliver precision turning, milling, gear cutting, slotting, broaching, and fabrication services.

Our CNC lathes and milling machines are predominantly fitted with XYZ ProtoTRAK control systems, offering intuitive conversational programming with user-friendly touchscreen controls. The ProtoTRAK TRAKing feature allows seamless transition between manual and CNC operation.

Our lathes and bed mills also utilise DXF conversion, enabling direct download of drawings from desktop to machine for streamlined production and increased accuracy.

Turning

Below is a collection of our turning machines, ranging from large capacity lathes to precision CNC turning centres.

Large TOS Lathe - 4 Metre Bed

XYZ Turning Beds

2 x PROTURN RLX 425

Swing Over Bed 400mm
Spindle Bore 54mm
Between Centres 2500mm
Max Speed 2500 RPM

PROTURN RLX 1630

Swing Over Bed 400mm
Spindle Bore 54mm
Between Centres 760mm
Max Speed 2500 RPM

2 x XYZ VL 425 Gap Bed Lathe

Swing Over Cross Slide 257mm
Between Centres 2500mm
Control VL Control
Feature Rapid setup

Proto-Trak A.G.E

Control Pro 2000
X Travel 700mm
Y Travel 320mm
Z Travel 300mm

CNC Milling

XYZ BRM 60-100

XYZ RMX 4000

Head 7.5HP Programmable Variable Speed
Table 1470 x 356mm
Travel 1016 x 596 x 584mm
Spindle 5000 RPM

XYZ SMX / RMX 2000

Head 3HP Variable Speed
Table 1270 x 254mm
Travel 762 x 380mm

XYZ RMX 3500

Head 5HP Variable Speed
Table 1370 x 356mm
Travel 787 x 508 x 508mm
Spindle 5000 RPM

Gear Cutting Cell

Types of gears that can be cut:

Spur Gears

Helical Gears

Worm Gears

Norgear Universal Gear Hobber

Universal Gear Hobber c/w Change Gears, Manual - 500mm Dia x 250mm Face

Sunderland 19 - Spur gears up to 56" x 9" x 1.5DP. Helical/Double Helical up to 56", face 10". Spiral gears up to 60°.
Sunderland 5A - Spurs & helicals, 4" face, max 9 MOD
Sykes V14 Hobber - Helical & Spurs, max dia 13", max face 8", max pitch 7 D.P. / 4 MOD
Barber Colman Type A - Spurs & Splines, max 12" dia
Barber Colman Type D - Spurs & Helicals, max 3 D.P. x 14" dia
Barber Colman No.3 - Spurs & Helicals, max 6" dia

Key Seating, Slotting, Splining & Broaching

Internal Splines

External Splines

Slotting

Broaching

Key Seating

Lunn Davis Key Seating Machine

Our Lunn Davis key seating machine provides precision key seating operations for shafts and bores, ensuring exact tolerances for power transmission components including couplings, sprockets, and pulleys.

Fabrication

We fabricate all shapes and sizes of guards and enclosures in metals (Stainless Steel, Mild Steel and Aluminium) and Polymers (Polycarbonate, Plastic, Acetal, Polyethylene, Tufnol, and PVC).

Welding

Capacity for TIG Welding and MIG Welding across a wide range of metals and alloys.

Cutting

Bending, Folding & Forming

Machining in Conjunction with Fabrication

In conjunction with our machine shop we can Turn, Mill and Gear Cut special products such as Brackets, Shaping rings, Scrapers, Dough Ball Divider segments, Nib Tensioning Rollers and special gears.

CAD Design

Our CAD Design Technicians produce intricate CAD Drawings from sample components, customer descriptions or sketches. Using the latest version of SolidWorks, we produce complex 3D Models and Assemblies - enabling us to prototype any new design as well as amend existing components.

We maintain a drawing library of our clients' drawings, including machinery name, number and revisions, enabling repeat orders without repeatedly dispatching sample parts. Our 3D Models can be 3D Printed and CAD Drawings can be integrated directly into our CNC Machinery.

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Grinding

Jones & Shipman 1400 Surface Grinder

Magnetic Base 24" x 8"

Our surface grinder delivers precision flat grinding for components requiring tight dimensional tolerances and superior surface finishes.

On-Site Fitting

Our fitters hold Safety Passport Alliance qualifications and are fully certified, conforming to the latest health and safety standards. We carry out on-site installations and fitting services across the UK.

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Materials Used in Production

Metals

Mild Steels, Cast Iron, Aluminium, Stainless Steels, Super Duplex, Nickel Alloys, Nimonic, Inconel, Titanium, Monel, Copper, Brass, Bronze.

Polymers

Nylon, Acetal, Polyester, Polypropylene, Polyethylene, PEEK, Delrin, PTFE.

Special Polymers

Arrow Engineering have been manufacturing parts in special Polymers for many applications specifically in the Pharmaceutical, Food/Baking, Bottling and Brewing industries. These special impregnated PTFE and Graphited polymers are a great alternative to parts manufactured in metal - weighing less, not corroding, and less expensive to produce.

Special impregnated Polymers provide comparable high tensile strength to metals with the advantage of being lighter in weight. Many aerospace, automotive and railway applications have replaced metal parts with special polymer manufactured parts.