Investment in new high precision CNC

Focus SB takes delivery of a new state of the art high precision CNC machine as part of its ongoing investment programme - East Sussex, United Kingdom, 2022-05-13

The £130k+ investment adds to the premium electrical accessories manufacturer's already three strong CNC machining centre capabilities. The addition of this latest CNC gives Focus SB a faster and more efficient machining centre with its added ‘cobot’ loading and unloading facility making it fully automatic.

Designed and custom built by Pinnacle CNC Machine Tools the impressive LV8 vertical machining centre with automation will machine blanks into apertured plates for all of Focus SB’s inserts for standard and special configurations.

The Pinnacle LV8 is a linear guideways machine that provides rapid tool change and high accuracy for demanding machining applications. The machine has been supplied as part of a turn key solution which includes a collaborative robot to enhance manufacturing efficiency. Much quicker than Focus SB’s existing CNC machines its new CNC will work out of hours, therefore increasing productivity.

In addition to this, following a debut collection of control switches launched in April, the company will be presenting more innovative new products over the next 12 months and this machine will be pivotal in the efficient manufacture of some of the more complex products being introduced.

Focus SB’s managing director, Gary Stevens comments: “The investment into this new CNC not only signifies our intention as a business to continue to reinvest profits for longer-term gain. It also continues our learning and development as a business in robotics and automation, which represents the future for British manufacturing to be competitive and innovative on the global stage. Finally, our continued commitment in designing and developing new products in line with our mission to be the number one brand for luxury designer electrical accessories has to be underpinned by an equal investment into the technology and machinery to manufacture them efficiently. We will be launching some exciting new designs over the next twelve months that will change the face of electrical accessory designs”.

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Editors notes

Focus SB® is an award winning innovative British manufacturer renowned for the design, development and specialist hand finishing of premium electrical wiring accessories, blending traditional artisan techniques with the latest technology; specified for world class hospitality and leisure resorts, prime residential developments, heritage buildings, royal residences, superyachts and commercial projects both domestically and internationally.

In 2017 Focus SB made history in its industry when the company became the first and only British and European manufacturer to gain CQC factory accreditation to supply and sell wiring accessories directly from Europe to China, also gaining full CCC licence for all of its products for the Chinese marketplace.

The company’s specialist capabilities include electrical accessory design, development and testing; bespoke metal plate design and manufacture; specialist metal finishing and complex supply chain project management. Focus SB commenced trading in 1979 and exports to Asia, the Middle East, Malta and West Africa. Projects include Twenty Grosvenor Square, Belmond Cadogan Hotel, Corinthia London, Royal Lancaster London, Chelsea Barracks, No.1 Grosvenor Square, The Glebe, Hampton Court Palace, Windsor Castle, The Londoner Macao and Pudong Airport Satellite Terminal VIP lounges.

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