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Chesterfield

British Rema Process Equipment manufacture material size reduction (powder milling) and classification equipment, blending and drying equipment and full plant systems. British Rema Processing offer a toll processing service for fine powder milling and classification, with a particular expertise in polymer materials. British Rema Rotary Engineering (formerly Philips Kiln Services Europe) provide on site optimisation services, repairs, refurbishments and upgrades for rotary kilns, dryers and… Show more British Rema Process Equipment manufacture material size reduction (powder milling) and classification equipment, blending and drying equipment and full plant systems. British Rema Processing offer a toll processing service for fine powder milling and classification, with a particular expertise in polymer materials. British Rema Rotary Engineering (formerly Philips Kiln Services Europe) provide on site optimisation services, repairs, refurbishments and upgrades for rotary kilns, dryers and other rotating vessels. Show less

Dronfield

British Rema Process Equipment produce powder processing equipment and systems. e.g.air micronisers (jet mills and classifiers), rotary impact mills; and associated dryers.Our sister company British Rema Processing offer toll powder processing facilities.

New Product Development & Improvement Consultancy

Innovation projects - primarily new product development or product/process re-design/cost reduction. New product development projects on a consultancy basis for Yorkshire and East Midlands SME companies supported via 'innovation vouchers' or iNet 'innovation support grants' - wide variety including consumer goods; commercial vehicles; anti terror & effluent treatment plant.

Delivery & Sales of the BERR Manufacturing Advisory Service to the East Midlands.• Diagnosing weaknesses & advising on technical business improvement solutions.• Selling and delivering of solutions via a partially subsidised commercial consultancy service.• Managing projects; brokering technical help & negotiating rates with associate consultants.• Networking with various other business support organisations.• Specific in depth projects include: -… Show more Delivery & Sales of the BERR Manufacturing Advisory Service to the East Midlands.• Diagnosing weaknesses & advising on technical business improvement solutions.• Selling and delivering of solutions via a partially subsidised commercial consultancy service.• Managing projects; brokering technical help & negotiating rates with associate consultants.• Networking with various other business support organisations.• Specific in depth projects include: - re-design/value engineer; equipment specification, evaluation & sourcing; mechanical design services; industrial design services; material & process specification & supplier sourcing; strategic marketing. Show less

Polymer Based Bearing Solutions; Injection Moulding & Toolmaking3.2M, approx.65 employees. Industries inc.: - automotive, electrical, defence,building products, shower cubicles, leisure, business machines, medical & cookware.The development and sale of bespoke engineering solutions (initially a conceptual sell).Management of all technical aspects of the company: - design & development team, costing (quotation), production engineering, engineering change &… Show more Polymer Based Bearing Solutions; Injection Moulding & Toolmaking3.2M, approx.65 employees. Industries inc.: - automotive, electrical, defence,building products, shower cubicles, leisure, business machines, medical & cookware.The development and sale of bespoke engineering solutions (initially a conceptual sell).Management of all technical aspects of the company: - design & development team, costing (quotation), production engineering, engineering change & drawing control, materials specification, IT, tooling (inc. company internal toolroom), capital equipment.Formulated design briefs & produced written technical & commercial proposals for cost effective solutions created either personally or by my team to fulfil the briefs with design for manufacture in mind. Used features such as poka yoke to avoid assembly problems.Costed the manufacture of new designs including assembly, tooling & capital equipment requirements & created commercial proposals/quotations maximising potential margin.Developed a range of primarily bespoke thermoplastic bearings and associated assemblies valued at £850000 p.a. T/O. This includes exports to Continental Europe, Australia & China.Successfully project managed multiple design and tooling projects simultaneously.New Product Introduction - managed the creation of IT based process maps for all new products (included BOM, assembly methods & procedures, QA checks & procedures).Procured new supply sources for raw materials, services & tooling (UK and Offshore).Leadership of cross functional teams to improve processes, e.g. shadow boards & common fittings, standardisation of tooling specs. (5S principles).Selected Key AchievementsDeveloped & sold our first bespoke bearing product order to the French market.Project managed the procurement and sampling of circa 20off mould tools & subcontract chrome plating services against a fixed trade show deadline. Show less

Design & manufacture custom thermoplastic rolling element bearing solutions. T/O approx. £10M, 120 employees, 70% export.Recognised as the company's leading knowledge on polymer material & bearing performance, resulting in an increasing technical support role visiting potential customers worldwide.Worked with external institutions such as Pera (EEC funded rapid tooling project), University of Leeds, BASF (Germany) & DuPont (Geneva) to broaden R&D coverage.Represented… Show more Design & manufacture custom thermoplastic rolling element bearing solutions. T/O approx. £10M, 120 employees, 70% export.Recognised as the company's leading knowledge on polymer material & bearing performance, resulting in an increasing technical support role visiting potential customers worldwide.Worked with external institutions such as Pera (EEC funded rapid tooling project), University of Leeds, BASF (Germany) & DuPont (Geneva) to broaden R&D coverage.Represented BNL at the Sarna (Swiss parent) group's technical knowledge transfer meetings.Participation in AQP activities such as FMEA analysis.Re-focussed R&D to be more application specific, e.g. 'miniature' bearing for Japanese market. Developed and delivered staff training programmes on product performance & polymers.Selected Key AchievementsDeveloped life prediction tool based on comparative elastic phase Hertzian stress calculations.Created a fully moulded miniature bearing (6x12x4mm) a 33% reduction in section from the then smallest product. Used to lead sales into target Japanese business machine accounts.Optimised material & profile of filing cabinet wheel securing approx. £1M p.a. account. Show less

Developed bearing life test & material evaluation procedures. Added IT based data acquisition.Designed special bearing test fixtures (mechanical, pneumatic and fluids based systems).Set up a test program in a US university; proved our product outperformed a US competitor.Led the prototyping team, liaising between design & sales personnel, modifying designs for prototyping, planning machining methods & scheduling work flow. Expanded team from 2 to 4.Selected Key… Show more Developed bearing life test & material evaluation procedures. Added IT based data acquisition.Designed special bearing test fixtures (mechanical, pneumatic and fluids based systems).Set up a test program in a US university; proved our product outperformed a US competitor.Led the prototyping team, liaising between design & sales personnel, modifying designs for prototyping, planning machining methods & scheduling work flow. Expanded team from 2 to 4.Selected Key AchievementsDiagnosed failure mode & weaknesses in range of HGV curtain-sider runners. Developed new range with 2X breaking load & 3X impact strength. 300% > in sales over the next 2 years.Invented a novel 'overlapping ball' double row bearing for jacquards. Pat. no. GB2285635A. Show less