Elder Engineering - Plastics Engineering
Machine shop plant list

Hurco VMX 42SR 5 axis machining centre


X Y Z  400 X 400 X 610 WITH ROTARY TABLE AREA OF DIA 610 .

Hurco VM2 3&4 axis machining centre

X Y Z  1016 X 457 X 457 with bolt on rotary table .

XYZ SMX 2000 CNC mill

X Y Z  762 X 406 X 127

Colchester tornado CNC lathe with 1 mtr bar feed

52 mm bar capacity , 203 mm chucking capacity .

CNC Jenny Lathe with 2 mtr bar feed

50 mm bar capacity

CNC router


X Y Z  2440 X 1200 X  60 .

CNC router


X Y Z  2440 X 1450 X 60 .

Bridgeport vertical mill with DRO

Colchester mascot 1600 lathe with DRO

Holz-her 1265 vertical panel saw

Altendorf  F45 flat bed saw

Addison  Jubilee CB 250A horizontal bandsaw

Startrite  24 - S - 10  vertical bandsaw

Martin T45 thickness planer


Max planning width =  630
Min length  = 270
Min thickness =  3
Max thickness  = 300
Tolerance on thickness +/- 0.1

Clarkson Mk 1 tool grinder

C R Clarke 1200 Hot wire strip heater

Cox & Wright Clicker press

Micro – Welder type B flame polisher

ALS Intro – High performance tape and silicone sponge slitter

Faro PowerGage Measuring arm

Solidworks Design and drawing package

Edgecam CNC Manufacturing software

Various other equipment including –


Gardner Denver VS10 compressor .
Gardner Denver oil/water separator .
Mikropor air dryer .
No 7 fly press .
Pedestal/bench  grinders .
Pillar drill .
Measuring equipment .
Britan second operation lathe .
Bench mounted routers   
Plastic welding gun.

Clean assembly area used for finished assemblies of multiple parts or products. This area utilises all forms of fixing including  mechanical, welded or adhesion methods. Many other functions are also carried out in this area.

Please ring 01707 325513 or e mail via the enquiry box below to  discuss your possible requirement further. Alternatively, use contact us to speak to a specific person.




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High performance tapes, machined plastic parts, plastic parts fabrication, plastic stock shapes, silicon rubber and sponge. Engineering plastics fabricated plastics specialists supplying large variety plastics rod sheet plate tube strip form manufacturers such Quadrant Saint Gobain Tygaflor.