Manufacturing processes
Modern facilities equipped with an extensive range of advanced production machinery, specialised equipment and precision tooling, capable of producing components and assemblies to demanding technical specifications and international quality standards.
CNC laser cutting
Flat steel plate cut directly from the CAD model, which means a design change becomes a cut part without new tooling. Nesting is optimised so material yield stays high on long runs.
- Input CAD geometry, direct from the drawing office
- Output Cut blanks and finished flat parts
- Suits Brackets, plates, gussets, prototype iterations
CNC bending
Press brake forming with programmed backgauge positioning, so the thousandth part matches the first. Bend sequences are developed alongside the flat pattern rather than after it.
- Input Laser cut blanks
- Output Formed sections, channels and brackets
- Suits Crossarms, outreach arms, mounting brackets
Plasma cutting
Profile cutting of plate heavier than the laser is suited to, driven from the same CAD geometry, so one drawing office feeds both routes and thickness does not force a redesign.
Fabrication
Punching, drilling, notching and processing, taking cut and formed components to the point where they are ready to press, weld or assemble.
Pressing & stamping
Volume pressed and stamped parts on press tools designed, built and refurbished in our own toolroom, which is what makes a bespoke part viable at production quantity.
Welding
Welding in purpose-built jigs so assemblies come out square and repeatable, the thousandth as well as the first. The jigs are made in our own toolroom.
- Input Fabricated, formed and pressed components
- Output Welded assemblies to drawing
- Suits Structures, platforms, yokes, stays and struts
The toolroom
A fully equipped in-house toolroom responsible for the design, manufacture, maintenance and refurbishment of production tooling. This is the capability most suppliers subcontract, and the reason our lead times and our tolerances are ours to control.
- Designs Press tools, dies, jigs and fixtures
- Maintains Tooling refurbishment through production life
- Means A bespoke part does not wait on an outside toolmaker
Assembly
Complete assemblies built, kitted and packed to your bill of materials, so what arrives on site is ready to install rather than ready to sort.
Surface finishing
Finishing to the specification the environment demands, so a part installed on the coast and a part installed inland are not treated as the same problem.
Design & development
Advanced CAD modelling, engineering analysis and rapid prototyping, supported by dedicated in-house testing facilities. Concept through to commercial production.
Quality & inspection
Metpress operates a comprehensive Quality Management System independently certified to the internationally recognised ISO 9001 standard. Quality is controlled at every stage, not inspected in at the end.
| Stage | What is controlled | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Design review | Engineering review against customer, industry and regulatory requirements before release | Approved drawing |
| Material | Material selection and verification before release to production | Material records |
| Tooling | Tooling proved in-house before a production run begins | First-off approval |
| In process | Inspection at each manufacturing operation | In-process records |
| Testing | Product verification in dedicated in-house test facilities | Test records |
| Final | Final inspection and release before despatch | Release record |
Our commitment to quality, innovation, continuous improvement and customer satisfaction has made us a trusted partner for organisations that demand reliable, high-performance engineered solutions.
Send us the drawing
Concept, sketch, CAD model or a finished drawing. Our engineering team will tell you how it can be tooled and manufactured.