One of the world’s leading gunmakers, Holland & Holland, has invested in a ‘WorkPal’ robot from System 3R to add greater efficiency and repeatable accuracy to the machining of close tolerance parts incorporated in their highly crafted weapons. Still very much a company firmly rooted in over 175 years of traditional craftsmanship, they have readily harnessed modern technology to add even greater quality to their guns, which are heralded the world over.
In their West London factory, custom-built in the 1890s by Henry Holland, there are certain restrictions on the size of equipment that can be easily installed, especially as the ceilings are much lower than today’s modern engineering factories. So, when they were planning to replace two old machining centres, size was everything’
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