Component assembly is a natural extension
of HBC’s plastic, metal & electromechanical
parts manufacturing operation.
Multi-million pound investments in recent years
have ensured that such services are not only
premium quality but can be offered at very affordable
rates - rates which are unlikely to be beaten
by any other UK company (from less than £5
per hour - that's about half the UK average
for manual labour of this kind!). HBC produce
all automated work in-house. Manual-based services
are produced either in-house, in neighbouring
work centres, or in HBC centres abroad, depending
on such factors as desired volume, urgency,
budget and product risk.
Rest assured that all work is managed by
HBC’s very knowledgeable management teams
who have a wealth of experience and who urge
significant manufacturers to consider the savings
and expertise on offer right here in the UK.
The overall service, short lead times, low transport
costs and high quality make this service from
HBC a very hard act to follow.
For customers whose products have outgrown in-house
manufacture but which don't fully justify full
outsourcing, HBC’s “EMAS” service
offers a solution which can, for example, convert
items such as loose terminals, cables, switches,
mounting rails, enclosures and so on into electromechanical
“subassemblies”, complete with all
the necessary printed indicators and labelling.
The results will be fully tested before delivery,
according to customers’ own specifications.
Benefits of the EMAS service include:
Low
costs, even for smaller order quantities No
need for high stock levels to be maintained Integration
of many small elements into one larger subassembly
which has only one part number Fast
manufacture Pre-tested
products supplied on time Stock
can be held for call-off as and when required Reduced
overheads generally Ordering
requires less time and effort due to minimised
inventory Quality
is improved Customers
benefit from design improvements which result
from HBC’s vast experience in this area
Automatic solutions include our latest machines
which use a camera-based optical recognition/navigation
system to drive the high tech robotic picking
and positioning equipment. It is quite something
to see! The amazing systems are fast, precise,
reliable and economical.
Our plant list also includes the following:
Rotary
machine (1440 parts per hour) Linear
based, cam-driven machine (1030 parts per hour) Flexible
robotic system (350 parts per hour) Linear
based, pneumatically driven system (180 parts
per hour)
Manual Solutions:
Manual solutions, dedicated
to individual needs and products, are also available
as required. These include
internal
solutions for urgent and/or higher risk products Local
community solutions for low risk products (15
years + experience) Overseas
solutions (e.g. Hungary & Romania) for higher
volume, medium to high risk products which need
to be produced manually. (HBC have several years
worth of experience working with Eastern European
partners).
HBC are a world-class organisation with
world-class credentials:
BS
EN ISO 9001:2000 (Quality Management System
from 2001) BS
EN ISO 14001 (Environmental certificate) Investors
in People (IIP) RoHS
compliant “Five
Star Award” from the British Safety Council
(2002) “Processor
of the Year” finalist, PIA 2005 “Best
Training & Development Programme” finalist,
PIA 2005 “Best
Health & Safety Initiative” finalist, PIA 2005
GTMA
member and “Fastool Project” participant Regular
training and auditing is a continuous process
HBC’s Work Ethic:
At the heart of HBC’s work
ethic is its ability to enhance results through
strong working relationships with OEM clients.
HBC concentrate on building strong customer relationships
in a way which sees them becoming part of the
client’s team; less of a subcontractor and more
of a positive and valuable member of the customer’s
own operation. That’s as close to ‘in-house’ as
you can get from a subcontractor, and means highly
acceptable lead times and profits, next-to-zero
red tape and a perfect supply chain, from an in-house
style of supply.
A world-class operation:
HBC are a major force, with
a Ł18 million turnover last year from its staggeringly
large engineering complex in Kent. With over seventy-five
thousand square feet packed with the latest design,
testing, optimising, tooling, moulding and production
facilities, HBC will be hard to beat on price,
service, quality and speed of delivery, particularly
because we can do so much in-house without the
need to subcontract.
HBC’s management team, designers, engineers and
machine operatives are also a force to be reckoned
with, hand-picked from the very best in the industry.
In fact, it is worth noting that HBC were a finalist
in 3 categories of the PIA Awards this year; finalist
in the category of Processor of the Year (for
the second year running), finalist in the Best
Training and Development Programme category (for
the third year running), and finalist in the Best
Health and Safety Initiative category (again,
for the third year running). So while many OEMs
may not have heard of HBC, they clearly should
put them in their shortlist when considering suppliers.
Other Core Products & Services:
Design
for manufacture Tool
making and sourcing New
Business Introduction Unit Project
management Plastic
injection moulding Specialist
technical moulding services Metal
pressings Value
added services in-house, e.g. electroplating,
pad printing, ultrasonic welding, inserting, and
many more!
Low
costs, even for smaller order quantities
