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Arnold Engineering Plastics Ltd
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2 Regal Close,
Moulton Park Industrial Estate,
Northampton,
Northamptonshire,
NN3 6LL,
United Kingdom
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CNC Milling
Milling and turning have been the bedrock of Arnold’s manufacturing for many years.
CNC linked HAAS vertical machining centres operated by highly skilled engineers who provide the technical expertise in producing complex machined parts to exacting standards.
CNC machining with state of the art 3, 4 & 5 axis vertical machining centres combined with ‘W.I.P.S’ (Wireless Intuitive Probing System) enables us to manufacture complex components with minimum set up times and to a high level of accuracy.
The full supply process from quotation through to delivery note and certificates of conformity is supported by MieTrak ERP software providing full traceability of materials and parts manufactured.
Customer supplied 3D data can be imported directly into our Autodesk PowerMill CAD/CAM software package where machining cycle programs are generated and simulated for verification prior to being made available for the production process.
We are a specialists in supplying machined patterns and prototypes. We have the latest 5 axis gantry milling machines (and 5 axis CNC routers) these combined with 3D laser scanning ensure pinpoint accuracy for part to drawing.
CNC linked HAAS vertical machining centres operated by highly skilled engineers who provide the technical expertise in producing complex machined parts to exacting standards.
CNC machining with state of the art 3, 4 & 5 axis vertical machining centres combined with ‘W.I.P.S’ (Wireless Intuitive Probing System) enables us to manufacture complex components with minimum set up times and to a high level of accuracy.
The full supply process from quotation through to delivery note and certificates of conformity is supported by MieTrak ERP software providing full traceability of materials and parts manufactured.
Customer supplied 3D data can be imported directly into our Autodesk PowerMill CAD/CAM software package where machining cycle programs are generated and simulated for verification prior to being made available for the production process.
We are a specialists in supplying machined patterns and prototypes. We have the latest 5 axis gantry milling machines (and 5 axis CNC routers) these combined with 3D laser scanning ensure pinpoint accuracy for part to drawing.
CNC Turning
Modern plastics afford the flexibility and cost effectiveness which traditional metal counterparts just cannot compete with, stability over a wide temperature range, resistance to chemical attack, impact and abrasion resistant, self lubricating and reduced maintenance costs.
Our high speed CNC lathes enable quick and efficient turning of plastic to very high standards. The precision CNC turning process allows for complex external geometrics and internal bores to be produced.
With continued investment in the latest and fastest machinery we can provide precision turned parts in short lead times, repeatedly and with accuracy.
Combined with our CNC lathes we have an array of conventional lathes, all are operated by time served highly skilled engineers.
Quality is a by word for us and to this end, we have a dedicated inspection department ensuring product quality and accuracy. Inspection is aided by the latest in co-ordinate measuring machine (CMM) systems and with state of the art 3D laser scanning allows us to prove 100% accuracy of part to drawing and also to reverse engineer from a part itself.
Our high speed CNC lathes enable quick and efficient turning of plastic to very high standards. The precision CNC turning process allows for complex external geometrics and internal bores to be produced.
With continued investment in the latest and fastest machinery we can provide precision turned parts in short lead times, repeatedly and with accuracy.
Combined with our CNC lathes we have an array of conventional lathes, all are operated by time served highly skilled engineers.
Quality is a by word for us and to this end, we have a dedicated inspection department ensuring product quality and accuracy. Inspection is aided by the latest in co-ordinate measuring machine (CMM) systems and with state of the art 3D laser scanning allows us to prove 100% accuracy of part to drawing and also to reverse engineer from a part itself.
CNC 3 & 5 Axis
Quality and precision every step of the way with our range of 3-5 Axis CNC Routing.
With 6 3&5 axis CNC machining centres we are able to accommodate the largest of items and offer leading edge high speed cutting technology with fully integrated software.
With a bed size capacity up to 3.2 m by 1.8 m, our range of CNC 3-5 axis routers can accommodate the largest of items.
Our routers are at the leading edge of high speed cutting technology and with fully integrated software.
All our CNC routers are CAD/CAM linked with a permanent DNC link between our design and programming departments.
Having a wide range of CNC 3-5 axis routers give us the ability to machine all types of components and parts and also to machine aluminium tooling.
However before we start any of the cutting process, all our CNC programs are run through our simulation software eliminating any downtime on our machinery, and enabling us to produce fast and efficient routing, keeping prices down and shortening lead times.
With the wide aray of CNC machining and the traditional skills of our time served engineers we are fast turnaround engineering pattern and mould makers.
With 6 3&5 axis CNC machining centres we are able to accommodate the largest of items and offer leading edge high speed cutting technology with fully integrated software.
With a bed size capacity up to 3.2 m by 1.8 m, our range of CNC 3-5 axis routers can accommodate the largest of items.
Our routers are at the leading edge of high speed cutting technology and with fully integrated software.
All our CNC routers are CAD/CAM linked with a permanent DNC link between our design and programming departments.
Having a wide range of CNC 3-5 axis routers give us the ability to machine all types of components and parts and also to machine aluminium tooling.
However before we start any of the cutting process, all our CNC programs are run through our simulation software eliminating any downtime on our machinery, and enabling us to produce fast and efficient routing, keeping prices down and shortening lead times.
With the wide aray of CNC machining and the traditional skills of our time served engineers we are fast turnaround engineering pattern and mould makers.
Pattern Making
A specialist area for Arnold’s, we have been pattern makers for over 20 years.
Our comprehensive approach to pattern making allows our clients to treat our production as an extension of their own facilities and coupled with our MIE Trak monitoring system we can indicate accurately delivery lead-times and performance compliance, particularly useful to clients from sectors that require quality, high performance and time sensitive parts.
Pattern making has always been a large part of our business, as it is the first stage in the Vacuum Forming process, & the jigs and fixtures required for trimming. Over the years this business has developed and grown, and Arnold’s now supplies Patterns & Prototypes to Automotive, Aerospace and F1 Industries.
Combining quality craftsmanship with the latest technology, operating from our state of the art facility, we have the latest 5 axis gantry milling machines, 3D scanning inspection facility as well as a bonding/finishing area.
Our workforce is highly experienced having pattern making and machining backgrounds in Automotive and F1.
Our comprehensive approach to pattern making allows our clients to treat our production as an extension of their own facilities and coupled with our MIE Trak monitoring system we can indicate accurately delivery lead-times and performance compliance, particularly useful to clients from sectors that require quality, high performance and time sensitive parts.
Pattern making has always been a large part of our business, as it is the first stage in the Vacuum Forming process, & the jigs and fixtures required for trimming. Over the years this business has developed and grown, and Arnold’s now supplies Patterns & Prototypes to Automotive, Aerospace and F1 Industries.
Combining quality craftsmanship with the latest technology, operating from our state of the art facility, we have the latest 5 axis gantry milling machines, 3D scanning inspection facility as well as a bonding/finishing area.
Our workforce is highly experienced having pattern making and machining backgrounds in Automotive and F1.
Fabrication
We have a saying that, “If we can’t make it, no one can” and this has proved true throughout the years. With acrylic and plastic fabrication, therein lies the skills of our fabricators by bending and/or bonding an array of plastics, creating a product purely by their labour and skill.
Bending and forming all plastics by heat is the main stay of fabrication manufacture alongside material bonding. We have also developed processes to achieve curved shapes in acrylic and polycarbonate on a multi-unit produce scale, a process which in the past has been a time consuming, complicated and expensive process.
We serve a diverse range of industries including electronics, food processing, packaging, pharmaceutical, distribution, printing, retail, transport, cosmetics, oil, gas and motorsport.
All these sectors have their own special type of manufacturing requirements whether it be special machining, drape forming, bonding, intricate fabrication or marrying fabrication with wood or metal parts.
Bending and forming all plastics is done by heat and this type of processing is the mainstay of fabrication manufacture, along with material bonding.
We have also developed a process to achieve curved shapes in acrylic on a multi-unit production scale.
Plastic welding is a specialist area for ourselves and an art form in itself. With hot air plastic welding, we can weld a whole variety of plastics ranging from PVC, Polypropylene, Polycarbonate, Polyethylene and PETG into tanks, chutes, hoppers, tunnels, pipes, extractors and housings.
Bending and forming all plastics by heat is the main stay of fabrication manufacture alongside material bonding. We have also developed processes to achieve curved shapes in acrylic and polycarbonate on a multi-unit produce scale, a process which in the past has been a time consuming, complicated and expensive process.
We serve a diverse range of industries including electronics, food processing, packaging, pharmaceutical, distribution, printing, retail, transport, cosmetics, oil, gas and motorsport.
All these sectors have their own special type of manufacturing requirements whether it be special machining, drape forming, bonding, intricate fabrication or marrying fabrication with wood or metal parts.
Bending and forming all plastics is done by heat and this type of processing is the mainstay of fabrication manufacture, along with material bonding.
We have also developed a process to achieve curved shapes in acrylic on a multi-unit production scale.
Plastic welding is a specialist area for ourselves and an art form in itself. With hot air plastic welding, we can weld a whole variety of plastics ranging from PVC, Polypropylene, Polycarbonate, Polyethylene and PETG into tanks, chutes, hoppers, tunnels, pipes, extractors and housings.
Lamination
The ability to manufacture seamless solutions. We are one of the few company’s in Europe able to manufacture laminated plastic panels and we can also extend this process to glass.
The lamination of plastic panels together, whether in a combination of acrylic and polycarbonate or even with glass is becoming more and more popular as clients are seeking increased design innovation.
The marrying together of different colouring layers of acrylic or encapsulating other materials in the lamination process gives unique opportunities for display and signage.
The lamination of plastic panels together, whether in a combination of acrylic and polycarbonate or even with glass is becoming more and more popular as clients are seeking increased design innovation.
The marrying together of different colouring layers of acrylic or encapsulating other materials in the lamination process gives unique opportunities for display and signage.
Solid Surface
Better known by the brand names Corian, Kerrock and Avonite, this range of materials are truly wonderful with a huge colour palette available.
With over eighty colours to choose from, 100% waterproof, clean, super hygienic and with outstanding durability, solid surface is a material for the 21st century.
Well recognised in kitchens and bathrooms, this material has come out to the main stream and we use it for a number of other applications such as wall cladding, retail displays and home and office furniture.
Being fire rated, solid surface material can be used in any number of applications in the commercial and retail sectors.
We are authorised approved fabricators and installers, with our own fitting teams, so we can guarantee first class workmanship and installation.
Our free of charge design and technical service is able to assist with customer projects.
With over eighty colours to choose from, 100% waterproof, clean, super hygienic and with outstanding durability, solid surface is a material for the 21st century.
Well recognised in kitchens and bathrooms, this material has come out to the main stream and we use it for a number of other applications such as wall cladding, retail displays and home and office furniture.
Being fire rated, solid surface material can be used in any number of applications in the commercial and retail sectors.
We are authorised approved fabricators and installers, with our own fitting teams, so we can guarantee first class workmanship and installation.
Our free of charge design and technical service is able to assist with customer projects.
Vacuum Forming
We offer a complete moulding service from design, in-house tooling, to manufacture, with the additional services of fabrication, assembly and printing.
Whether prototyping, short or long production runs, we are the moulder of choice for industry, commerce and retail.
Moulding in a wide array of plastics from ABS to polycarbonate vacuum forming moulding offers product shaping that fabrication simply cannot achieve.
Whether prototyping, short or long production runs, we are the moulder of choice for industry, commerce and retail.
Moulding in a wide array of plastics from ABS to polycarbonate vacuum forming moulding offers product shaping that fabrication simply cannot achieve.
POS & Display
We are more than just a display and point of sale manufacturer; we are a design led supplier of tailored solutions, supporting display professionals seeking that extra edge.
Working in a variety of materials other than plastic, such as wood, metal and solid surface we can offer clients a fully comprehensive service whether it is simply leaflet dispensers through to multi-site installations of FSDU’s.
We understand the need for retail groups and brand owners to maximise sales from displays, at the same time as, brand building, improving compliance and most importantly, through design and innovation to improve the environmental performance of POS and POP.
We have a completely free of charge design service backed by designers and account managers who understand the display market and have over 40 years experience in providing solutions that work.
Utilising SolidWorks software, we can create stunning visualisations of how a product or display will look and the software allows us to produce simultaneously manufacturing drawings which cuts down on the production time.
Working in a variety of materials other than plastic, such as wood, metal and solid surface we can offer clients a fully comprehensive service whether it is simply leaflet dispensers through to multi-site installations of FSDU’s.
We understand the need for retail groups and brand owners to maximise sales from displays, at the same time as, brand building, improving compliance and most importantly, through design and innovation to improve the environmental performance of POS and POP.
We have a completely free of charge design service backed by designers and account managers who understand the display market and have over 40 years experience in providing solutions that work.
Utilising SolidWorks software, we can create stunning visualisations of how a product or display will look and the software allows us to produce simultaneously manufacturing drawings which cuts down on the production time.
Shop Fitting
Whether it is retail, commercial or industrial. Our shop fitting teams have gained an enviable reputation for a fast efficient service combined with high quality workmanship at the heart of a successful fit out it is the manufacturing ability to provide solutions within a time frame and budget that meets a client’s requirements, without compromising the aesthetics or practical aspects of the design.
If you are a brand owner, retailer or designer, you will be under constant pressure to develop better store solutions with creative vision within critical time scales.
From initial concepts, through R&D, visualisations, site surveys, manufacture and installation, the entire process is undertaken by our highly skilled and qualified team. We can handle all aspects of the fit, from planning consents, to building, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, right through to in-store displays, graphics and signage. We are a complete one stop shop.
Our project management team will ensure that the work will start and finish on time and be delivered within budget.
Whether it is a multi-site roll out, or a single site, or even just a revamp of your existing site, we are the supply partner of choice to those seeking quality innovative solutions.
If you are a brand owner, retailer or designer, you will be under constant pressure to develop better store solutions with creative vision within critical time scales.
From initial concepts, through R&D, visualisations, site surveys, manufacture and installation, the entire process is undertaken by our highly skilled and qualified team. We can handle all aspects of the fit, from planning consents, to building, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, right through to in-store displays, graphics and signage. We are a complete one stop shop.
Our project management team will ensure that the work will start and finish on time and be delivered within budget.
Whether it is a multi-site roll out, or a single site, or even just a revamp of your existing site, we are the supply partner of choice to those seeking quality innovative solutions.
Acrylic Furniture
Our range of cool, classical furniture pieces in crystal clear acrylic, is enhanced by a range of new furniture in solid surface material designed by Chloé Chan.
From a range of coffee and console tables to occasional furniture we offer quality furniture at direct to you prices.
As a manufacturer whilst we offer standard ranges of occasional furniture, we are also able to make individual pieces to a client’s bespoke requirements.
The classic range is manufactured in crystal clear acrylic 15 mm and 10 mm thick and in a contemporary design style that never goes out of date and that fits beautifully in all surroundings.
The White Collection range by Chloé Chan reinforces the classic style with signature pieces which will enhance any home. Kerrock Solid Surface material adds the most tactile of finishes. The White Collection is exclusive to Arnolds.
Limited to only a 100 of any one piece, the White Collection by the designer Chloé Chan comes with a brass engraved plaque to each piece signifying it is from our designer range and with the edition number.
From a range of coffee and console tables to occasional furniture we offer quality furniture at direct to you prices.
As a manufacturer whilst we offer standard ranges of occasional furniture, we are also able to make individual pieces to a client’s bespoke requirements.
The classic range is manufactured in crystal clear acrylic 15 mm and 10 mm thick and in a contemporary design style that never goes out of date and that fits beautifully in all surroundings.
The White Collection range by Chloé Chan reinforces the classic style with signature pieces which will enhance any home. Kerrock Solid Surface material adds the most tactile of finishes. The White Collection is exclusive to Arnolds.
Limited to only a 100 of any one piece, the White Collection by the designer Chloé Chan comes with a brass engraved plaque to each piece signifying it is from our designer range and with the edition number.
Signs
Signage can say so much about a business and first impressions do count in today’s competitive market place. Signs are an extremely effective way of promoting your store, brand or service. Impact is everything, so if you want to stand out from the crowd, we can help.
Whether it is simple printed panels or illuminated flex faced signage we bespoke manufacture all types of signage.
We offer a wide range of signage solutions ranging from the simplest of board signs, through to built up letters, illuminated, flex face or even complete fascias.
Working closely with our clients, we seek to gain a deep understanding of our clients business needs and with our free of charge design facility, we offer a seamless solution from initial concept, through to 3D graphics illustration and then onwards to manufacture and installation. As a part of our installation service, we provide site surveys and can organise if required, planning applications. Our national team of experienced fitters can install all types of signage.
We understand that buying signs can be a tricky process and often clients have difficulty in understanding what is possible and how the finished signage will look, but we have an extensive image library of our previous work which can assist in the decision making.
Whether it is simple printed panels or illuminated flex faced signage we bespoke manufacture all types of signage.
We offer a wide range of signage solutions ranging from the simplest of board signs, through to built up letters, illuminated, flex face or even complete fascias.
Working closely with our clients, we seek to gain a deep understanding of our clients business needs and with our free of charge design facility, we offer a seamless solution from initial concept, through to 3D graphics illustration and then onwards to manufacture and installation. As a part of our installation service, we provide site surveys and can organise if required, planning applications. Our national team of experienced fitters can install all types of signage.
We understand that buying signs can be a tricky process and often clients have difficulty in understanding what is possible and how the finished signage will look, but we have an extensive image library of our previous work which can assist in the decision making.
Graphics
Working in tandem with both our sign division and also our shop fitting division, we create graphics that enhance our customers image, brand and products.
We provide full graphic solutions ranging from large to small scale, for interior and exterior use and including all types of vehicle livery, therefore you could say we have graphics “wrapped up”.
With our free of charge design service, we are able to provide not only solutions that work, but increase business for our clients.
We have extensive printing facilities, including wide format printing for graphics on vinyl and direct to almost any substrate.
Vehicle Graphics
This is a specialist area for ourselves, every company vehicle is a valuable source of mobile, eye catching advertising.
Our design service is free of charge, and we have an electronic library of all vehicle layouts, enabling us to present to customers visual illustrations of how their vehicle will look.
Fitting of vehicle graphics can be carried out at a customer’s premises or in our purpose built all weather fitting bays.
We provide full graphic solutions ranging from large to small scale, for interior and exterior use and including all types of vehicle livery, therefore you could say we have graphics “wrapped up”.
With our free of charge design service, we are able to provide not only solutions that work, but increase business for our clients.
We have extensive printing facilities, including wide format printing for graphics on vinyl and direct to almost any substrate.
Vehicle Graphics
This is a specialist area for ourselves, every company vehicle is a valuable source of mobile, eye catching advertising.
Our design service is free of charge, and we have an electronic library of all vehicle layouts, enabling us to present to customers visual illustrations of how their vehicle will look.
Fitting of vehicle graphics can be carried out at a customer’s premises or in our purpose built all weather fitting bays.
About us
Arnold Engineering Plastics Ltd are one of the UK's leading specialist of Plastic Machining, Plastic Thermoforming & Plastic Fabrications.
Arnold's are a diverse manufacturer with 9 manufacturing divisions operating from a 30,000 sq. ft factory in Northampton.
The business has developed into a number of other areas:
- Line bending up to 3m long
- Flame & diamond polishing
- Fan assisted ovens for drape forming
- Pre-drying & stress relieving
- 5,4 & 3 axis CNC routing
- In-house form and jig manufacture
- Incorporated metal & wooden frameworks and accessories
- Pattern Making
- Reverse Engineering
Arnold's are a diverse manufacturer with 9 manufacturing divisions operating from a 30,000 sq. ft factory in Northampton.
The business has developed into a number of other areas:
- Vacuum Forming
- Lamination
- Solid Surface
- POS & Display
- Acrylic Furniture
- Signs
- Shop Fitting
- Graphics
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