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Protocon Engineering Ltd - Precision Engineers
Welcome to Protocon Engineering
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - we are following the governments’ advice in that Key Manufacturing should continue to operate.
We remain open to serve all our customers. Our top priority remains the health and safety of our employees.
Protocon Engineering based in Southend-on-Sea produces a wide range of components in ferrous and non-ferrous materials and it is our aim to provide the highest quality of service.
With substantial investment Protocon Engineering Limited is able to offer a wide range of sub-contract, multi axis CNC machining services and this latest technology provides customers with CNC Milling capability up to 30" in length, together with CNC turning facilities up to 50 mm in diameter barfed, and larger billet sizes.
We are a family business (currently in its third generation), and we have been trading for over 50 years and look forward to serving our customers for many years to come.
Our recent AS9100 Revision D / ISO BS EN 9100:2009, ISO 9001:2008 accreditation, and our aim for SC21 Bronze shows our continued commitment to quality, cost and delivery vital in the aerospace and medical sectors.
We continually invest in our processes and facilities to meet the changing requirements of the Aerospace sector, and offer design input at the development stage, first article inspection reports, and full traceability on all of our parts
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We are fully certified, and compliant to AS9100 Revision D / ISO BS EN 9100:2009, ISO 9001:2008
Component Range
We currently produce components for the aerospace, communications, electronics and medical industries. Parts are currently produced for Airbus A320 and A380, Boeing 777, 787, and C17, Eurofighter, F16, F22 and several helicopter projects.
These components are used in the following
- Fuel Management Systems
- Fly by wire pilot controllers
- Actuators and Relays
- Endoscopes and fibrescopes
- Telecoms devices
- Pilot seats and aircraft galley equipment
More Information
For more information on all our services and to request a brochure please contact us
News
March 2021
Re-investment has always been at the forefront of our Company policy, and we are proud to have installed our newest machine this month.
The Haas VF-2SS, Super-Speed Vertical Machining Centre; 762 x 406 x 508 mm, 40 taper, 30 hp vector drive, 12,000 rpm, direct-drive, high-speed 30+1 side-mount tool changer, 35.6 m/min rapids, power-failure detection module, 1 GB program memory, 15″ colour LCD monitor, USB port, Ethernet, memory lock keyswitch, rigid tapping and 208 litre flood coolant system.
June 2020
Copy of latest BSI Certification updated; expiry 2023-08-14
May 2020
After an thorough 3 day BSI Audit, we are proud to confirm it has been recommended that we are re-certified to
AS9100 Rev. D standard, with NO minor non-conformities recorded !
This is further proof of our commitment to Quality, Service and Delivery, and one of our key strengths is our ability to perform precision machining and fabrication all on one site, and our customers enjoy the peace of mind that Protocon Engineering can offer by manufacturing your product from start to finish.
January 2020
As we enter our 56th year trading we would like to wish you all a Happy, and Prosperous New Year.
We aim to make your job easier, by offering comprehensive sub-contract engineering solutions.
We possess a wealth of experience and technical knowledge built up over many years, developing and improving equipment for manufacturers and end users and our continual investment policy ensures you have access to the very latest CNC machinery and 3D CAD Technology, coupled with our Seiki Scheduling Systems means our quality and delivery performance metrics are excellent.
June 2019
Following our successful re-certification AS9100 Rev D Audit, we are pleased to confirm our re-certification.
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April 2019
Following our successful re-certification AS9100 Rev D Audit, we are pleased to confirm our Auditor has recommended
our re-certification be renewed subject to a few minor non-conformaties.
January 2019
As we enter our 55th year trading we would like to wish you all a Happy, and Prosperous New Year.We aim to make your job easier, by offering comprehensive sub-contract engineering solutions.
We possess a wealth of experience and technical knowledge built up over many years, developing and improving equipment for manufacturers and end users and our continual investment policy ensures you have access to the very latest CNC machinery and 3D CAD Technology, coupled with our Seiki Scheduling Systems means our quality and delivery performance metrics are excellent.
You can expect a speedy quotation from your enquiry, with competitive pricing, on time delivery and first rate quality assurance.
One of our key strengths is our ability to perform precision machining and fabrication all on one site, and customers enjoy the peace of mind that Protocon Engineering can offer by manufacturing your product from start to finish. Our 'one-stop-shop' approach reduces lead-times and overall costs that few can rival.
Sales Enquiries : Karl Cadman karl@protoconengineering.co.ukSeptember 2018
We aim to make your job easier, by offering comprehensive sub-contract engineering solutions.
We possess a wealth of experience and technical knowledge built up over many years, developing and improving equipment for manufacturers and end users and our continual investment policy ensures you have access to the very latest CNC machinery and 3D CAD Technology, coupled with our Seiki Scheduling Systems means our quality and delivery performance metrics are excellent.
July 2018
Protocon Engineering are proud to confirm approval to AS9100 Revision D / ISO BS EN 9100:2009, ISO 9001:2008 - copies of current certificates
May 2018
We currently recruiting a skilled/semi-skilled CNC Machining Centre / Turning Centre setter/operator, read more
April 2018
Did you know....
Our CAM system Gibbs-Cam, allows off-line programming for all our
CNC machine centres,
for both 2D
CAD drawing files, and full solid models.
Cut paths can bedirectly inputted to all our
CNC machine centres though our dedicated post
processors and DNC links.
Our Gibbs-Cam system currently supports the following formats:
IGES files (*.igs)
DXF files (*.dxf)
Point List files (*.txt)
Parasolid files (*.x_t or *.xmt)
SolidEdge files (*.par)
SolidWorks files (*.SLDPRT)
DWG files (*.dwg)
Pro E Part files (*.PRT or *.PDT)
Granite / STEP files (*.STEP or *.STP)
March 2018
After an thorough 3 day BSI Audit, we are proud to confirm it has been recommended that we are re-certified to the new AS9100 Rev. D standard, with just a couple of minor non-conformities.
This is further proof of
our commitment to Quality, Service and Delivery, and one of our key strengths is our ability to perform precision
machining and fabrication all on one site, and our customers enjoy the
peace of mind that Protocon Engineering can offer by manufacturing your
product from start to finish.
January 2018
As we enter our 54th year trading we would like to wish you all a Happy, and Prosperous New Year.We aim to make your job easier, by offering comprehensive sub-contract engineering solutions.
We possess a wealth of experience and technical knowledge built up over many years, developing and improving equipment for manufacturers and end users and our continual investment policy ensures you have access to the very latest CNC machinery and 3D CAD Technology, coupled with our Seiki Scheduling Systems means our quality and delivery performance metrics are excellent.
You can expect a speedy quotation from your enquiry, with competitive pricing, on time delivery and first rate quality assurance.
One of our key strengths is our ability to perform precision machining and fabrication all on one site, and customers enjoy the peace of mind that Protocon Engineering can offer by manufacturing your product from start to finish. Our 'one-stop-shop' approach reduces lead-times and overall costs that few can rival.
Sales Enquiries : Karl Cadman karl@protoconengineering.co.ukJune 2017
Following our successful re-certification AS9100 Rev C
Audit, we are pleased to confirm our Auditor has recommended our certification
be renewed until August 2018.
Our full re-classification to AS9100 Rev D will
commence in January 2018,
March 2017
As we come to the end of March, we can confirm our latest Internal Audit only reported 2 minor non-conformaties.
Our full 3 day BSI Audit is in April.
We welcomed new customer Cantel Medical this month, and also recorded bumper Sales figures.
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February 2017
We start the month with orders from Rega Research for a vital component in their high-end turntables, as well as notice that our BSI re-certifcation will be in April.
Due to completion of some long running production parts, we now have capacity in most areas for February and March.
Please email Request For Quotes directly to karl@protoconengineering.co.uk
January 2017
Happy New Year to all our suppliers and customers, and we look forward to a prosperous 2017 for us all.
December 2016
Thank you for your support, and business in 2016.
We look forward to assisting you again in 2017.
Our offices will be closed from Friday 23rd December and will reopen on Tuesday 3rd January.
November 2016
As we head towards the end of 2016, we are keen to
ensure your deliveries are met so please email Request For Quotes
directly to karl@protoconengineering.co.uk as soon as possible,
so we can plan the next few busy weeks.
We welcomed Rega Research onto our customer list this month, with a perfectly executed, if tiny component, from our Wire Erosion EDM department.
The parts, used in the pick-up heads of several of the Rega turntable designs, are wire cut complete, to exacting tolerances
"No job too small" is an overused phrase sometimes, but this is precision engineering to a new level, even for Protocon Engineering !
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