56 | SOREC - Precision Profile T T Richard Loader Helping to promote trade opportunities The company offers a comprehensive steel plate cutting service, from initial consultation and creating CAD drawings from a sketch, cardboard template or a customer’s idea, to producing precise steel components with CNC plasma cutting machines. “Working in engineering, you get to see a lot of really impressive projects and you can have the opportunity to be involved from the design and manufacturing process right to the completion of the project and that’s really rewarding.” ENGINEERING Precision Profile is one of the many manufacturing businesses benefiting from its alliance with the Southland and Otago Regional Engineering Collective (SOREC). Last year, SOREC partnered with Business South, which itself is a merger of the Otago Chamber of Commerce and the Otago Southland Employers’ Association. Based in South Dunedin, Precision Profile is a member of Business South, and managing director Kris Armstrong is connected with SOREC’s advisory committee, which comprises a group of local businesses that have been collaborating in initiatives such as engineering summits promoting the industry in the public domain. Precision Profile says SOREC skills partnership manager James Bracewell is doing a great job in promoting engineering trades as a highly credible option in the education sector and making it better known that university is not the only option available. “James is actively out there showing the kids in schools what the possibilities are in the trades, which is super-important as the trades population in New Zealand is ageing. “Working in engineering, you get to see a lot of really impressive projects and you can have the opportunity to be involved from the design and manufacturing process right to the completion of the project and that’s really rewarding. SOREC’s work will help to get young people to fill these roles in the future.” Precision Profile employs nine staff members, ranging from school leavers to ones with decades in the industry. “We strive to encourage young people from the workshop to progress and upskill into CNC machine operators or into CAD and quoting in the office.” The company offers a comprehensive steel plate cutting service, from initial consultation and creating CAD drawings from a sketch, cardboard template or a customer’s idea, to producing precise steel components with CNC plasma cutting machines. In 2021, Precision Profile made a significant investment in equipment after it was successful in obtaining a Provincial Growth Fund grant towards the purchase of a Kinetic K4000 to complement its existing K2000. The Kinetic K2000 plasma cutter is capable of high-quality affordable parts up to 32mm. The K4000 plasma cutter is also fitted with a LPG/Oxygen thermal cutting torch, which pairs well with its bevelling, drilling, and tapping functions. This provides precision holes in thicker materials efficiently, has the advantage of creating a more complete package ready for assembly, and saves engineers cost and time when compared to traditional profile cutting. It can also cut up to 200mm, tap up to M24 and drill up to 60mm in diameter. Precision Profile has recently purchased a near-new laser cutting machine, which many customers have been asking for in recent years. Kris jumped at the opportunity to enhance the business and better serve customers who require finer, more accurate parts. The machine has a 1500 x 3000mm table and can cut up to 25mm thick steel. “This will also open up options in stainless steel and potentially aluminium for our already large steel range.” Laser cutting services will be available following the expected commissioning of the machine in October this year. JN Wilson Electro Service 03 477 3280 www.wesautomation.co.nz WES are proud to be associated with the growth of Precision Profile Ltd Industrial Commercial Electricians: - Panel Design & Build - Ligh�ng - Refrigera�on control - Emergency ligh�ng - PLC & SCADA Developers - Pumping Systems - Workshop Maintenance - Safety Systems - Motor VSD and Control - AutoCAD Drawings - Thermal Imaging - Test & Tag - Machine Calibra�on - Data Acquisi�on
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