Exactaform Cutting Tools

Exactaform are hiring!

Exactaform Cutting Tools — 19/03/2019

At Exactaform, we are manufacturing products that we are all proud of. We are very down to earth and we get things done. These are the values that drive our business along with our policy for recruitment. The same can be said for the development of our team. New starters are taken through a thorough induction process, which enables the smoothest transition into our team. Progression is encouraged and expected for the people who follow our values. We invest in our people, as they are our biggest asset!

We have current opens..

Key Account Manager

Quality Inspector

CNC operators

OPG Grinder

Check us out here

https://www.exactaform.com/careers/

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Exactaform joins leading Midlands industry network

Exactaform Cutting Tools — 05/03/2019

Exactaform are delighted to announce that we have joined the leading Midlands manufacturing and engineering membership group Made in the Midlands. We are now part of a collective group of 400+ firms including Jaguar Land Rover, ZF, GKN, Dennis Eagle, Moog Aircraft Group, Autocraft, Yamazaki Mazak, Heraeus, Ricoh, Sertec, Gestamp, Hadley Group, Arlington Industries, Lander, East End Food and more.

We at exactaform pride ourselves as being specialists in diamond tooling manufacture. Our vision is to be the brand of choice for high quality PCD tooling solutions. With our headquarters in the heart of England, we provide quality tooling to both large and small companies. We operate locally and globally, being able to deliver exceptional tooling with our own personal touch is our mission.

Like many other fellow members, we have joined Made in the Midlands to share best practice, win new business, collaborate, raise our profile and source Midlands based suppliers.We join an industry network of ‘movers and makers’ that is proactively bringing together our regions engineering and manufacturing firms from all sectors, that challenges the status quo and is leading the way in creating a lasting legacy and ensuring the long term prosperity of industry in this region.

Exactaform is proud to now be part of the growing #MIMFAMILY, our relish our opportunity to benefit from the buzz surrounding this network whilst also contributing to benefit others within the network.

Connecting Industry Leaders at Exactaform's MIM Breakfast Morning

Exactaform Cutting Tools — 26/11/2020

Over 40 industry leaders and members of Made in the Midlands joined Exactaform’s virtual breakfast morning to network and learn more about the company.

Based in Coventry Exactaform are specialists in diamond tool manufacture, supplying tooling ranging from PCD countersinks to drills, milling tools and reamers. With hopes of being the brand choice for high-quality PCD tooling solutions, the company’s Business Development Manager Dean Townsend held a presentation to members on their vast advanced manufacturing capabilities.

The breakfast morning began with a quick introduction from each participating member, giving them the opportunity to introduce themselves and their businesses. This was followed by the presentation from Exactaform.

Established over 40 years ago, Exactaform was created after founder John Inglis noticed a gap in the market for advanced materials for cutting tools. Today, the company invests millions of pounds into the latest technologies and has over 30 machine tools in their purpose-built factory.

“We regard ourselves as a large SME with a small business approach, creating partnerships with our customers to develop bespoke solutions,” Dean explained during the presentation.

Exactaform supply to a range of industries for companies large and small, delivering products to the likes of medical, aerospace, automotive and Formula 1. What makes the diamond tool manufacturer stand out against others is their dedication to bespoke products, over 90% of their tooling is tailor-made for the UK and international customers.

As all manufacturing capabilities are based in the Midlands, they are able to provide reliable solutions and a flexible approach to their UK based customers. This means lead times can be tailored to the customer's requirements, for example, during the start of the 2020 pandemic the company provided parts for ventilators and delivered them to Ireland in just 48 hours.

After the presentation members had the chance to network in smaller groups using the ‘breakout rooms’ feature on zoom, with two rounds of 15-minute networking.

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Exactaform invest £1 Million into Technology Centre

Exactaform Cutting Tools — 31/03/2020

Coventry based manufacturer Exactaform has recently invested a large sum of money into a technology centre to be used for research and development. The investment has enabled customers to not compromise on production and has allowed Exactaform to test cutting edge technology.

However Exactaform’s recent investment is nothing out of the ordinary, the company invests around £1 Million to £1.5 million a year which has led to a 20 to 30% growth year on year. The recent investment is in addition to the sum of money that already goes into the business each year for increasing manufacturing and production capacity. Exactaform’s Jamie White said:

“As the business grows, the investment grows with it.”

In their most recent bid to grow the company, the business has invested in a Tech Centre, where they can take customer parts, program them on a machine and test them without affecting the customer's production. This will include a range of new machineries such as a DMG machining centre and Alicnoa inspection equipment. Talking about why the company decided to invest in the Tech centre, Jamie said:

“We already sell ourselves as a solutions provider, we manufacture cutting tools but we do not sell the cutting tools as an individual item. We try to solve a customer's problem with what we are selling. When aerospace customers are extremely busy and up against deadlines, they are not keen on turning off their production to run trials.”

To demonstrate cutting edge technology, the equipment and facility that Exactaform uses are vital. There are numerous reasons why the Tech centre is a great investment, including the production and measuring equipment needed to simulate the customer's environment and discover the technology that is out there. However it is important to recognise that the service is not for profit, Jamie added:

“We are a production environment, all we make is cutting tools and we have invested in a tech centre and its purpose is to provide offline programming for customers.”

The company has already had a smaller version of this facility for a number of years, however, this is a major upgrade to what was already in place. The new facility is set to be ready in a couple of months and will include machineries such as a DMG 3-axis machining centre, optical measuring equipment, Alicnoa inspection equipment and CAD-CAM software. On top of this investment, the company is continuously upgrading machinery and capacity enhancements.

Exactaform pride themselves as being specialists in diamond tooling manufacture. Their vision is to be the brand of choice for high-quality PCD tooling solutions.

With their headquarters in the heart of England, they provide quality tooling to both large and small companies. They operate locally and globally, being able to deliver exceptional tooling with their personal touch is their mission.

Supplying tooling ranging from PCD countersinks to drills, milling tools and reamers, they are driven by three simple values. Get things done, take pride in every detail and most of all Stay down to earth. Their values enable them to be a reliable, capable solutions provider with consistently high quality. But at the same time allows them to be flexible to offer rapid response to the demands of the industry.

If you think Exactaform can help you contact them today at jamie@exactaform.co.uk.