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A machine base
A base is only as good as its flatness after welding. Sequence, fixtures and machining are what get it there.
Scroll to see how it is built · drag to turn it round
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Heavy welded machine bases and frames: plate grids welded to a sequence, stress relieved, then machined so the machine sits exactly where its maker intended.
Scroll: the camera moves to each part in turn and ends on the exploded view. Drag to turn it round yourself.
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A base is only as good as its flatness after welding. Sequence, fixtures and machining are what get it there.
Scroll to see how it is built · drag to turn it round
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Plates cut on the fibre laser, welded to a set sequence to hold flatness. One side is left off here to show inside.
Used here for: Plates
In 2024 we were the only buyer of Deratech’s 20 kW, 12 m laser.
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A rib grid welded by robot, then the whole frame is stress relieved.
Used here for: Internal ribs
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Pads machined flat after welding, then drilled and tapped for the machine.
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Lifting lugs for handling and installation.
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Plates, ribs, pads and lugs.
We fabricate to your drawings and prove the fit in our own bay before anything ships. Open any line for the detail.
Talk to an engineerWe fabricate to your design, from plate to a packed container. An engineer will tell you honestly how we would build it.