Expromet – a global single-source solution for precision components
Through its UK manufacturing bases and worldwide network of trusted suppliers, Expromet ensures its customers enjoy certainty of supply and can mitigate the risks of international economic, political and social obstructions.
Streamlining your supply chain
For larger contractors and OEMs, managing multiple suppliers can be a daunting and time-consuming task. Expromet’s one-stop shop model simplifies this process by offering a turnkey solution.
We can deliver many different components, manufactured using different processes, under one umbrella. By reducing complexity and enhancing efficiency, we save you time and resources.
De-risking your supply chain
By leveraging a worldwide network of trusted suppliers, including through our new facilities in Asia, Expromet ensures that customers receive the best materials and components available in the market, and can mitigate the risks of international economic, political and social obstructions, ensuring certainty of supply.
Expromet’s global reach also allows us to stay at the forefront of industry trends, providing customers with access to cutting-edge technologies and innovations that can give you a competitive edge.
World class engineering solutions
Customers facing complex engineering challenges find world-class solutions through Expromet. Our in-house technical expertise, extensive UK manufacturing capabilities and global supply chain mean that we have the resources to develop innovative engineering solutions to meet your specific requirements.
Minimising downtime
For many customers, operational downtime has a critical impact on the bottom line. Expromet is keenly aware of the practical consequences of stoppages, and can help minimise your downtime:
- Dependable delivery dates: Expromet has the resources, strength and experience to deliver your components on time, every time. With purpose-built manufacturing facilities in the UK and a trusted global supply chain, we give you accurate delivery dates so that you can plan ahead.
- Fast turnaround times: if you’re facing challenging deadlines, we offer a fast turnaround service to allow you to maximise operational efficiency.
- Rapid repair and replacement service: Whether your operations are in oil & gas, offshore wind, aerospace or other safety-critical sectors, our expert teams can get your business up and running quickly. From product designers to metallurgists and engineers, Expromet has the expertise to repair or manufacture replacement parts, even when you have no master component. We use state-of-the art technology and rapid prototyping facilities to deliver what you need quickly and efficiently – saving you time and money.
Wide range of manufacturing capabilities
Customers benefit from choosing a manufacturing partner who can offer a wide range of manufacturing options – optimising quality and cost-efficiencies to deliver the best material and process for each individual component.
Expromet leverages the capabilities of its group of complementary advanced precision casting and machining businesses to deliver world-class engineering solutions to customers on a global basis:
- Haworth Castings supplies precision aluminium sand castings and gravity die castings, fully machined and finished, from its facilities in the UK and overseas.
- Investacast manufactures components through investment casting (lost wax casting) in the UK and supplies a wide range of cast and forged components through trusted overseas suppliers. High quality metal components available from Investacast include aluminium pressure die castings, forged components, and parts manufactured by metal injection moulding and water glass casting. We cast steel and high-performance alloys including nickel-base superalloys.
- Metaltech Precision provides precision CNC machining and fabrication services, including CNC turning and CNC milling, and specialising in sliding head CNC machining (also known as Swiss turning). Metaltech Precision has the capability to machine almost any material, including challenging materials such as Remko.
Comprehensive supply chain: from design to delivery
Managing everything from the design process through from design to delivery can prove time consuming for customers. Expromet’s capabilities cover the entire manufacturing lifecycle, providing customers with everything they need from a trusted, single supplier.
a) Design for Manufacture
Our team of engineers helps customers design for manufacture. We work with you to select the best process and material for your part, assessing design considerations to help manufacture products that are optimal for their end use whilst minimising production costs.
b) Prototyping
Each of Expromet Group’s companies provide state-of-the-art prototyping facilities, allowing customers to fully trial and test metal components before committing to full production. As a group, we can provide a choice of manufacturing options at each stage of production, tailored to your specific needs.
c) Manufacturing existing products more efficiently
Expromet can also help customers convert legacy parts to more economical manufacturing processes – an effective way to reduce costs and increase profit margins.
d) High quality, precision manufacturing
World class expertise in component manufacture gives Expromet Technologies Group the ability to find solutions to complex engineering challenges for the most demanding industry sectors. Defence, aviation, marine, medical, energy and automotive sectors and other performance-critical industries rely on Expromet to deliver engineering excellence, technological advancement and precision – with no compromise on quality.
Our triple ISO certifications (ISO9001, ISO14001, and ISO45001) reflect our commitment to quality, environmental management, and occupational health and safety.
e) Testing, assembly and delivery
Expromet Group’s expert teams ensure that metal components are tested, assembled and finished according to specifications: delivering complex components first time, on time, every time.
f) Stockholding
Expromet also offers a stockholding and on-demand call off facility for customers, ensuring we can act quickly and responsively to maintain your supply of finished products.
A strong and sustainable manufacturing partner
Large contractors and OEMs need, above all, to be able to depend on their supply partners. Through continuous growth and investment, Expromet Technologies Group has become a trusted supplier of components to Tier 1 manufacturers in performance-critical industries including energy, defence and oil & gas through:
- Consistent, high-quality manufacturing
- Strong performance as a reliable and sustainable business
- Working to protect the environment.
