A & R Engineering Ltd., are quality sheet metal engineers and lighting louvre manufacturers based in Clacton-on-Sea in Essex.  With over twenty years experience in metal fabrications we have an extensive Client base that encompasses a wide range of services and industries alike.  We are proud to offer the highest quality products with the aim to always exceed our Clients expectations. 

We offer a series of services from initial design to delivery, all competitively priced and tailored to suit individual requirements.  Thanks to our extensive range of machinery and tooling, much of which is custom, we are able to manufacture from materials such as mild steel, galvanised steel, stainless steel and aluminium in thicknesses between 0.3mm up to 5 or 6mm depending on material.  In the company's sheet metal production processes, steel enclosures can be manufactured to IP rated standards. 

Alongside enclosures we are able to offer pressings, brackets, and all sheet metal fabrication work such as point of display and advertising arrangements.  We have decoiling facilities so that lighting louvres or batch run brackets can be semi-automatically produced quickly and efficiently.  Below is a summary of our services and capabilities.

The Weidemann turret press.

Design & Development.

Working closely with our Clients allows us to gain an understanding their exact requirements.  We will discuss any project and together come up with the most suitable solution to any manufacturing problems.  We are happy to comment on any ideas and always offer realistic solutions and advice.

Precision CNC punching.

We have recently invested in a new Weidemann turret press; this now joins our existing Nisshinbo and extends our single sheet handling capabilities up to 3m x 1.5m.  With our turret press arrangement we are able to complete complex designs and patterns in a variety of materials and thicknesses.  Each turret press is controlled by state of the art computer software that allows maximum flexibility and efficiency at speed.  We are also able to product custom tooling that can really make your product stand out from the crowd.

Shearing.

Our Baykal guillotine has capability of cutting up to 3m lengths with a mild steel thickness up to 6mm, stainless steel up to 4mm.  

 Precision CNC folding.

Our factory houses a range of CNC press brakes.  In keeping with the shearing and punching capacities our largest Baykal press brake is capable of bending 3m lengths of various materials in various thicknesses.  Each press brake has its own speciality within the factory but by having a range of machines and tooling we are able to be flexible with our approach offering quick turnaround when it is most needed. 

 Presswork. 

Presswork up to 150tons can be carried out.  We have power presses rated at 12tons, 50tons, 63tons, 120tons & 150tons.  Each presswork project requires dedicated tooling, but this can be discussed and designed in house to match the application.  Multistage and progression tools can also be used and in the case of large batch runs can be a very cost effective method of production.

The Baykal guillotine.