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Last week was National Apprenticeship Week, the aim of which was to raise awareness and promote the benefits of apprenticeships. James, Bronte’s Technical Manager, Jane our Engineering Training Mentor and Jack our 4th-year apprentice all attended an Appris Management Limited Apprentice open evening. The event allowed the Bronte team to speak with 50+ future school […]

Gear Cutting Gears are found in almost every machine. Bronte Precision offers a core service that feeds into many different sectors. Due to the versatility of gears, it means that standard sizes for Gears have never been established and as such most require bespoke gears. Bronte can produce a wide range of different gears and

In this blog we’ll take a look at a part manufactured with a segment gear including all operational steps it underwent. CNC Turning > Gear Cutting > Gear Grinding > Milling > Plating > Inspection Manufacturing the Gear Segment Part First of all, we turned the material to 426mm diameter. At Bronte we have 8

Bronte Precision engineer bespoke shafts and step shafts for a wide range of demanding industrial applications. Our CNC Turning capabilities means we can produce large bespoke shafts and hollow bored shafts. Working from your drawing we are able to accommodate parts up to 3m in length and with a diameter of 805mm. We have 8

The ’Edge’ by FaroArm® is an industry leading mobile smart measurement tool and has been branded ‘The World’s Most Innovative Measurement Arm’. What is a smart measurement arm? A smart measurement arm offers dimensional analysis and is used in the engineering industry to measure components manufactured on CNC machines. It can measure to near perfection using

Despite the continuous disruption and challenges faced due to covid, Kai Green has worked hard over the last 12 months to finish his qualification with impressive results. Kai has just finished his 2nd year of 4 Year apprenticeship with Appris. Due to finish on the 29th of July but has already completed it by the

Watch how we’ve enhanced our inspection process with machine probes on our new CNC machining center. This enables us to improve machining times and pass those savings onto our customers for competitive quotations. This Hass machining centre with Renishaw probes demonstrates Bronte’s comittment to investing in machinery and processes.        

Bronte Precision talks Internal Gears in latest capabilities blog An Internal spur gear is a gear with its teeth cut in the internal surface of a cylinder and meshes with spur gears. Bronte Precision can also engineer Internal Helical Gears. Internal Spur Gear Internal Helical Gear ​     Spur gears are one of the most

Bronte Precision Engineering are able to produce Internal, External and Double Helical Gears. One of the specialist double helical gears that we manufacture are herringbone gears. Precision herringbone gears are more difficult to manufacture than equivalent spur or helical gears and are typically used in heavy machinery. What is a Herringbone Gear? A herringbone gear is a specific