Case Studies

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27th January 2025
Kerf Ramps-Up Output for Expanded Metal

When The Expanded Metal Company recognised its costs for external subcontract laser cutting services were escalating in line with output, the Hartlepool manufacturer investigated the market for a fiber laser machine to help manage costs and enhance process control. The solution was a Lincoln Electric® Linc-Cut™1530A 6kW fiber laser machine from Kerf Developments, and the benefits […]

17th August 2023
West Wales Company is a Trailblazer With New Kerf Machine

Founded over 30 years ago in a small ‘shed’, CLH Trailers has grown into one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of trailers for the agricultural, fishing, marine, sport, leisure and farming industries. As the product range has grown, so has the factory, staff levels and investment in technology – with the latest addition to the […]

17th August 2023
Kerf Is Critical In Growth Strategy at BSK Engineering

When BSK Engineering opened its doors for business in 2002, the family owned subcontract manufacturer was primarily serving the architectural steel industry with the design and production of gates, railings, staircases and other innovative design structures. However, a change of direction in 2012 propelled the Dungannon Company onto a path of exponential growth; something that […]

17th August 2023
Maximising the Opportunities of Waterjet

When engineer and innovator Alun Hobbs identified an opportunity to revolutionise butterfly valves over 12 years ago, his previous employer was reluctant to follow the opportunity. With a steely determination and belief in his design, Alun set-up Hobbs Valve to serve the demands of the offshore, power generation and general industrial application sectors. Engineered to […]

17th August 2023
Kerf Enables Recycling Company to ‘Design for Manufacture’

As a UK manufacturer that exports globally, Ken Mills Engineering (KME) Limited has come under increasing pressure from low cost foreign economies that are manufacturing cheaper and often inferior quality products. The pressure from foreign shores was alleviated when the manufacturer of material reclaimation systems, haylage packing systems, straw shredding and processing systems, balers and […]

17th August 2023
Kerf Takes Centre Stage

As the name suggests, Serious Stages Limited is a manufacturer of festival stages, temporary buildings, towers, arches, sports ramps and bespoke structures for the entertainment industry – an industry that was all but decimated by the pandemic. Fortunately for the Wells based business, it found a new market sector that has exceeded all expectations, trebled […]

17th August 2023
AJS Profiles Cuts 450mm Thick Steel With Kerf 'Monster Machine'

Continually maintaining a delivery lead time in the region of 2-3 days can be a daunting prospect for most manufacturers, but for Smethwick based AJS Profiles Limited, it has become a promise that enables it to outperform its competitors. For anybody purchasing steel profiling services, long lead-times are often the norm and that's why AJS […]

16th August 2023
Steel Manufacturer Benefits From the Latest Kerf Profiler

Evolving from a small blacksmiths to a 1.5 acre site, John Thorburn & Sons Limited has grown beyond recognition during its 70 year history. The family run business that specialises in the construction, agriculture and commercial steel-working sectors has always invested in the latest technology to underpin its continuous growth. This investment has now seen […]

15th August 2023
If It's Not Burning, It's Not Earning!

To realise its ambitions of being the UK's leading independent profiling and processing company, the P.P. Group has consolidated its business interests by bringing its three manufacturing facilities in Salford, Gorton and St Helens, under one roof - a brand new 110,000sq/ft 6 acre site in Oldham. Moving to its new factory in 2017, the […]

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