Harmon double up on Europa Jainnher

Increased demand for the precision ground products supplied to the aerospace and defence sectors at Harmon Precision Grinding, has led to the Wimborne-based business installing its second Europa Jainnher centreless grinder from RK International Machine Tools. Harmon Precision Grinding is part of the successful Harmon Group, which focuses its manufacturing capability on the aerospace and defence sector, with approvals from many major OEMs. The group operates through its four divisions, Manufacturing, Treatments, Fabrication and Grinding. Originally formed in 1964 to provide a grinding and tooling facility for the aerospace, defence and commercial sectors the Harmon Group has developed over the years and now covers some 42,000 ft2 over two sites in Wimborne, Dorset. Investment has always been central to the growth of the Harmon Group, as the impressive plant list at its manufacturing division testifies, but it is the grinding division, headed by Trevor Sharp, that has recently enhanced its machine tool portfolio. “We had been in discussion with Dick Aldrich at RK International to buy a centreless grinder just as the recession really struck home in our sector, so it was put on hold while we worked through the downturn, thankfully without losing any of our staff. This then put us in a strong position when business began picking up again. In fact, such was the speed of the recovery that we found ourselves in need of the additional capacity for centreless grinding. Our existing machines included a Wickman and, from what we are told, the first Jainnher machine of its type installed in the UK. In reviewing this existing capacity we decided to get rid of the Wickman as it had not stood the test of time like the Jainnher. We also preferred the fact that we could get an almost identical machine to the existing Jainnher from RK International, so it made sense to have two machines of very similar design and operation,” says Trevor Sharp.

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