Happy 10th Birthday for Photonic Products Ltd
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To celebrate its 10th birthday in October 2005 and the success of its
prototyping workshop which was established 2 years ago, Photonic
Products has invested in a Citizen M32 CNC sliding head lathe from NC
Engineering of Watford, enabling both increased flexibility and fast
turnaround from prototype to full production.
This investment takes the company to the next level of vertical
integration as a successful manufacturer of custom designed
electro-optical sub-assemblies and optoelectronic components which
deliver performance and manufacturing efficiencies to OEM companies.
The Citizen M32 CNC sliding head lathe offers super-efficient economic
machining of complex parts up to 32mm in diameter in short cycle times,
enabling the company to machine the components used in its'
optoelectronic sub-assemblies, such as heat-sinks, clamps and mounts,
with accuracy and consistency. Thanks to the unique concept of slant-bed
design and the use of state-of-the-art digital AC drive technology,
complex optical components can be turned with high precision in minimum
cycle time.
Damon Cookman, Operations Director, said, "In the last 5 years, our
manufacturing business has grown by over 600% in response to customer
demand for our laser diode modules and optical components, and we needed
to invest in cutting edge manufacturing technology to give us increased
capacity and considerable gains in productivity."
"The ability to produce complex components in one single operation,
without the need for secondary operations, greatly increases the
accuracy of the components", he added.
A delighted Tony Pope, MD, who started Photonic Products Ltd in October
1995, added, "Our new headquarters, with a production area of 1242
square metres, gives us plenty of room for further growth, so as
production demand increases, adding further machines will prove
straightforward. We have seen our manufacturing business increase
significantly year on year, from 2000-2005, almost eclipsing our
original laser diode distribution business."
Photonic Products was established in 1995 and is a manufacturer of
electro-optical sub-assemblies and innovative optoelectronic components
based on semiconductor laser diode technology and also a specialist
distributor of high performance industrial laser diodes, LEDs and
precision optical lenses. It is a Queen's Award for International
Enterprise winner.
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