MACHINING
MPS Grinding and Machining

After a 12 year partnership between Grindrite (North East) and MPS Ltd , Grindrite was acquired and integrated into MPS in May 2019.

We specialise in cylindrical, surface, rotary and large ring grinding in many sectors:
  • Aerospace
  • Defence
  • Space
  • Oil
  • Gas
  • Industrial Gas Turbine
  • Automotive
MPS Grinding and Machining holds accreditation to AS9100 and ISO9001 as well as being an approved supplier for Rolls Royce Plc.

Our finishing department has a wide variety of machines both CNC and manual to cover most grinding and machining requirements:
 AEROSPACE RING GRINDING MACHINES
WALTER, MODEL AMS900/1000 UNIVERSAL GRINDING M/C
  • 3x Machines plus
  • Newall digital readout
  • Grinding of internal/external dias, faces, chamfers
CHURCHILL MODEL RD HORIZONTAL SPINDLE / ROTARY RING GRINDER
  • Electromagnetic chuck
  • Newall digital readout
CYLINDRICAL GRINDING MACHINES
CHURCHILL MODEL PBX UNIVERSAL GRINDING M/C
  • Magnetic chuck
  • Grinding of internal/external diameters 
WMW MODEL SU 315 CYLINDRICAL GRINDING M/C
  • Grinding of external diameters
JONES AND SHIPMAN PLAIN CYLINDRICAL MODEL 1052
  • 2x Machines
  • Autoplunge / traverse cycles
  • Grinding of external diameters
JONES AND SHIPMAN UNIVERSAL MODEL 1076
  • Autocycle
  • Grinding of internal and external diameters
JONES AND SHIPMAN UNIVERSAL MODEL 1300
  • Autocycle
  • Grinding of internal and external diameters
JONES AND SHIPMAN UNIVERSAL MODEL 1070
  • Autocycle
  • Grinding of internal and external diameters
MYFORD UNIVERSAL MODEL MG12-HMR
  • Autocycle
  • Grinding of internal and external diameters

INTERNAL GRINDING MACHINES
 TRIPET MODEL MVS 100
  • Wheel speeds of up to 130,000 RPM
  • Fine lapping of small internal diameters
 SURFACE GRINDING MACHINES
JONES & SHIPMAN MODEL 540AP
  • Opti-Dress 'E' Factstore, digital readout, wheel dressing, cylindrical form grinding attachment.
  • Surface grinding of faces
JONES & SHIPMAN MODEL 540
  • Diaform wheel dressing
  • Surface grinding of faces
CHURCHILL MODEL RA HORIZONTAL SPINDLE / ROTARY GRINDER
  • Electromagnetic chuck
  • Tilting wheel head
  • Rotary grinding of faces
TOOL & CUTTER GRINDERS
CINCINNATI MONOSET CUTTER GRINDING MACHINE
  • Controlled spiral and radius grinding. 
  • Cylindrical and internal facilities
ELLIOT CUTTER GRINDER MODEL 5 
  • 2x Machines with cylindrical grinding, universal workhead
  • Heavy duty workhead
  • Radius wheel dressing 
  • 1x with digital readout 1x with dividing head
  • Various applications including grinding of slots and lugs
JONES & SHIPMAN CUTTER GRINDER MODEL 310T
  • With cylindrical grinding, radius grinding, alston cam relief grinding 
  • Various applications
CINCINNATI CUTTER GRINDER MODEL 2
  • 2x Machines 
  • Universal workhead
  • Various applications including grinding of lugs
EWAG CUTTER GRINDER MODEL WSII
  • Cylindrical circular indexing with optical measuring
  • Various applications
MILLING AND TURNING
BRIDEPORT TURRET MILLING MACHINE MODEL IRJ
  • Fitted with Anilam digital readout and Hofmann universal spiral milling and dividing equipment
  • In-House turning of tooling and fixtures
COLCHESTER CENTRE LATHE MODEL TRIUMPH 2000
  • Fitted with Mitutoyo digital readout
MISCELLANEOUS PLANT AND IN-HOUSE EQUIPMENT
JONES & SHIPMAN CENTRE LAPPING MACHINE MODEL 1600
  • Cone lapping of centres on components
LUMSDEN TOOLING GRINDING MACHINE
  • Offhand 4 wheel model
  • General deburring and sharpening
DELAPENA SPEEDHONE
  • Honing of small bores
RADYNE INDUCTION HEATER 
  • Brazing
 CARBOLITE FURNACE
  • Heat treatment 
INSPECTION EQUIPMENT

BATY PROJECTOR MODEL R400 FT2-E

 

  • Horizontal bench profile projector 
  • Touch screen dro, fusion touch software, optical edge sensor
  • x10, x20, x50 Magnification lenses

 

BOWERS SURFACE ROUGHNESS TESTER MODEL R-135

 

  • External and internal swivable tracer and stand
  • Measuring range 0.03µm 60 6.35µm
  • Cut-offs 0.25mm, 0.8mm, 2.5mm

 

HILGER & WATTS MICROPTIC MEASURING MACHINE

 

  • Accuracy to 0.00005" /0.0013mm

 

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