Founded by Martin Crabb and business partner David Jones in 1994, Crabb Engineering has been operating out of North Wales and is still proud to have their main factory in Flint. Things have certainly progressed since those early days. And, whilst always being focussed on quality and customer service, advancements in manufacturing technology are something that they have always invested in.
This is even more obvious to see during the past 18-24 months, with investments of over £500,000 in plant and equipment spent, with commitments for another £300,000 in the upcoming months.
Crabb operates a 3-shift system, with an additional unit in Wrexham and possess over 30 machine tools: many with multi-axis capability. To that end, complexity and efficiency go hand-in-hand to produce manual and CNC turned & milled components to the highest standards and fine tolerances.
Specialising in Stainless Steel, they also offer heat-treatment, plating, anodising and polishing for virtually all other materials, ferrous and non-ferrous. With the recent addition of a WidLaser® F150, Laser Marking can now be offered in-house.
The quality does not stop with manufacturing, as the company is now using the KEYENCE® im8000 Optical Inspection Tool, complete with 360° rotating spindle for rapid and highly accurate measurements in seconds.
Crabb have been offering their customers in-house rapid prototypes for a few years now with the ONYX° 3D Printer from Mark Forged. Differing from many others in the market, this unit uses Carbon Fibre reinforced Nylon and produces surprisingly strong parts! So much so, that it has been used to run moderate quantities of production parts. Prototype parts can be shipped in matter of days, working from customer supplied 3D files. A quick and easy way to get the physical idea of the part in your hands, for minimum expense.
Crabb were a new exhibitor at the recent Medical Technology Exhibition in Coventry during March, this year and saw a good number of enquiries, some showing real promise for new business.
In addition to all their production capabilities in house, they have long-standing partnerships with reliable subcontract suppliers, to enable them to offer painting, powder coating, fabrication, assemblies and much more.
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