Plant List - David Bowler & Sons Ltd
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Presswork Division

Hydraulic Presses

Make Model Tonnage Stroke (mm) Bed Size (mm) Shut Height (mm) Quantity
Tranemo D/S Large Bed 315 800 2500 x 1300 200 1
Tranemo D/S Small Bed 315 800 1900 x 1300 200 1
Hare H.P.63 63 150 max 900 x 580 200 2
Hare H.P.25 25 150 max 650 x 480 200 1

Mechanical Presses

Make Model Tonnage Stroke (mm) Bed Size (mm) Shut Height (mm) Quantity
Stanko 250 H Frame 250* 400 2500 x 1250 580 1
Stanko 160 H Frame 160* 200 2000 x 1250 490 2
Edlehoff Darr 1/130 130* 20-130 1010 x 860 370 1
Aida NC1 110 110 180 1070 x 680 350 1
Aida NC1 80 80 160 950 x 600 320 2
HME AH 80 Bentley 80 25-127 890 x 610 350 1
Aida NC1 60 60 55 870 x 400 270 1
HME GH 40 40 25-101 700 x 480 260 1
MABU 25 VPR 25 7-62 400 x 330 310 1

* Equipped with tool protection systems.

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  • Multiple Atkin and BHP cradle decoilers / Levellers with flexarm control, various sizes and capacities
  • Atkin Servo Roll Feeds
  • Vertical Stock Dereelers
  • RapidAir and Powair Air feeds in various sizes

Vanco Barrel Finishing / Deburring machine

A variety of mechanical and electronic measuring equipment and gauges:

  • Mitutoyo Crysta-Apex C574 CNC Coordinate Measuring Machine
  • (Utilising a Renishaw PH10T Motorised Probe Head, running Mitutoyo MCOSMOS Software)
  • Mitutoyo PJ 300 Profile Projector with Digital Axis controls
  • Digital and Analogue Height Gauges
  • Full range of Micrometres and Callipers, plug gauges and Slips

Fully equipped toolroom with:

  • Bridgeport CNC Milling Machine
  • Bridgeport Standard Milling Machine
  • Colchester Lathe
  • Jones & Shipman Cylindrical Grinder
  • Jones & Shipman Surface Grinder
  • Stanko Surface Grinder
  • Mig and ARC welding

Edwards Truecut Direct drive Guillotine

Material capacity: 2540mm cut length up to 3.5mm thick
(Fully adjustable back gauge, rake angle and blade gap)

Raskin RT85 20 station Turret punch Powered by RADAN RadPunch DNC

Material capacity: 2000 x 1000 mm up to 6 mm thick

CAD system that can run independently or linked to:

Turret Punch
3D printer

Zortrax 3D Printer

By using ABS /PLA material rapid prototyping and mock-ups of component parts can be
efficiently produced to support the customers journey where applicable.