The challenge of balancing an increase in productivity with the decision to invest in additional machining capacity is a good problem for an engineering manufacturing company to have. Earlier this year Citizen Machinery UK were approached by one of their long-standing customers who found themselves in this situation (although not for the first time). Expansion …
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Pall Engineering invest in new component collection technology
Earlier this year Pall Engineering took the step to invest in a new component collector from J&S Engineering to add further efficiency to their existing machine shop set up. A DPH1200 was installed at Pall, to collect finished parts from their Citizen Miyano BNA42 DHY fixed head lathe and enable the machine to run unmanned …
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MACH2026 – OVER & OUT!
Positive shift in awareness of sustainable processes for engineering manufacturing at MACH2026 A month on from our 7th consecutive MACH exhibition and we’ve had time to process the enquiries and look at the big picture of this year’s show experience for us. With official figures from the MTA confirming the total attendees to be 26,000 …
J&S ENGINEERING AT MACH2026 – 20th – 24th APRIL
J&S Engineering are bringing sustainable & efficient manufacturing solutions to MACH2026 at the NEC J&S Engineering MACH2024 stand images Component collector at MACH2024 Component collector at MACH2024 Rimann Manual Swarf Spinning Centrifuge at MACH2024 Siebec / Sofraper Swarf & Emulsion machine cleaning at MACH2024 Swarf processing at MACH2024 Swarf briquetting at MACH2024 After 35 years …
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See us Live at the Citizen Open House 7-9th October 2025!
It’s officially Autumn! J&S Engineering are excited to be back at the Citizen Machinery Open House event next week! The nights are drawing in, the leaves are falling, the faint smell of wood fires is starting to enter the air & there’s a chilly bite to the morning & evening dog walks. That can only …
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New Accreditations and Cost Savings For Drurys Engineering With A Centralised Aluminium Swarf Briquetting System
Precision engineering company Drurys Engineering Ltd (an Amcomri Group plc company) have implemented a new centralised swarf processing system from J&S Engineering at their Hitchin base. Metal machining waste drives up manufacturer’s costs and Drurys was no exception. Through lost cutting fluids, the ongoing expense of swarf storage skips and the valuable floor space they …
Fourth Component Collector for Amphenol
Further investment from interconnect systems manufacturer Amphenol who have just added a fourth component collector to their Whitstable factory. Another DPH1000 has been installed, this time to collect parts from their Citizen Miyano M16 sliding head enabling this machine to run unmanned for lights out machining and also ensure the critical surface finishes of Amphenol’s …
Sustainability and Health & Safety benefits from new Swarf Briquetting System for ZF Pontypool
It’s not everyday you can implement changes to your factory floor working practices that can achieve both updated HSE compliances as well as sustainability strategy goals. In the case of global technology company ZF’s manufacturing site in Pontypool, investing in a new briquetting machine with a bespoke swarf bin lifter achieved exactly that. Internal Health …
Third Briquetting Machine to Reduce High Swarf Volumes for Gardner Aerospace
A long-standing customer of J&S Engineering, Gardner Aerospace, invested in their first swarf briquetting machine in 2019 for their site in Consett. Fast forward to the last quarter of 2023 (after the Covid interruption to proceedings for many!) and a second system was commissioned, this time for their Derby factory to tackle high volumes of …
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New redesigned Belt Component Collector installed at Cinch Connectivity
The newly redesigned version of our BPH1000 component collector has recently been installed at connectivity solutions company Cinch. This updated version of our popular belt parts collector, has had a few tweaks and modifications to make it more user-friendly. The overall look and feel of the machine is more ergonomic, with a change to the …
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