Harwin invests £500,000 in Portsmouth manufacturing HQ

19th November 2013

Harwin

Nat Bowers

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Harwin has revealed a £500,000 investment in its Portsmouth manufacturing headquarters. This high-value investment will lead to increased manufacturing efficiencies, which will in turn enable Harwin to remain competitive. Strengthening a 30 year relationship with automatic stamping press maker, Bruderer, this investment represents the world's first integration of a planetary gearbox into the shaft of the main motor.

Paul McGuinness, Harwin’s Operations Director, comments: “This new technology removes the need for a separate development press. It enables us to put new tools through at the lowest stroke rate and at full press capacity – allowing us to identify any issues before flicking a switch on full production. This approach brings many advantages: increased efficiency; reduced costs; less space required and even logistics benefits since tools have to be transported less.”

Continually investing in the latest manufacturing technology, Harwin aims to support its new product development programme and remain competitive. The new Bruderer equipment will be especially beneficial for the rapid development of Harwin’s EZ-BoardWare range of surface mount PCB hardware solutions for EMC, test, cable and battery management.

“This is a really exciting project and we’re delighted to bring a world first in machine technology to the UK, which will help a forward looking manufacturer expand and create jobs”, commented Adrian Haller, Managing Director at Bruderer UK.

“A large part of our focus is on developing high reliability components that go into innovative applications, such as nano-satellites, top-tier auto-sport and even NASA’s Robonaut," McGuiness concluded. "This new investment and others we have planned give us the capability to continue to lead from the front, not to mention a host of efficiency and cost savings as we continue to invest in our UK manufacturing facility”