About us
Datum have over 45 years experience in precision machining, servicing OEM's throughout the UK and Europe. We employ over 75 people working as a team to service our customers, some for over 25 years, what better testimonial to our quality, service and loyalty.
We are the UK's premier manufacturer of beverage can tooling, supplying to the major canning plants for over 25 years in the UK, Europe, Africa and the Far East.
A major manufacturer of hot forged fasteners in the UK with over 35 years experience manufacturing safety critical, high integrity fasteners where quality is paramount and failure is not an option.
Approved to BS EN ISO 9001:2000 and qualified to supply aircraft fasteners and threaded parts to the exacting standards of The Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) and Rolls-Royce Aero Engines, we deliver the highest quality product to meet our customers demands.
- 47,000 square foot production facility
- 12,000 square foot temperature controlled grinding and inspection facility
- CNC Turning
- CNC Milling
- CNC Grinding in temperature controlled conditions
- In house hot forging of special fasteners with laser temperature control
- Non destructive test (NDT) facilities, laboratory, flaw detect, grain size and flow analysis
- CMM and CAD integration
- Integrated MRP and capacity planning "Jobshop" system