C. S. Simmons Engineering Ltd
Mill Road Trading Estate
Radstock, Bath BA3 5TX
Tel: +44 (0)1761 433944
Fax: +44 (0)1761 437901
Email: mail@cssimmons.co.uk
CNC PRECISION MACHINING OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE ALLOYS TO 2M LENGTH & 700MM Y




















GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SPECIALIST SERVICES
C.S. Simmons Engineering provide a CNC machining service to many industries, including oil, valve and defence. All types of machining are undertaken, including heavy stainless steel machining and machining of exotic materials such as Inconel, Hastelloy, Monel, 17-4 PH, S316 Super Duplex, Zeron 100 and Waspalloy.* Manufacture and inspection meet the requirements of the updated BS EN ISO 9001 : 2000 certification (Certificate can be provided on request). Quality and performance are monitored closely with set procedures and with Tricorn Job Processing software that allows unparalleled traceability during the machining process and long after delivery.
C. S. Simmons Engineering continually invests in the latest CNC precision machining technology available to always remain very competitive and to be able to meet very demanding delivery times without compromising quality.
MAIN SERVICES OFFERED
CNC Turning, CNC Machining Centres, CADCAM Design and Separate Inspection Area.
* All trademarks, logos and serviced marks mentioned on this website are the trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. In particular, Monel and Inconel are registered trademarks of Inco Alloys/Special Metals, Hastelloy is a registered trademark name of Haynes International, Inc., 17-4 PH is a registered trademark of AK Steel Corporation, Zeron is a registered trademark of Weir Materials & Foundries and Waspalloy is a registered trademark of United Technologies.


QUALITY APPROVALS
C.S. Simmons Engineering is a BS EN ISO 9001 : 2000 Quality Management Registered Firm, Certificate No. 9835, and are audited by NQA. (Certification has been held for 7 years.)
INSPECTION
Separate Inspection Area. Statistical printouts of inspection reports are available.
Machining Centre (CNC)
CNC Mitsubishi Diamatic MPA50A
Twin pallet (500 sq) Horizontal machining centre, 4 Axis, 50 station ATC. A heavy metal removal machine with solid structure suitable for difficult to machine materials.
Fanuc 7T controls.
Length Z-axis — 800mm
Width X-axis — 600mm
Height Y-axis — 800mm
Machining Centre (CNC)
CNC "Hitachi Seiki" VA50 Vertical Machining Centre
3 Axis, 30 station ATC Fanuc 6MB control with custom macro capabilities.
Length X-axis — 1000mm
Width Y-axis — 550mm
Height Z-axis — 1000mm
Machining Centre (CNC)
CNC "Hitachi Seiki" VA45 Vertical Machining Centre
3 Axis, 30 station ATC Fanuc 6MB control with custom macro.
Length X-axis — 500mm
Width Y-axis — 300mm
Height Z-axis — 500mm
Sawing (Vertical Band) Throat — 350mm
Turning Centre (CNC)
CNC Puma 12L
High response turning centre with FAPT conversational programming with Fanuc 15TA system. Fully programmable tailstock.
Length Z-axis — 1100mm
Chuck Dia. — 400mm
Max Chucking Dia. — 580mm
Turning Centre (CNC)
CNC Puma 10HC Lathe with Fanuc OT-C controls.
Fully programmable tailstock.
Length Z-axis — 450mm
Chuck Dia. — 250mm
Max Chucking Dia. — 280mm
Turning Centre (CNC)
Daewoo Puma 400LA CNC Turning Centre equipped with Fanuc 18i control system. Fully programmable tailstock. Fully retrofitted SMV Autoblock steady (Workpeice: 230mm max. dia. – 30mm min. dia.)
Length Z-axis 2200mm (MAX Workpiece length, ideal for machining long shafts accurately)
Chuck Dia(IN) — 18"
Max swing over bed — 800mm
*** NEW ADDITION ONLINE FR0M 31.08.2007 ***
Machining Centre (CNC)
CNC “Hartford Kappa VMC130”
4 Axis, Fully programmable 4th ‘B’axis. ‘Hartrol’ programming system with Fanuc 18i controls. Thermal heat dissipation. High pressure through coolant. Many macro functions to reduce programming set up times.
Length X-axis — 1500mm
Width Y-axis — 700mm
Height Z-axis — 800mm
Splining
Manual Machines
Ormerod Slotter - with 250mm stroke, cuts keyways along the length of a bore.
Tarnow Centre Lathe - New arrival bought specifically for machining 1 off items of large size. Solid Cast Bed construction, digital readout and positioning capabilities.
Length Z-axis — 2000mm
Chuck Dia. — 500mm
Max Chuck Dia. — 750mm
Gang Drills - 2 sets for finishing operations, i.e., drilling, tapping, reaming & deburring.