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3 Sep 2011

Why choose PRV Engineering for your one stop solution?

Manufacturing for an expanse of industries from Food and Chemical Processing, Railway, Aircraft and Automotive to Pharmaceutical, Petrochemical, Defence and Construction PRV Engineering is truly a one stop shop for your engineering requirements.

So what makes PRV Engineering different from other engineering companies?

PRV Engineering Ltd was established in 1986, and since its inception, has expanded and developed our well-equipped 29,000 sq. ft. facility in Pontypool, South Wales.

With skillsets such as CNC machining, Deep Hole Drilling, Welding and Fabrication, CAD/CAM links and Mechanical Installation Teams, we are able to provide a complex and diverse range of services and products for our clients.

Quality is foremost on our agenda and all products and services offered are completed in accordance with our Quality Standard BS EN ISO 9001:2008 certification, which covers the following activities related to the services we offer our clients –

  • General and Precision Engineering producing Machined Components and Turned Parts
  • Wet Spray
  • Painting and Powder Coating
  • Steelwork Fabrication
  • Installation and Maintenance

We manufacture from own design, customer drawings or OEM samples depending on our customers’ requirements, and if requested, provide complete drawings and stress analysis calculations.

Products in all materials from mild steels to the more exotics like, Monnel, Inconnel Hastalloy and Titanium are produced. We cater for one off’s, large batch production and rapid prototyping and supply a small stocking service to some of our customers enabling them to reduce their stock, and call off items as and when required.

At PRV Engineering we believe in providing  our customers with a comprehensive service to enable us to solve any problems you may have. Developing our working relationship so that you receive a higher quality service and product that will satisfy your requirements.

Watch what Simon Jones our MD has to say about managing  client relationships and how important a customer working relationship is to PRV Engineering –

PRV’s working relationship with our customers is a little different to our competitors. We add value through knowledge, recommending different materials or enhancing the product, so that our customers have a better and more cost effective result.

In short, if you want to make it better, we are here to help!

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30 Aug 2011

Shot Blasting Techniques: Things You Should Know

When it comes to finishing and cleaning operations, the shot blasting surface treatment technique is a highly effective option. The shot blast technique uses high velocity steel abrasives in a controlled manner (at speeds ranging between 65 and 110 metres per second). This high speed controlled blast creates an abrasive impact which removes surface contaminates, thereby making it an effective method for cleaning iron, steel, forgings, machine parts, fixtures etc. However, before you commission a shot blasting service, there are a few important things you must know about this technique.

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22 Aug 2011

Finding the Right CNC Machining Service

From metal fabrication and metal removal to Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM), CNC machining has revolutionised just about every aspect of manufacturing processes. The process of Computer Numerical Control or CNC machining involves shaping and fabricating complex three dimensional objects using machine tools controlled by a program running on a computer. The high degree of precision achieved through CNC has increased the demand of such machining services. However, with so many companies claiming to offer unmatched services, it can prove to be difficult to find the right one. In this article we will take a look at various tips to help you find the right CNC machining service.

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15 Aug 2011

Why Choose PRV Engineering for 5 Axis Machining

Around 20 years ago machining workshops were pondering over whether they should switch over to CNC (Computer Numeric Controlled) from manual mills. Those who didn’t jump on the CNC bandwagon were eventually left behind . Today, the scenario for 5 axis milling and machining technology is somewhat similar. Many industries today, particularly those where a high degree of precision is required such as medical devices, optical equipment, aircraft, transport, aerospace and satellites have already turned to 5 axis technology as a way of speeding up manufacturing ability as well as increasing repeatable accuracy. The ability to produce complex machine parts offered by 5 axis machining allows for reduced labor time and tooling costs which lead to higher precision as well as lower costs per part. In this article we will take a look at the various advantages and benefits associated with 5 axis machining and why PRV Engineering invests and continues to invest in this technology on behalf of our clients.

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8 Aug 2011

Busbars – What are they and why use PRV Engineering to manufacture them?

Busbars vary greatly and can be very complicated pieces of kit.  They can be made of aluminium or copper and are tubular, flat or solid in design.  There are different busbars to handle different levels of voltage, specifically extra high, high, medium and low voltage, plus there can be a multitude of other variations involved in their construction.

A great deal of busbars are manufactured to cover a multitude of disciplines and you’ll find quite a few engineering companies that are happy to create those.  Who isn’t interested in manufacturing a product with high volume demands?

But what if you need a custom one-off busbar for your electrical power distribution needs?  What then?

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2 Aug 2011

The Railway Industry – Why use PRV Engineering?

When we started PRV Engineering in 1986 we concentrated in three main areas: high voltage switchgear, rail product and the oil and gas industries.  Early on we realised many companies were using the term “one stop shop” to describe their services but failing to deliver on that statement.

We decided to change that by providing an all encompassing service that would offer as much as possible without losing control of the product in manufacture.

Here’s an example of how we put this into practice.

Our first step into the rail industry was when we were approached by Claverham who had developed a revolutionary set of electromechanical points.  Our remit was to examine the design and add value to the product by engineering out cost where possible in order to make it more accessible to the rail industry.

We achieved our customer’s goals with great effect and have now manufactured components consistently for the past few years for thier points systems which have been successfully installed at over 800 locations.

Since then we have added to our rail portfolio by manufacturing for track, track laying and maintenance equipment manufacturers, and more recently we have secured contracts for supplying electrical connections, contacts and other rolling stock product to Transport for London and the Underground Rail Network.  Add to this our involvement working on overhead line equipment with customers such as Hawker Siddeley Switchgear plus we enjoy a successful alliance with the Rail Network and many of their suppliers.

Watch Simon Jones MD of PRV Engineering Ltd talk about a railway project where the original project was highly complex, and whilst it was a lovely product it was just too expensive and didn’t fit into the market place because of its complexity. PRV helped commercialise it away from an aerospace style product at a cost of circa £35k down to roughly £3,500 and now that customer has become a long term ‘partner’ with a couple of hundred now out in track.

Contact us at PRV to talk about how we can be your ‘one stop shop’ for railway engineering solutions across the board.

25 Jul 2011

Welcome to the PRV Engineering Blog

As you’re reading this post you’ve obviously found the new home of the PRV Engineering blog. Welcome!

As a forward thinking engineering company, who pride ourselves on making sure we have the latest cutting edge technology available for our clients, we’ve decided that it was time to engage with our current and future clients in some new and unique ways for our industry.

So you will now be able to find us on Twitter @prvengineering, Facebook, as well as on Linkedin, and our very own YouTube channel.

We will be writing about the industry in general (with some great insights from Simon Jones our MD) but with specific focus on our areas of expertise in manufacturing for an expanse of industries from Food and Chemical Processing, Railway, Aircraft and Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Defence and Construction – in fact all types of Industrial Engineering.

Last but not least you may well of noticed a fresh new look for PRV Engineering by way of our brand new logo which will feature across all of our sites.

We hope you like our fresh new image and our new approaches to communciating with you and we look forwards to engaging with you and hearing your thoughts.

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