WD Group strengthens partnership with Emmegi (UK)
Window and Door Maintenance Services (WD Group) in Tamworth has this year added three more Emmegi (UK) machines to its factory set up – bringing the total to nine and extending the successful, long term partnership that exists between the two businesses.
Founded in 1985, WD Group initially used a chop saw to manually cut materials in its factory and that original saw with a ‘where it all began’ sign still hangs on the wall as a reminder of just how far the fabricator has come over the past 40 years.
The newest Emmegi machine to arrive is a ‘cutting-edge’ electronic 5-axes twin head saw – the Combi 5 Assi Star.
This high volume, high precision machine can cut large aluminium sections and, with 5 axes for compound cuts, can rotate up to 22°30’ for external angles and 45° for internal angles.
Alongside the Combi, Emmegi (UK) also supplied a new rugged Rifila single head saw for cutting both extruded profiles and flat sheets of aluminium and a Copia 324 copy router, which allows for through machining of aluminium. Together, they are being used by WD Group to further enhance its manufacturing accuracy and efficiency.
The WD factory already features some of Emmegi’s most popular and trusted machines – including a Phantomatic X4 CNC machining centre with 4-axis control and two Itaca single head corner crimping machines.
Angus Richards, the company’s managing director, says the partnership with Emmegi is fundamental to WD’s operating efficiency: “Since we upgraded from that original chop saw all those years ago, we have always put our faith in Emmegi machines. They have proven themselves over and over in terms of performance and reliability, and the continual technical innovation at Emmegi has been really valuable in helping us build our reputation for delivering quality and manufacturing excellence.
“One of the big advantages of always buying from Emmegi is the breadth of the range which means they always have a machine which fits our requirements precisely, without any need to compromise on capacity or performance. We’ve had great support and advice from Ian and the rest of the Emmegi (UK) team, and have been able to rely on them for all our service and maintenance requirements.”
Ian Latimer added: “It’s been a pleasure to see how WD Group have advanced so far in recent years. They have successfully leveraged so many of the advantages that come from our advanced machinery options and focused on achieving seamless efficiency as they have established themselves as a real force in aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling.”
