Metal Works Innovation in Mount Maunganui fabricates aluminum, wood, and plastic components for other product manufacturers.
Les Coenraads, the business owner, tells us how a Heliner CNC machine has transformed their operation.
A positive introduction
“We previously outsourced our machining, but I wanted more flexibility and control by doing it ourselves. I was looking for CNC routers on the Internet, but good information was hard to find. I also asked some other engineering places for their thoughts.
James’s name was mentioned, so I called him. He was quick to respond and sounded professional. Then I visited his warehouse to see a machine in action, and I was happy with the quality of the finish I saw.
So James recommended a machine for us and I ordered it.”
Quickly productive
“After the arrival of our machine, it only took two days to set up by James, and it looked very well put together. We got our IT man on the job, and we were up and running the next day. Fantastic!
I was surprised how quietly it ran, and it has been running smoothly ever since.”
Precision and finesse
“The machine has added finesse to our production, enabling us to fine-tune our products for a better quality finish.
The precision is absolutely perfect, with consistent results.”
Efficiency gains financially rewarding
“With functions such as welding preparation and automatic tool changing, the machine is very efficient. It can do the job of two people using manual processes, so is very cost-effective.
The efficiency gain extends right through our processes with 20 – 30% time saving across thousands of products, which amounts to a lot of time and money.”
Game-changing flexibility and control
“It’s great being able to quickly customize the parts we produce. We couldn’t do this before when we farmed out the machining to others, where it was a lot more rigid and time-consuming to organize.
James provides the tools and backup support that we need to achieve this agility, which has been a real game changer for our operation and business. The machine is everything we could have asked for and does 90% of what we do. The next step will be to ask James for a second bigger machine to add to our production.”
