Value Added Services give our customers access to cutting, machining, bevelling, testing and other services providing turnkey customer solutions. This includes an onsite testing service, used when customers require additional certification to that supplied by the Mill.
Our broad range of capabilities allows us to handle the simple jobs such as cutting/milling lengths and widths, to bespoke services, and if required, machine to your specific requirements with the option to include heat treatment and surface coatings.
Located next to our distribution facility in Oldbury, we use the latest tooling technologies to provide an efficient and accurate milling service.
Machining of highly alloyed steel requires metallurgical expertise and specialist equipment. Whether it is rough milling, fine milling or precision grinding our service is tailored to your needs and promises you professional and economical machining.
Powerful milling machines can be utilised across our entire product range. This enables us to bring even large sizes to the required dimension in a short time. As one of the world’s leading steel manufacturers BÖHLER has the technical expertise and resources for efficient processing. You can trust our fast and reliable delivery of precisely fitting parts, so you can devote your valuable resources to what matters: your core business.
All high-performance special steel stocks are held by our award winning, purpose-built warehouse facility, located at our Headquarters in Oldbury, West Midlands. The new KASTO system is the tallest in the UK and one of the largest in Europe. With an average picking time of 6mins, orders can be picked and despatched the same day.
With 18 specialist saws located onsite and standing right next to our High Rack Storage facility materials can be cut and despatched to individual customer specifications quickly and efficiently. We run a 2-shift system with highly trained operatives to enable us to react quickly to customer demands. Using both bi-metal and carbide blades gives us the ability to cut basic stainless steels up to the hardest of nickel grade alloys. Our saws have various cutting capabilities with the largest saw being able to cut up to a maximum of 1270mm cutting width. Full batch traceability is guaranteed and hard stamping, etching and labelling facilities are all available.
Our specialist laboratory facility located at our UK Head Office and warehouse facility in Oldbury, allows the rapid testing of samples to your specifications. For example, chemical analysis, tensile, charpy and micro examination can all be done onsite.
As the world’s largest special steel producer, BÖHLER Edelstahl leverages metallurgical knowledge and manufacturing options. Our specialist team in the UK can support your specific requirement, from supply of our AMPO branded powders to finished parts, we have the technological expertise in this growing sector.
