Guide To Suppliers

Founded in 1987, Nottingham-based Vestatec has been supplying unique styling solutions for automotive manufacturers worldwide. The OE supplier has a core specialisation in the design and manufacture of speaker grilles for luxury vehicles.

Two years after a fire broke out at chemical etching manufacturer Precision Micro’s Birmingham site, the company has reached the end of a major £5.1 million refurbishment – which has seen a 10% increase in capacity (with scope for a further expansion), nine new process machines installed and a new Quality Centre of Excellence established.

Precision Micro has launched a new whitepaper to educate and inform design engineers unfamiliar with the process about its enhanced potential – including its ability to enhance quality, reduce lead times and cut costs, without compromise.

Precision Micro has just announced its ability to apply the photo-etching process for serial production of titanium parts.

An innovative miniature surveillance helicopter is benefitting from the high precision manufacturing capabilities of Precision Micro, Europe’s leading photo chemical etching specialist.

Precision Micro, Europe’s largest contract chemical etching operation, have recently collaborated with Vestatec Automotive Engineering to bring a number of new interior design possibilities to prestige car manufacturers.

Precision Micro has made significant new investment in its Laser Evolved ElectroForming (LEEF) capabilities, which it claims to represent a step change in its quality standards and capacity. The investment has been made in both equipment and personnel, to further improve quality consistency, reduce lead times and achieve higher yields on behalf of customers.

Micro XL is a joint commercial and technical venture between two leading high precision components manufacturers, Precision Micro and XL Precision Technologies. Customers now have a single point of contact for projects in which both companies are involved, simplifying communication and the overall commercial process.