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All manufacturing operations are carried out to formal control
procedures from initial process capability studies to on-going
S.P.C. The Company's quality procedures are fully compatible with
ISO 9000, and customer assessment visits are welcome.
Nova is situated in the heart of England, with easy access to
Motorway Routes.
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Key Facts:
| WMCCM Rated: |
yes |
| Basic line of business: |
Subcontract precision engineering, CNC turning and polygon turning. |
| Products and services: |
Turned parts, polygon turned components, fasteners, etc., in mild steel, stainless steel, carbon steels, etc.. Custom, non-standard or bespoke components, fastenings, flange nuts, flange bolts etc. in batch quantities of 1000 plus. |
| Runners: |
80 |
| Repeaters: |
20 |
| Number of Employees: |
10 |
| Continuous improvements: |
Nova Engineering (Coventry) Ltd make significant investments in their people and skills. All staff have individual training plans in line with Nova's Investors In People (IIP) award. As part of their commitment to total quality improvement, all operations are carried out to formal control procedures, starting with a capability study and using SPC. |
| Competence transfer: |
Enhancement of capability to machine harder materials such as stainless steel and high carbon steels, etc. |
| Key processes: |
Key Process:
CNC Machining, CNC Turning
CNC turned parts using:
CNC Sliding Head machines with driven tooling for cross-drilling and milling with sub-spindle for end working. (Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 10.00 years)
Key Process:
Profiling, Turning
Polygon turned parts: high speed machining of Hexagons, Squares, Flats and Triobulars using: polygon turning machines.
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 30.00 years)
Key Process:
Turning
Turned parts up to Up to 60m/m dia. using;
Single spindle cam automatic lathes (B & S and BSA).
Capstan lathes
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 45.00 years)
Key Process:
Drilling, Rotary transfer, Tapping
Multi-hole drilling and tapping using;
4 station, multi operations, rotary transfer machine.
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 10.00 years)
Key Process:
Drilling
Flexible drilling capacity using:
Pedestal drillers
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 45.00 years)
Key Process:
Marking of round and flat edged components using;
Roll marking machine
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 15.00 years)
Key Process:
CNC Programming
CNC program development, storage, and drawing storage using;
PC Network, with Adobe Acrobat suite, etc.
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 10.00 years) |
| Key skills: |
Role: Owner / Managing Director
Mechanical Engineering, Sales & Marketing
Time served: engineer with GEC, with many years experience in precision components manufacture.
(Skill Level: Experienced, Years of Practice: 45.00 years)
Role: Manufacturing director
Mechanical Engineering, Production Management,Quality Assurance, Training & Development
Time served: engineer with Landrover.
Working in a senior production management role, has championed training and the introduction of IIP.
(Skill Level: Experienced, Years of Practice: 45.00 years)
Role: Works manager
CNC Machining, Tool Setting, Turning
In-house trained engineer, who is a CNC turning, CNC programming, and tool setting specialist.
(Skill Level: Experienced, Years of Practice: 28.00 years)
Role: Quality Engineer
Quality Assurance
An experienced quality engineer responsible for formal control procedures from initial capability studies to on going statistical process control (SPC).
(Skill Level: Experienced, Years of Practice: 26.00 years)
Role: Machine operators team
CNC Machining, Machining, Turning
In-house trained operators.
(Skill Level: Experienced, Years of Practice: 10.00 years) |
| Locations: |
Coventry, GB, UK, West Midlands |
| Markets: |
Automotive, Chemicals, Domestic Appliances, Electronics, Hydraulic, Marine, Oil & Gas |
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