Profile

Hepworth Fabrications, a division of B Hepworth & Co Ltd has over 80 years of design and manufacturing experience and is proud of the reputation it has achieved as sophisticated, versatile, contemporary metal fabricators. The tradition of quality craftsmanship begun by our founders continues with our technology-based engineering operation where we manufacture highly specialised, close tolerance products and components made to customers individual specifications.

Hepworth Fabrications offer a total service in custom-made fabrications in a wide range of metals and forms. We work closely with our customers to ensure service excellence from enquiry to delivery.

Services

*Laser Cutting and CNC Punching
*CNC Machining
*Fabrication
*Coded Welding
*Powder Coating
*Metal Polishing
*Low Volume plastic and Prototype Moulding

Clients

Rail:
Hepworth Fabrications supplies into the various sectors of the UK Rail industry including 1st tier supply to Rolling Stock manufacturers, supplying track and trackside components and supplying to Rolling Stock lighting, interior and gangway manufacturers. With EN15085 coding for our welders, Hepworth is a trusted supplier of Safety Critical Components within the industry, and all our Quality systems are accredited by IRIS.

Marine:
As a supplier of windscreen wiper systems into the Marine industry for over 30 years, Hepworth has recently started supplying fabricated products to our Marine customer base. Hepworth Fabrications recently took over all fabrication for one of the UK s leading Yacht Builders, implementing an online Portal system and holding stock of all regularly used items. The transition has proved highly successful and the service to not only manufacture products, but also manage the Procurement process, is open to new business that feel manufacturing in-house is no longer a viable option.

Electronics:
Hepworth Fabrications manufactures bespoke enclosures used within the Electronics industry. Our enclosures are designed and manufactured specific to our customer requirement, whether they are to be used indoor or outdoor , and protect our customers technology from exposure to potentially damaging substances and conditions. With our CNC Punch, Hepworth has invested heavily in tooling and can also of louvred panels for ventilation purposes.

Composites:
As the world moves forward and new, lightweight materials are used more often, there is still a need for traditional material and products. Hepworth Fabrications supplies to various UK based Composites manufacturers due to our high quality and unbeatable customer service.

Medical:
Hepworth Fabrications would make the ideal addition to our supplier network within the Medical industry due to our stringent Quality measures. We are used to dealing in high grade and non-ferrous materials

Equipment

Production Facilities and Accreditations:

Our CNC production facilities are linked to CAD/CAM packages, supported by highly skilled metal finishing operatives and welders, certificated to EN15085, and all job progress is monitored by computerised SAP Production Control Systems. We maintain the highest quality standards throughout every aspect of our operations and are certified to ISO 9001:2000, and we provide committed, reliable support to every project with which we are associated.

Our wide range of fabrication services offered includes:

• Metalwork Fabrication & Machining
        Total factory area 92,000 sq.ft. (8500 sq.m) over 3 adjacent sites.

• Precision Engineering
        Using SolidWorks 3D CAD and 2D AutoCAD system

• Laser Cutting:
       2 lasers – Trumpf 3030, Trumpf 5040 up to 6Kw power
       Maximum Sheet Size: 4000mm X 2000mm
       Maximum Sheet Thickness: Aluminium - 20mm, Stainless Steel - 30mm
       Mild Steel - 25mm, Brass - 20mm
        Minimum hole diameter: 2mm in any thickness.
       Rotary unit for square, round and rectangular tube

• CNC Machining

• Milling and Turning
        Capacity upto 80mm diameter bar
       DMG NLX 2500 CNC
       DMG 320 CNC
       DMC 63V Vertical Machine centre
       DMC 1035 Vertical machine centre
       SMX 5000 Vertical Miller
       6 Autos

• Punching:
Maximum size capability - 3000mm x 1250mm
Maximum punched material thickness - 6mm aliminium

• Folding:
3 machines - 1 x Trumpf, 2 x Amada
130 tonne operating capacity, 3000mm bed length

• Welding:
       MIG, TIG, Stainless, Mild, Aluminium, Tungsten
       All welders coded to EN15085, other codings dependant on job
        requirements/specifications

• Powder Coating:
       On-site fully automated Powder Coating Plant
       Variety of colours available in a range of powders from harsh marine
       environment to food standard

• Metal Polishing:
Caters for all ferrous and non-ferrous metals, producing finishes
to an extremely high standard, suitable for superyacht industry