Celebrating 40 years of exceptional precision machining!
2022 is a special year for us as we celebrate our 40th year in business! Thomas Brown Engineering began in 1982, born of the vision of Tom Brown. He saw a need for a better, more reliable subcontract precision machining service to meet the needs of UK industry. Pictured here is Tom with two of […]
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Callum’s Apprenticeship Success
We are very pleased that Callum has recently gained his apprenticeship certificate from the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education. Callum joined us in 2018 having secured a place at Kirklees College on their Engineering Technician – Machinist course. Callum has developed skills in manual machining, CNC Turning and CNC Milling. As Callum particularly enjoys […]
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Further investment in small precision component capacity
We have recently added to our sliding head lathe capacity with the addition of a Star SW-12RII siding head lathe. This is our second SW-12 Star following our investment in the same machine last year. The completion of an extension to our Crosland Moor based premises has allowed the space to extend this section of […]
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Our new Brother Speedio – The “fastest in the World!”
2022 has started on a high here at Thomas Brown Engineering with the delivery of our new Brother Speedio Multi-Tasking Machining Centre with robot loading Feedio system. This machine is part of an exceptional generation of high efficiency CNC Machining Centres #nothing faster! This compact machine, equipped with turning and tilt axes, enables turning and […]
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See you at Sub-con next week at the NEC!
We are pleased to say that we will be exhibiting again at Sub-con 2021 next week at the NEC in Birmingham. As the UK’s premier subcontractor manufacturing supply chain show, Sub-con provides the perfect opportunity for us to get out and about again and meet customers and suppliers face-to-face, something we have all missed over […]
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Thomas Brown Engineering COVID 19 Secure Message
As a supplier to key and critical sectors within the UK, we would like to reassure our customers that we remain open throughout the COVID 19 pandemic. We have continued our uninterrupted supply of vital parts to customers within the food & drink industry, the medical industry and other key sectors throughout this challenging time. […]
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Investment in our sliding head lathe capacity
We have kick started 2021 with a brand new investment to our sliding head lathe capacity. Our new addition is a Star SW-12RII Sliding Head Lathe. This machine enables us to further increase our competitiveness on smaller components and larger batch sizes such as pins, screws, washers, nuts and bolts. Our sliding head lathe section […]
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Southern Manufacturing 2020 – We had a great show!
A huge thank you to those of you who visited us on our stand at Southern Manufacturing 2020 at Farnborough. Myself and Lee made the trip and we were pleased to see lots of familiar, friendly faces and it was wonderful to meet lots of new contacts, all looking for a fantastic new supplier of […]
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Thomas Brown Engineering targets aerospace sector with investment in new CNC machine technology
Meeting the precision needs of its customers has seen a Huddersfield manufacturer make a number of large investments, including the acquisition of the latest CNC machine technology. Thomas Brown Engineering, which recently celebrated its 35th birthday, has worked with the Engineering Technology Group (ETG) to install a new Hardinge Bridgeport XR760H to help it capitalise […]
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Thomas Brown Engineering invest in software to support competitiveness and growth
Thomas Brown Engineering Ltd, based in Huddersfield, have progressed further with their investment plans with the installation of some impressive CNC communication and program management software. The software, developed and installed by industry leading Cambridge Numerical Control, incorporates a real-time, machine tool data collection system. This system provides real-time information direct to production control […]
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