For nearly 40 years Midland Power Press Services Limited (MPPS) has been supporting press users with an increasing range of services. Over the years the company has grown from a one man operation into the company that UK industry calls when presses develop a fault. As the nature and demands of manufacturing industry has changed so has MPPS with continuous investment in people, facilities, machinery and equipment.

Well known as the company to call when presses develop a fault the MPPS emergency power press repair service guarantees a rapid response with an engineer on site the same day. However, the move to Lean Manufacturing in recent years means that OEM manufacturers have minimised production stock and require “Just in Time” deliveries which in turn puts the pressure on suppliers to maintain production and deliveries that can be costly when unexpected breakdowns occur. To minimise unplanned machine downtime MPPS offers press users an annual contract service for Planned Preventive Maintenance

Preventive Maintenance, provides a proactive maintenance strategy that involves regular and routine servicing of presses and equipment to reduce the likelihood of failure leading to unplanned downtime. Repairs to machines can then be planned well in advance enabling users to plan and schedule their production capacities.

MPPS has developed Planned Maintenance Programmes to check and inspect all mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment for correct operation and function. Where possible, MPPS service engineers will make adjustments to correct any minor faults during their visit.

A detailed report will advise on the condition of the machine, detail the repair work required (if any) and the actions required to maintaining continued production. This service is available for power presses, hydraulic presses, forging machines and auxiliary equipment

The advantages of a Planned Maintenance contract with MPPS include:

• Reduced  unplanned downtime

• Fewer breakdowns of presses and machines that are essential for production

• Improved reliability of presses and equipment

• Fewer expensive corrective and emergency repairs

The frequency of the scheduled Planned Maintenance inspections, either 6 monthly or 12 monthly, is dependent on the machine use – single or double shift – and will be agreed with the customer as part of an annual service contract.

For more information contact:
Rob Friberg – Email: rob@mpps.co.uk or
Ruth Harper – Email: ruth@mpps.co.uk

Sub-contract Machining

An essential element of the MPPS service has always been the in-house machine shop for the manufacture of spare parts and the re-machining of components. In recent years MPPS has invested in additional manufacturing space enabling the original machine shop to be expanded. Conventional Lathes and Vertical Boring Machines are still in use but the move to CNC machining has been rapid. This investment has enabled MPPS to decrease lead times on critical spares and
re-machined components. 

This has freed up capacity to enable MPPS to offer a Sub-contract Machining service. Small batch specialist CNC machining has already undertaken for an existing press customer. The target market is small to medium batch sizes or even a “one off”.

The three CNC Milling machines have up to 2500 x 800 x 950mm cube capacity and up to 5000kg component weight. The CNC Long Bed Lathe 3000 mm between centres with 710mm maximum turning diameter. The Vertical Machining Centre has a 1000 x 450 x 535mm cube capacity.

Our latest investment is a large Elga-Mill Miller giving us capacity to machine parts up to 7 metres in length. 

MPPS has full in-house programming capability with CMM measuring equipment for inspection and ISO 9001 accreditation. We pride ourselves on having the ability
to reverse engineer from broken samples with no drawings available.

For details of the MPPS machining capability and the full range of conventional and CNC machinery contacting:  Ruth Harper – ruth@mpps.co.uk

Pneumatic Valve Servicing and Repair

Flangecombe, a MPPS sister company,  specialises in the servicing and repair of Single and Dual Safety Valves including ROSS, Schrader and many other well-known brands. We ensure that all repairs and servicing are carried out to the manufacturers standards and fully tested on our
in-house dedicated test rig before delivery to the customer. Full documentation on the work carried out and a test report are all part of the service.

A comprehensive stock of valve spares plus selected popular valves are held in stock so that Flangecombe can provide cost effective solutions and minimise downtime to our customer’s machinery.

To learn more about Flangecombe pneumatic repair service contact: sales@flangecombe.co.uk