METAL & FABRICATION

ArcelorMittal Sheffield Ltd is the UK based manufacturer of EstateWIRE, the UK and Ireland's leading brand in agricultural and industrial fencing. Their range of longer lasting steel fencing is used by farmers, land owners, estate managers and facilities managers across agriculture, road, rail, rivers, schools, airports and high security facilities.

To drive production efficiency and eliminate manual data collection the company has installed a PlantRun system on fourteen machines making Field Fence, Barbed Wire and Chainlink branded fencing.

Presspart Manufacturing was founded in 1970 in Blackburn, UK to manufacture deep-drawn components for industrial applications. It is now part of the H&T Group that supplies World Class Precision Formed Components primarily for pharmaceutical use such as drug delivery devices, dispensers and inhalers.

In 2017 the company invested in a PlantRun OEE system to monitor six presses and a wash plant.

Ross & Catherall Ltd, part of Doncasters group of companies, is a world leader in the manufacture and supply of vacuum and air melted ferrous, nickel and cobalt base alloy and superalloy barstock.

The company’s superalloys are used in performance critical applications for aero engines and gas turbines (blades, nozzle guide vanes etc.) as well as turbocharger parts, medical implants, and other components requiring high metallurgical integrity.

The Stannah name has become synonymous with stair lifts although its origins are in hoist, crane and lift manufacture.

Founded in 1867 the company now supplies its products Worldwide from its base in Andover, UK. The company has been heavily committed to continuous improvement since 1999.

In order to profit in highly competitive global markets modern manufacturing requires heavy investment in the latest equipment and it is important to ensure that expensive machinery is operating to maximum capacity.

Pandrol has chosen Plantrun to replace a legacy Dextralog monitoring system at its manufacturing site in Worksop, UK