Technical Information

Specific Aluminium Capabilities:

The Shield Machining Group has a dedicated Aluminium manufacturing site that employs a range of strategic purchasing policies from all sources including sand, gravity and low & high pressure castings from global strategic partners. Fosse Way, a new dedicated site covers 100,000 square feet and within the property there are considerable areas for expansion. The site has the capability to machine products from 0.1 kgs all the way through to 150 kgs oil pans. Working in direct accordance with the casting capabilities of the new aquisition Shield Aluminium Die Castings

Through additional capital expenditure our aluminium machining capacity will increase to maintain our leading position in the market place.

Sand Castings: Up to 150kg

• Typical volumes up to 5000 per annum

Gravity Die: Up to 50k

includes castings made from manual, hydraulic and tilt processe

• Typical volumes up to 50,000 per annum

Pressure Die: Up to 30 kg

• Typical volumes 100,000+ per annum