Generating our own Nitrogen means we can take control of our own gas supply. With fluctuating gas prices and instability in the market, relying on external companies to supply nitrogen can be risky. We are currently saving 68% compared to using bulk liquid storage gas. It also means we have eliminated the ongoing costs of having gas delivered as well as in house re-ordering processes. The Dalco PSA system we have installed can produce 30 m3/hour at a purity of <100 PPM at up to 300bar.
The Trumpf TruLaser 3030 6kw Fiber Laser with Load Master installed in June 2022 has been a game changer for us. Compared to our TruPunch 5000 machines, the cutting times have been reduced by over 50% and material utilization increased on average by 18%. Laser cut parts have a high quality cut edge which means we don’t need to sand parts. Using the High Speed Echo function reduces the consumption of nitrogen by up to 70%.
Feb 18th, 2021
The Hurco VM CNC 3 axis vertical milling machine will increase our profitability by reducing setup time and programming time.
Using the Hurco CNC control we will be able to program parts faster using 3D models. DXF files can be read directly into the CNC control.
The geometry data can be automatically transferred to the machining program. Afterwards, only the technology data (tool, radius compensation) has to be added.
Main Specs:
Travel: 1016mm x 508mm x 508mm
Table Size: 1168mm x 508mm
Spindle: 10,000 RPM, 15kW
Tool Capacity: 20 CAT40
Oct 10th, 2018
Fabricated Products has increased it’s punching output by 33% percent with the acquisition of a fourth Trumpf TruPunch T5000 CNC Punching machine.
Fabricated Products continuously evaluates it’s fleet of machines and regularly upgrades or updates them so that it remains on the leading edge of advancements in technology.
The Trumpf TruPunch T5000 boosts the following specifications:
MAX. STROKE RATE
PUNCHING: 1600 RPM
MARKING: 3000 RPM
MAX. SHEET THICKNESS:
6 mm
TOOLS
NUMBER OF TOOLS/CLAMPS: 18 Pieces / 3 Pieces
MULTITOOL TOOL CHANGING TIME: 0.3 sec
“At the moment we’re doing 10 per cent export per annum but this time next year we hope to be doing 45 per cent export of the internal market.”
Fabricated Products’ 85,000 sq ft premises lies nestled at the banks of the Shannon in Co. Clare. Their history tells the remarkable story of a local company gone global. The 32-year-old company began as a sheet metal manufacturer with a work force of less than ten. In its three decades it has grown into a global metal products producer for the Computer, Electronic, Medical, Telecommunications, Transport Refrigeration, Military and Aviation Industries. With a staff of 120 people Fabricated Products is an indigenous Irish company that grew from inauspicious beginnings into a manufacturer of high quality, cost effective sheet metal, precision turned and machined components for the Irish, European and International markets.
Darragh McDonagh
Managing Director
Fabricated Products manufacture a diverse range. Their main item is sheet metal manufacturing, from mild steel to stainless steel to aluminium, to perforated steel. The company offers CNC milling and turning in house, along with tube forming. Other facilities available include a paint shop, five robotic welding cells and manual welding centres.
Managing Director of Fabricated Products, Darragh McDonagh highlighted Fabricated Products’ long-standing commitment to innovation and improvement.
“With keeping our machinery up to date we have improved efficiency which in turn have given us greater capacity. We keep updating because it gives us a competitive edge and we can continually offer greater cost savings to our customers.”
The strength that lies at the heart of Fabricated Product’s success is their willingness to diversify their products based on the market needs. “Fabricated Products has diversified over the last ten years, in relation to what we produce. We’re now supplying to our customers a huge range of products from filtration, to medical, to plain sheet metal, machine parts and various types of tank assemblies. We’re purchasing a lot of our smaller sheet metal parts from China that we’re supplying onwards from here. We’re outsourcing abroad in order to keep costs down for our customers,” said Darragh McDonagh, Managing Director.
Mike Brown
Head of Sales & Marketing
Fabricated Products adaptability has also contributed to their success with customers. Mike Browne, Head of Marketing and Sales said, “We have a range of products which have become available in the last five to ten years, that we didn’t have fifteen years ago. We’re making tanks, filter components for companies in the UK and we’re producing medical devices for companies in Ireland.” Fabricated Products’ diverse customer range was developed through extensive research into industries that have components that Fabricated Products could manufacture well, not simply relying upon sheet metal manufacture.
“It requires a great deal of creativity and a willingness to adapt to the customer. You have to convince them that you can manufacture the products that they require, that you’re cost competitive and that your quality is of a very high standard.”
With its global market constantly expanding, Fabricated Products has big plans to increase their exports and continue to supply the Irish market with their services.
Darragh McDonagh, Managing Director said, Our export market is growing very rapidly “We’re currently shipping to the USA, India, UK and to China.. At the moment we have 10 per cent export per annum but this time next year we hope to be exporting 45 per cent of the internal market. We’re taking on a great deal of work from companies in the UK presently and I hope to keep exports growing well in to the future.”
This expansion would be based on international growth for the business, “Mainly through growth rather than through reducing our sales here in Ireland. The export side will be doing that increase for us. We have to look at the UK and outside of Ireland to broaden that,” said Mike Browne, Head of Sales and Marketing.
Fabricated Products’ story is by no means ending, what with their plans for international development and consistent commitment to quality and diversity in their products, it’s only just begun.
Fabricated Products is delighted to announce the launch of a new website, which has been developed to highlight the industry expertise and the extensive range of capabilities available for customers. The company services both the UK and Irish markets in a variety of sectors and the site demonstrates this expertise and it showcases the wide range of components and products manufactured by the business.
The senior management team has worked closely with leading online marketing agency Inspiration Marketing to develop the design approach, the imagery and the content for the site and the successful combination of professional web development services, aligned with in-depth engineering expertise is demonstrated throughout the site. See www.fabricated-products.com
