Finishing Yearbook 2024
Welcome to the 46th edition of the Finishing Industries Yearbook – the essential guide for everyone involved in the UK surface treatment industry. Each year I write a little note about the events of the past year, and how they have affected the industry. Like most my age we only seem to recall the difficulties faced over the past year. However, it is always good to read how the industry circumnavigates each situation. We hope that you find this edition an invaluable aid to sourcing suppliers to provide the solution to your specific needs. It is used by the whole buying chain from trade finishing houses to manufacturers of a wide variety of products from white goods to automotive. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the businesses that have contributed to the compilation of this yearbook. If you have any comments, suggestions or would like to be included in the next edition, please email me at b.williams@turretgroup.com. The Buyers’ Guide categories have been updated this year with the new headings of “Lubricants/Grease” and “Solvent Recovery’. In the Regional Guide, there is the new category of “Chemical Etching & Etch Inspection”. The Finishing Industries Yearbook Team & Finishing Industries Magazine Team wish you all the very best for 2024!
Welcome to the 46th edition of the Finishing Industries Yearbook – the essential guide for everyone involved in the UK surface treatment industry.
Each year I write a little note about the events of the past year, and how they have affected the industry. Like most my age we only seem to recall the difficulties faced over the past year. However, it is always good to read how the industry circumnavigates each situation.
We hope that you find this edition an invaluable aid to sourcing suppliers to provide the solution to your specific needs. It is used by the whole buying chain from trade finishing houses to manufacturers of a wide variety of products from white goods to automotive.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the businesses that have contributed to the compilation of this yearbook. If you have any comments, suggestions or would like to be included in the next edition, please email me at b.williams@turretgroup.com. The Buyers’ Guide categories have been updated this year with the new headings of “Lubricants/Grease” and “Solvent Recovery’. In the Regional Guide, there is the new category of “Chemical Etching & Etch Inspection”.
The Finishing Industries Yearbook Team & Finishing Industries Magazine Team wish you all the very best for 2024!
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10 COMPANY PROFILE<br />
MecWash drives Automotive Component Cleaning<br />
MecWash Systems is helping the<br />
automotive industry to deliver on<br />
environmental performance and<br />
high precision cleaning using the<br />
latest in aqueous parts washing<br />
technology. MecWash has kept<br />
pace with the evolution of the<br />
motor industry by embedding<br />
advanced technologies in their<br />
industrial parts washers, providing<br />
real-time monitoring and feedback<br />
to clean high volumes of<br />
components with ease.<br />
International<br />
OEM’s such as JLR,<br />
JCB, Caterpillar/<br />
Perkins, Cummins<br />
and Triumph<br />
Motorcycles all<br />
benefit from<br />
MecWash parts<br />
washing systems.<br />
This experience has<br />
provided the<br />
MecWash team with<br />
a vast knowledge of designing,<br />
building and servicing aqueous<br />
cleaning systems for automotive<br />
applications and the high<br />
standards that the giants of the<br />
industry require.<br />
The applications of the motor<br />
industry require precision<br />
cleaning and degreasing. The<br />
MecWash team conduct detailed<br />
laboratory tests and machine<br />
trials on components at its<br />
Tewkesbury facility to identify the<br />
optimum system configuration,<br />
wash process, chemistry and<br />
fixtures. MecWash’s expertise<br />
covers all the main precision<br />
manufactured automotive<br />
components including both ICE<br />
and electric powertrain, braking<br />
systems, steering systems and<br />
hydraulics for “yellow goods”.<br />
MecWash’s core washing<br />
process combines rotating<br />
components held securely in<br />
baskets, fixtures or plastic<br />
containers about the horizontal<br />
axis while subjecting them to a<br />
high-volume spray and flood<br />
process, also using ultrasonics<br />
where needed. MecWash’s<br />
dedicated jetting rotates with the<br />
components, focusing on critical<br />
features and designed for each<br />
customer’s specific application.<br />
This bespoke approach helps to<br />
target contamination directly,<br />
providing precise cleanliness and<br />
fast cycle times. Hot air and<br />
vacuum drying finish the process<br />
to give completely dry<br />
components.<br />
John Pattison, managing<br />
director at MecWash,<br />
commented: “MecWash has<br />
established a reputation in the<br />
automotive industry for creating<br />
reliable and powerful parts<br />
washing machines for customers<br />
around the world. The addition of<br />
a MecWash system can have a<br />
tremendous impact on<br />
production output for<br />
manufacturers looking for high<br />
volume washing with minimal<br />
downtime.”<br />
Tel: 01684 271600<br />
enquire@mecwash.co.uk<br />
Web: www.mecwash.com<br />
Gema Automation - Dynamic Contouring<br />
2023 is looking to be another<br />
exciting year for Gema UK. We<br />
are turning our focus to our latest<br />
wave of technology to support<br />
autonomous operation that<br />
enables our customers to stay<br />
ahead of the competition.<br />
Our second generation of<br />
Dynamic Contour Detection<br />
consists of our new laser scanner<br />
paired with the advanced<br />
generation of the vertical<br />
reciprocator type ZA16 and the<br />
individual gun axes type UA05.<br />
The solution detects the objects<br />
profile automatically and positions<br />
the guns individually even for<br />
thin objects and at high conveyor<br />
speeds. Due to the programmingfree<br />
adaption of all relevant line<br />
settings the application range is<br />
significantly extended.<br />
The Dynamic<br />
Contour<br />
Detection<br />
solution is<br />
seamlessly<br />
integrated into<br />
the master<br />
MagicControl<br />
4.0, which<br />
automatically<br />
translates object<br />
shapes into<br />
optimized gun<br />
positions,<br />
matches the coating parameters<br />
and adjusts multiple gun axes to<br />
achieve outstanding coating<br />
results on complex geometries.<br />
Dynamic Contour Detection<br />
enables automated coating of<br />
difficult part geometries and<br />
solves complex application tasks.<br />
The part size is virtually unlimited<br />
and allows coating of small parts<br />
up to XXL parts. Multiple axis<br />
stations perform simultaneously<br />
for optimal coating of<br />
the entire surface of<br />
complex and large<br />
parts. The solution<br />
becomes fully scalable,<br />
which enables full<br />
coating flexibility, higher<br />
productivity and<br />
more production efficiency.<br />
We have several<br />
lines under manufacture<br />
for 2023 and<br />
already into production for <strong>2024</strong><br />
installations.<br />
For more information on our<br />
equipment, innovations and<br />
technologies please contact<br />
Gema UK on 01202 763942 or<br />
uk.sales@gema.eu.com<br />
<strong>Finishing</strong> Industries <strong>Yearbook</strong> – <strong>2024</strong> edition
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