Middlesex-based Elite Metalcraft — a manufacturer of bespoke helical, straight and glass staircases — has invested in a Faccin 4HEL-3128 hydraulic four-roll bending machine after visiting the stand of sole UK agent Qualimach Ltd (www.qualimach.co.uk) at MACH 2018 in April.

This machine has a 3,000 x 12mm capacity, a four-roll linear guide and a Siemens CNC system. It was recommended to Elite Metalcraft because the latter’s spiral staircases have radius changes, which the CNC can accommodate.

Tom Gallagher, Elite Metalcraft director, said: “With many contracts coming in, we were in urgent need of new bending rolls.

After visiting the Qualimach stand at MACH, we made the right decision, as the machine was installed and making us money in a matter of weeks.”

Pictured is a helical staircase rolled on the new Faccin four-roll machine, made from 6mm-thick mild-steel plate at Elite; the profile alternates between straight and curved, all rolled in one pass.

The inner radius was 320mm, and the finish was “flawless”.

Keith Senior, Qualimach’s managing director, said: “We are one of the UK’s most experienced suppliers of fabrication and sheet-metal machines, and we have represented Faccin in the UK for over 20 years.

“We have a large range of machines from various manufacturers in stock for immediate delivery, including new and used bending rolls, section bending rolls, press brakes, folding machines and guillotine shearing machines.”