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the part manufacturing at our customers’ sites. These are all manufactured to reduce material waste, standardize the build process and reduce process waste to reduce costs to our customers whilst reducing build times and part to part variation.
“ As every part we supply is different, some projects feature straightforward products, some products are more complex and the build processes for our customers are more intricate and labor-intensive. By pre-manufacturing the kits, Velocity substantially reduces customers’ labor time and material waste. In addition, its strong relationships with materials suppliers enable it to take away the onerous task of managing the supply chain with its long lead times. Simply put, customers communicate the number of products they plan to manufacture in the future, and the company delivers the corresponding kits.”
To further enhance its value to customers and drive further efficiencies, Velocity has recently developed a fully digital in-house manufacturing cell, which can be replicated across all sites.“ We are cutting numerous and complex products from materials whilst maintaining full batch traceability, and our digital manufacturing cell allows us to campaign larger nests across multiple kits / customers where specifications allow,” Oliver explains.“ Additionally, it allows the rapid sorting and reallocation of these long and mixed nests back into individual kits in real time without any loss of traceability. As the raw materials have a short ambient shelf life the digitization of the entire process allows us to manufacture kits utilizing optimum material batch selection and produce the kits in the minimum time so that the shelf life is both tracked and preserved. Managing their lifespan is vital to delivering in accordance with our service level agreements and providing customers with sufficient life to complete their own manufacturing processes before
the part is finally cured. To deliver this level of accuracy the digital manufacturing cell employs a unique code for each individual ply, coupled with a pick-to-light system to accurately track plies and materials from the start to the end of the process. To stand out to our customers, we must continue to develop processes and technology that is not available on the open market so we can deliver excellent service and value, which is exactly what the digital manufacturing cell enables us to achieve and verify.”
Alongside this technology, Velocity is dedicated to investing in education and recruitment, a cause that is incredibly important to Oliver.“ We work closely with Burnley College, which is based in Lancashire and boasts a fantastic engineering infrastructure. Having worked as an engineer prior to my current role, engineering is something I hold close to my heart and is the foundation that this business is built on. As such, I believe it is essential,
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