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R.L. Walsh & Sons (Coventry) | UK | Automotive Parts Manufacturer | Gear Cutting |
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17 Lythalls Lane, Coventry, West Midlands. |
| Postcode:
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CV6 6FN |
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UK |
| Phone number:
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024 7668 7241 |
| Fax number:
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024 7666 2870 |
| Website:
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http://www.rlwalsh.co.uk |
| Contact name:
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David Eales |
| Email address:
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[email protected] |
| WMCCM Rated:
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yes |
| Profile:
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R.L. Walsh have a large investment in CNC Machining, and specialist Gear Cutting machines at their refurbished base in Coventry, West Midlands, UK.
R.L. Walsh's gear cutting capacity extends to over 60 machines including:
Hobbing
Shaping
Shaving
Tooth Chamfering
Tooth Relieving
Horizontal Broaching
Spline Cutting.
R.L. Walsh's can prototype and manufacture a varied range of components from short to medium sized batches of almost any configuration for any market.
These include:
Ball Joints, Bearings, Camshafts, Cluster Gears, Flanges, Gaskets, Gear Shafts, Helical Gears, Oil pumps, PC Chambers, Rocker Arms, Seals, Traction Gears, Selector forks, Spur gears, Steering shafts, Steering tubes, Stub axles, Swivel housings, Swivel pins, Timing pulleys, Track control arms, Traction Gears, Trunnions, & Water pumps.
Capacity also exists for assembly and testing of items including oil pumps, transmission, and steering units.
R.L. Walsh have a high level CAD CAM system which enables components to be programmed to a high degree of accuracy, quickly and efficiently. These programs are then downloaded directly to our range of 15 CNC machines.
R.L. Walsh uses a totally integrated software program which is networked throughout the company. The network provides all information to our work stations in line with the requirements of our ISO 9001:2000 Registration.
R.L. Walsh has recently undergone a complete refurbishing program aimed at making the company one of the UK's leaders in production engineering and gear cutting.
R.L. Walsh are proud of the part they took in helping the 'Thrust Project' to take the current world land speed record over Mach 1. This was a tribute to the companies engineering skills and the automotive heritage of Coventry, UK.
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The Company was founded in February 1968 as a partnership with R.L. Walsh and his two sons Mr R.M. Walsh and Mr D.O. Walsh producing Jigs/Fixtures and Tooling for motor vehicle and associated trades. R.L. Walsh has recently undergone a complete refurbishing program aimed at making the company one of the leaders in production engineering and gear cutting.
R.L. Walsh prides itself on its commitment to workforce training and workshop environment. This leads to a dedicated team culture with a vast resource and knowledge of the products they manufacture.
R.L. Walsh are BS EN ISO 9001:2000 accredited. We also have approved supplier status from various household named companies including Unipart, Agco (M.F.), Land Rover etc.
Our purpose built quality department contains the latest in CMM technology having capacity for automated inspection of components and gears. All instruments and gauges etc are controlled on a networked gauge management system.
All welding is carried out to Lloyds registered standard.
N.D.T Magnetic, current flow crack detection is carried out in-house by certified operators.
RMZ 05/08/2004 |
| Basic line of business:
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Subcontract automotive parts manufacturer. Specialist gear cutter for gears transmission, and gear train applications. Prototype engineering. |
| Products and services:
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Ball Joints, Bearings, Camshafts, Cluster Gears, Flanges, Gaskets, Gear Shafts, Helical Gears, Oil pumps, PC Chambers, Rocker Arms, Seals, Traction Gears, Selector forks, Spur gears, Steering shafts, Steering tubes, Stub axles, Swivel housings, Swivel pins, Timing pulleys, Track control arms, Trunnions, Water pumps |
| Runners:
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50 |
| Repeaters:
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35 |
| Strangers:
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15 |
| Number of Employees:
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43 |
| Annual Turnover (£m):
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2 |
| Annual Rate of Growth (%):
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not given |
| Reference customers:
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Land Rover, Rover Group, Agco (M.F.), Unipart, Caterham Cars, Ultra (Dowty), Perkins Engines, Dayco, Quinton Hazell |
| Key processes:
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Key Process:
CNC Machining,CNC Turning,Gear Cutting
Subcontract automotive parts manufacture using:
Lead CNC Turning Lathe 300mm diameter, 1.5 metre length
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 2.00 years)
Key Process:
CNC Turning,Gear Cutting
Subcontract automotive parts manufacture using:
5 x Lead CNC Turning Lathes 200mm diameter x 1 metre length
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 6.00 years)
Key Process:
CNC Machining,CNC Turning,Gear Cutting
Subcontract automotive parts manufacture using:
3 Churchill CNC Turning Lathes, 200mm diameter, 1 metre length,
all with live tooling, C axis, and bar feed features
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 14.00 years)
Key Process:
CNC Machining,CNC Turning,Gear Cutting
Subcontract automotive parts manufacture using:
Cincinatti CNC Turning Lathe, 1066mm (42 inch) diameter, 1 metre length
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 20.00 years)
Key Process:
CNC Machining,CNC Milling
Subcontract automotive parts manufacture using:
Wadkins four axis vertical machining centre, table area 750mm x 500mm, and 625mm depth.
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 15.00 years)
Key Process:
CNC Machining,CNC Milling
Subcontract automotive parts manufacture using:
Partmaster four axis vertical machining centre, table area 750mm x 500mm, and 625mm depth.
Heidenheim TNC 355 control.
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 10.00 years)
Key Process:
CNC Machining,Gear Cutting,Grinding
Subcontract automotive parts manufacture and gear grinding using;
2 x CNC Grinding Machines, up th 915mm, 36 inch, length.
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 5.00 years)
Key Process:
Gear Cutting
Gear grinding using:
1 x gear grinder up to 1000mm, 39 inch.
1 x gear grinder up to 150mm, 6 inch.
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 20.00 years)
Key Process:
Gear Cutting,Splining
Spline cutting and taper splines using:
Spline grinder.
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 20.00 years)
Key Process:
Gear Cutting,Splining
Spline cutting and taper splines using
Spline Miller
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 10.00 years)
Key Process:
Gear Cutting,Hobbing
External hobbing and shaping of spur or helical gears up to 1000mm (39 inch) using;
External gear hobbing machine.
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 15.00 years)
Key Process:
Broaching,Gear Cutting
Horizontal broaching up to 1270mm, 50", length using:
20,000 lb pull horizontal broaching machine
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 15.00 years)
Key Process:
Broaching,Gear Cutting
Keyway cutting using:
Keyway broaching machine, 32mm x 300mm stroke.
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 15.00 years)
Key Process:
Milling
Subcontract automotive parts manufacture and prototyping using:
8 off conventional milling machines in horizontal, vertical, and universal configurations.
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 20.00 years)
Key Process:
Turning
Subcontract automotive parts manufacture and prototyping using:
3 x conventional turning machines inc chucking auto's capstain's face and centering machines
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 20.00 years)
Key Process:
Drilling
Subcontract automotive parts manufacture and prototyping using:
10 x drilling machines inc. radial, multi hole, single hole, and deep hole machines
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 20.00 years)
Key Process:
Grinding
Grinding capacity covers;
Internal grinding, 245mm (10 inch) diameter x 203mm (8 inch) depth.
External grinding, 305mm (12 inch) diameter x 1525 mm (60 inch) depth.
Rotary grinding, 610mm (24 inch) diameter x 305mm (12 inch) depth.
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 20.00 years)
Key Process:
Grinding
Surface grinding capacity of
254mm (10 inch) clearance x 685mm (27 inch) x 228mm (9 inches).
(Mastery: Basic, Time In Operation: 20.00 years)
Key Process:
Brazing,Fabrication (Metal),MIG welding,TIG welding
Light assembly and fabrications using;
Small hydraulic presses,
Guillotine, folders, etc.
MIG TIG and gas welders (to Lloyds registered standard.)
Brazing
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 20.00 years)
Key Process:
CAD / CAM,Reverse Engineering
Design and consultancy service in automotive parts, prototypes and gear cutting using:
AlphaCAM
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 5.00 years)
Key Process:
Planning
Estimating and planning for automotive parts manufacture using:
ProdMAN
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 4.00 years)
Key Process:
CMM,Quality Control,Reverse Engineering
Inspection using;
2 x 3 axis machines CNC CMM using Involute SW.
Magnetic crack detection.
3 x hardness checking machines; Electronic Rockwell, Vickers, & Brinell
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 10.00 years)
Key Process:
Quality Control
Gear inspection using:
2 x PH60 MAAGs
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: 10.00 years)
Key Process:
Sawing
Billeting using;
4 x automatic saws up to 305mm (12 inch) diameter
(Mastery: Mature, Time In Operation: not given)
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Role: Production Engineer
CAD/CAM,Training & Development
Time served engineer who became a specialist training engineer at Herberts running CNC Programming and Operations courses.
(Skill Level: Experienced, Years of Practice: 30.00 years)
Role: Senior Gear Engineer
Design,Mechanical Engineering,Reverse Engineering
A time served enginerer with extensive experience of calculating gear ratios, tolerances, etc. Helped to productise the Caterham 7 gearbox.
(Skill Level: Experienced, Years of Practice: 30.00 years)
Role: Works manager
Design,Mechanical Engineering,Production Management
Time served at BSA. Long experience of automotive engineering, and management.
(Skill Level: Experienced, Years of Practice: 40.00 years)
Role: Quality Manager.
CMM,Quality Assurance
Runs the inspection department and is responsible for quality systems and health and safety. A time served engineer with extensive experience in engineering quality.
(Skill Level: Experienced, Years of Practice: 30.00 years)
Role: CNC Machining Leading Hand
CAD/CAM,CNC Machining
Wide and detailed experienced of CNC programming and CNC Machining & CNC Milling
(Skill Level: Experienced, Years of Practice: 20.00 years)
Role: CNC Turning Leading Hand
CNC Machining,Gear Cutting
CNC Turning
(Skill Level: Experienced, Years of Practice: 21.00 years)
Role: Senior gear technician
CMM,Gear Cutting,Reverse Engineering
Wide experience of gear cutting and gear grinding, hobbing, splineing, and broaching.
(Skill Level: None, Years of Practice: 10.00 years)
Role: Machine setters
Tool Setting
Experienced tool setters.
(Skill Level: Experienced, Years of Practice: 20.00 years)
Role: Purchasing director
Sales & Marketing,Sourcing
Experienced director from purchasing background with responsibility for sales and marketing in addition to sourcing.
(Skill Level: Experienced, Years of Practice: 20.00 years)
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| Locations:
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Coventry, England, GB, UK, West Midlands |
| Markets:
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Agriculture, Automotive, Construction, Marine, Mining & Quarrying, Rail, Specialised Vehicles, Vehicle Aftermarket |
| Standards:
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ISO 9001:2000 - QMS Requirements |
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