Harwin invests £500K into UK manufacture facility

29th April 2014

Harwin

Staff Reporter

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Harwin has taken delivery of equipment worth £500,000 at its Portsmouth manufacturing headquarters facilitating further production efficiencies and enabling the company to remain competitive. The new investment with automatic stamping press maker, Bruderer, sees Harwin achieve a world first with the integration of a planetary gearbox into the shaft of the main stamping press motor.

This means that Harwin can use the same equipment for development and production, identifying any issues at the lowest stroke rate before flicking a switch to move to full production rates.

This is particularly beneficial for the development of Harwin’s EZ-Boardware range of surface mount products that improve manufacturing flexibility, reduce manufacturing costs and improve in field maintenance. Traditional methods used to solve cable management, test and EMC problems and battery retention often require secondary, manual processing. EZ BoardWare components can all be surface mounted along with other components, saving space as well as reducing time and costs. EZ-BoardWare components are stamped parts and the new equipment will speed development and reduce manufacturing costs.

Commented Damon de Laszlo, Harwin’s Chairman: “Unlike other companies that have moved production offshore, we still believe that it is beneficial to keep all aspects of our manufacturing at our Portsmouth headquarters. By understanding the manufacturing processes we can rapidly develop new products, ensure quality and keep leadtimes short.

We are delighted to be pioneering this new approach with Bruderer, strengthening our 30 year relationship with the company, and we will continue to invest in our world class facility.”