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Turford Bros, the 70-year-old West Bromwich firm of window makers, has invested in the very latest SuperCut 6 machining and cutting centre from Plaz-Tech Machinery.

The company had problems with existing machinery and decided the time had come to upgrade. “The worst possible situation for us has been when a machine has gone down, as everything just stops,” says owner Shaun Turford. “On one cutting centre alone, we had to have the motors replaced about five times in the past few years.”

Turford contacted Dave Phillips and a simple solution was found – invest in a new SuperCut 6 and Plaz-Tech Machinery would upgrade those motors in the package.

Phillips says: “The original motors were never designed to cope with the volume of trickle events that are now required by today’s window regulations and were from a design that consists of an aluminium end with a single bearing structure. This was a good motor for single vents and everyday use, but they are too lightweight to cope with the high stresses from large trickle vents in every window these days.

“I’ve designed a new motor that consists of a steel bearing housing and a special twin bearing design, providing 50 per cent more power than the existing one. It's a much, much stronger motor. Unlike the old one, this one has been purpose built and is designed to last for years to come.

“They’ve also been designed in a way to enable a simple and direct replacement for anyone needing to upgrade their existing motors. It’s a simple one off, one on. We’ve also released our upgraded routing cutters to coincide with the final motor release. They are made specifically for for the routing required on our PC-U machining centres.”

Together with the new motors they really are the perfect combination.”

Like a knife through butter

Shaun Turford: “I’ve been really impressed with the SuperCut overall. It's exactly what we needed. With the old machine, there was a lot of manual work afterwards, cleaning the profile off etc. But these new cutters go straight through it like a hot knife through butter. That means we’re saving two or three minutes on each unit.

“The SuperCut is so cost effective. You’re getting a superb machine at a price that compares so favourably with others on the market. And because of the trust I have in Dave and knowing that even after he’s completed a job, I can pick up the phone and he’ll help me like he has done for the last 10 years or more.”

Picture: Plaz-Tech Machinery’s SuperCut 6.

www.plaz-tech.co.uk

Article written by Cathryn Ellis
09th September 2024

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