Kocher Beck increases UK production capacity

Kocher Beck UK is expanding its die-making production facility by installing two new machines.

A CNC 3-axis milling machine, built by its parent company based near Stuttgart in Germany, has gone into production a month early. This ‘generation 5’ machine features fully automated camera recognition to speed up plate loading and increase accuracy. 

‘In difficult times printers are even more conscious of the need for a quality product and a level of service which ensures they retain customer loyalty. Having dies that arrive on time to meet their production schedule is critical,’ said Steve Horne, sales director.

‘Kocher Beck recognizes the importance of offering same day dispatch as printers try harder to respond to stringent turn-round demands. While some suppliers are cutting back, we are increasing our capacity to offer even greater support to the industry.

‘The company has invested over GBP 400,000 in the last 18 months in the latest technology from Kocher Beck GmbH. We can now produce more dies per machine cycle with shorter down times. Same day dispatch, a key target for 2009, has already tripled when compared to this time last year, we hope to further increase this facility, with our plant in 24 hour production, it is not unusual to dispatch in the middle of the night.’

A new laser hardening machine will arrive later this calendar year, further increasing capacity.

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