Central Patternmaking Blog

The UK Film sector, locked down through the pandemic like so many other industries, is beginning to reopen. Productions that were frozen are now restarting again, and costumes, props and sets are being designed and ordered once more. The future is... learn more...

Quality assurance should always be number one on any buyer’s priority list, and for good reason. Failing to pay attention to this could mean that your fixture is delivered late, or worse, isn't fit for purpose at all. But how can quality assurance... learn more...

Quality, Cost, Delivery. The mantra for any purchasing professional. Increasingly it appears that cost is becoming the key driving force in the purchasing decision. learn more...

You’ve been looking for a new tooling supplier, and you think you may have found the right company for you. You hope you won’t have any issues, but you won’t know for sure until you give them a try. Here are five problems you may face, and how you... learn more...

On- site visits have, understandably, been put on hold by some customers for the time being. So, we thought if you can't come to us then we'll come to you - by video. A potential customer for fixtures asked us to put together this video overview ,... learn more...

We've been busy implementing enhanced hygiene and cleaning procedures, reorganising offices, laying floor markings and installing partitions to achieve social distancing, and training our people in the new ways of working to keep them, and visitors,... learn more...

Continuing our ongoing investment, we have now commissioned our largest 3 axis CNC vertical machining centre. Our Quaser MV214P has a stroke of 1524 x 700 x 510, and is equipped with the latest Heidenhain TNC640 control. learn more...

Continuing our ongoing investment, we have now commissioned our third Quaser MV184 3 axis CNC, with the latest Heidenhain TNC640 control. learn more...

We have installed our third CMM, a Faro Edge inspection arm, to complement the recent acquisition of our latest 5 axis CNC machine.With a fully integrated laser scanning system, the Faro arm allows us to choose either contact or non contact... learn more...

Our third Mazak 5 axis CNC, a Variaxis J600 5X, is now installed and fully operational.Ideal for our F1 work, and for the machining of jigs and fixtures, we are now even more well equipped for the machining of complex-geometry metallic moulds and... learn more...