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Component making
that measures up Shaping steel and all manner of metals has underpinned the entire history of modern engineering. Specifically shaped components are at the heart of all our engineering marvels and stock standard items we take for granted on a daily basis. Presswork Products Ltd is a Christchurch custom sheet metal and pressing company that specialises in high quality tolerance work. It provides sheet metal pressing, welding, punching and folding services for manufacturers and for individuals who want items custom-made. Presswork Products uses a variety of metals and plastics, with your choice of finishing, including powder coating, plating and polishing. The company makes a variety of products from the following materials: • steel • stainless steel • aluminium • brass • copper • phosphors bronze • plastics. Presswork Products manufactures and fabricates from sheet metal, metal bar and coil utilising a full range of metal processing equipment. Presswork Products general manager, Colin Fraser says the company has the ability to do small one off jobs through to large volumes. “We have a press shop with presses ranging from one tonne through to one hundred tonnes with the ability to add hitch feeders, straightening rolls and decoilers. We currently have two CNC turrent punches and a new turret due in April,” he says.
package and $35,000 dollars in new tooling arriving in with the new machine. The turret is also environment friendly as it only uses the energy needed at the time of punching. This conserves energy and provides us with a low running cost.” In 1989 the business operated with one staff member and 10 customers. “We have now grown to 19 staff and over 120 customers, supplying to customers in New Zealand and Australia. In 1999 the company was acquired by, and is now operated by, the Aotea Jones Group Limited, a South Island-based investment company,” Fraser says. “In April 2002 Presswork Products purchased the press shop business of PDL Industries Ltd, which significantly increased the plant and capabilities. To further develop the capabilities we purchased GP Steel Limited in February 2003, which introduced computer-controlled punching and folding.”
Product development Presswork Products has a design engineer who can produce one-off prototypes, through to full production runs. “We assist you in the development of new products or to make changes to existing products. We work with you to help turn your idea into a working design and from the design stage to a reality,” Fraser says. Presswork Products production planning allows a high degree of flexibility to achieve a mix of different sized production runs, jobbing work, samples and prototypes.
This new turret will give Presswork the ability “We can make any quantity from one to to turn jobs around faster, as it can punch full 50,000 - no job is too big or too small. We also sized sheets and at a speed three to five times assemble components into subassemblies faster than its current machines. or completed products. Our materials and “It has a brush table which eliminates components are sourced and purchased scratching on the under side of the sheets, from overseas, which brings you significant we also have a wilson wheel, a new software savings.”
Premises and equipment Presswork Products operates from modern premises with more than 1000 square metres of production area, which houses the following metal processing equipment:
• electronics • electrical
• Thirty Power Presses up to 100 tonnes • Four Press Brakes up to 60 tonnes with 2400mm folding lengths
Presswork Products Ltd supply products and components to a wide range of industries including:
• retail display • furniture
• Two guillotines with cut lengths up to 3000mm and 3mm thick
• shop fitting
• Wiedemann Centrum 1000 Turret Punch
• roofing
• Wiedemann Centrum 2000 Turret Punch
• catering
• Automated/computerised hitch feeders
• building
• Decoilers/strip straighteners
• equestrian.
• engineering
• Range of welding equipment • Range of hand-operated equipment. Since 2003 Presswork Products has gone through a variety of changes. “We have been ISO accredited since 2007 and extensive quality systems have been put in place. We have a design engineer so we can produce one-off prototypes, through to full production runs.”
The people of Atlas Steels are driven by wanting to be our customers’ first choice in specialt y metals .
Presswork’s skilled staff works hard to provide a high quality service for every customer and ensure you are kept informed throughout the process. “Our key staff members are longserving and knowledgeable, which has helped to make Presswork Products the successful company it is today.” Presswork Products Ltd 5 Tenahaun Place Middleton Christchurch T (03) 343 5151 F (03) 343 5166 www.presswork.co.nz
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17 Hammersmith Drive, Christchurch (between Haytons Rd and Wigram Rd) SOCKBURN 8042
Ph: (03) 977 9000 | Fax: (03) 977 9001 Email: nzsales@atlassteels.co.nz
PRESSWORK
PRODUCTS LIMITED
• Electronics • Electrical • Retail display • Furniture• Shop fitting • Engineering • Roofing • Catering • Building • Equestrian • Jewellery
We provide sheet metal pressing, welding, punching and folding services for manufacturers and for individuals who want items custom-made.
5 Tenahaun Place Middleton, Christchurch Ph: 03 343 5151 | Fax: +64 3 343 5166 www.canterburytoday.co.nz February/March 2012 | 79