NCMT, a provider of machine tools and production solutions (
www.ncmt.co.uk), was recently presented with a Queen’s Award in a ceremony that took place at its Coventry technical centre.
The presentation was made by the Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire (Timothy Cox) in the presence of over 100 staff and guests, including John Cooke (the chairman of Warwickshire County Council) and Stephen Cross (the chairman of Warwick District Council).
The award was made in recognition of the rapid growth in exports achieved by the company’s Makino-NCMT Grinding Division.
This sells equipment for grinding and other metal-cutting operations to contract machinists supplying international manufacturers of aero engines and land turbines. It has customers as far afield as Thailand and Mexico.
Recently, NCMT has been developing procedures for grinding new lightweight aerospace materials such as gamma titanium alumide and ceramic matrix composites.
Another development has centred on a new process for the creep-feed grinding of precision gears in small and medium quantities, which has involved writing bespoke software.
Dave Burley, NCMT’s managing director, said: “Makino-NCMT Grinding Division has enabled the company as a whole to grow and has given us many opportunities, since we took the first two-machine order from Piaggio in Italy in 2006.
“It was a big step for a very UK-focused company like ours, and it was the start of NCMT becoming a truly international company. This award underlines that.”