Henton Engineering Ltd, machining and fine grinding specialists and part of the Nasmyth Group, has invested in an additional 5-axis milling machine at its plant in Hinckley, Leicestershire. The extra capacity and efficiency that this investment has created will be utilised primarily to produce component parts for the aerospace industry, gas turbines and for other applications within the energy sector.

Henton Engineering specialises in the production of large, complex, sectioned ring and prismatic components, typically in the 200mm to 2m range, used in the aerospace, space, oil & gas and other precision engineering sectors. The company has the expertise and capability to produce parts in aluminium, titanium, nimonic and stellite as well as other exotic and high temperature alloys.

The company is one of the 12 customer-orientated, precision engineering businesses that comprise Nasmyth Group. Providing a full range of precision machining, welding and assembly, and surface treatment services, the Group delivers integrated, practical and market-leading solutions to the specific business and product requirements of its customers.

Chairman and CEO of Nasmyth Group, Peter Smith, commented:

“This new investment in Henton Engineering is part of an ongoing programme of strategic investment designed to ensure that the Group has the resources and the technologies needed to meet customers' needs across all of our global markets.”