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CMS Facades’ invested in an Emmegi Quadra L2 fully automatic cutting and machining centre. Now payback is coming from the large-scale projects the firm is winning.

The company says one the Quadra was installed in in 2018, it doubled its aluminium capacity almost overnight.

 “We were the first company in Scotland to acquire a Quadra L2 and it has definitely given us a real competitive advantage when it comes to façade projects.”

– Stephen Anderson 

Director, CMS Facades

Bigger sections

"We can now quote for projects using bigger sections than we could have done previously and we’re building an impressive portfolio of commercial and public sector installations as a result,” continues CMS Facades' Anderson.

When CMS initially purchased the Emmegi Quadra L2, when the company had been awarded the façade contracts at CALA Homes’ The Crescent at Donaldson’s new build development in Edinburgh and at BAM’s Atlantic Square commercial office development in Glasgow. The Quadra meant that the company could machine the 3m x 3m sliding doors and 300mm curtain wall sections 25% quicker than with their existing machine.

Selling point

Anderson adds: “The increase in capacity from the Quadra is not just about scale and volume but about throughput as well. We can now machine bigger sections up to 7.5m in length, more quickly and more accurately - and that’s proving a real selling point for both new and existing customers. We estimated payback would be within 2-3 years and we are certainly on target to achieve that.

“For CMS customers, the benefit of the investment comes from the Quadra L2's ability to deliver levels of precision and accuracy on cuts and preps which are rarely possible on separate saws and machining centres.”

No need to reposition the bar

According to Emmegi the Quadra L2 can cut, machine and transom notch all in one operation and machine profiles continuously in 360° without any need to reposition the bar. It automatically adjusts for different profile sizes and even different systems, so is ideal for CMS which fabricates in profiles from a number of different suppliers.

Relationship

CMS was already an Emmegi customer when the team decided to purchase the Quadra. Emmegi (UK)’s MD, Ian Latimer says: “The support which Emmegi Group delivered on the installation and commissioning of the machine and the follow up training it provided for operators and maintenance staff has strengthened the relationship still further.

“At CMS Facades, they have definitely led the way when it comes to leveraging the maximum commercial benefits from their Quadra investment. They are achieving payback very much in line with what we predicted for this scale of operation and are impressing customers with the quality of the output - which is really good news.”

Pictures: CMS Facades has won large scale commercial projects with the Emmegi Quadra L2.

Article written by Cathryn Ellis
19th December 2020

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