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<p> Cicorel precision engineering sub-contractor specialising in the production
of small<b> </b>and very small complex components as well as fully assembled
products. Accuracy levels can be as extreme as the customer specifies, down
to one micron at constant temperature. Yet our prices are very competitive.
To focus on this specialised area of work requires a different environment and
specialised tooling:</p>
<p> A machine shop with laboratory conditions.</p>
<p> A wide range of New CNC Equipment with in house designed tooling, jigs, and
fixtures for the manufacture of micro components.</p>
<p> The capability of in process second operations, and manual operations utilising
Schaublin equipment. </p>
<p> A dedicated assembly area with Binocular work stations.</p>
<p> Metrology equipment with micro measurement capabilities.</p>
<p style='text-align:justify'>For all of your engineering requirements we have
a young management team with wide experience in instrumentation, electronics,
aerospace and other critical sectors, who can provide all of your engineering
solutions from preliminary design through to production and assembly.</p>
<p>With over 30 years experience in precision engineering, Cicorel has built its
reputation on its attention to precise detail, high standards and quality assurance.</p>
<p>At the current edge of technology, Cicorel's specialist areas include: </p>
<p>Scientific Instruments <br>
Fibre Optics <br>
Telecommunications <br>
Electronics <br>
Aerospace<br>
Medical & Oil and Gas Industries<br>
</p>
<p>If you have an engineering challenge and you would like to discuss this with
one of the Cicorel team, please contact: </p>
<p>The Cicorel team works alongside application engineers to provide solutions
to engineering challenges. From preliminary design through to production and
assembly, Cicorel's quality assurance system guarantees components of the highest
standards.</p>
<p><span class="cicorel">We have now achieved accreditation ISO 9001/2000<font color="#FF0000"><br>
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<p>Cicorel offer a range of fibre optic cable assemblies and accessories designed
and engineered by Diamond SA. </p>
<p>With the unique active core alignment ferrule technology, the Diamond connector
products offer consistently low losses in fibre mating. </p>
<p>Alongside the well-established E-2000 connector family are a number of other
specialist fibre products. These include Polarisation Maintaining Connectors,
Backplane and PCB solutions, WDMs and fibre connectors for high power applications.</p>
<p>The Diamond products are supported by our own fibre specialists in the UK as
well a team of Swiss experts.</p>
<p><a href="content/datasheet.htm">Download Cicorel Datasheets</a> </p>
<p> <a href="http://www.diamond-fo.com" target="_blank"> Visit Diamond Website</a>
</p>
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<p>Cicorel's services and facilities include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Assistance and advice at preliminary design stages <br>
prototype manufacturing</li>
<li> CNC turning and milling to produce small and large runs with speed and
accuracy </li>
<li>Precision workmanship with attention to detail in the finish of each component
</li>
<li>Ability to work to micron tolerances in a wide range of materials </li>
<li>In-house assembly operations to provide packaged products</li>
</ul>
<p>With over 30 years experience in precision engineering, Cicorel has built its
reputation on its attention to precise detail, high standards and quality assurance.</p>
<p>The company operate an ISO 9000 quality system developed to our customers requirements,
this provides full product and material traceability including certificates
of conformity, and will soon be upgraded to full ISO accreditation.</p>
<p>If you have an engineering challenge and you would like to discuss this with
one of the Cicorel team, please contact us:</p>
<p>The expansion of the company resulted in the construction of a new purpose
designed facility in October 2000, and also included the expansion of CNC equipment.
The building has a dedicated area for the assembly of instrumentation utilising
binocular work stations, and also a separate inspection department that incorporates
the latest Mitutoyo metrology equipment.</p>
<p><strong>Milling</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Bridgeport VMC600 Digital CNC Machining Centre with speed indexer. X=600mm
Y=410mm Z=520mm, 22 station tool changer, 12000rpm spindle, rigid tapping.</li>
<li>Bridgeport VMC600 Digital CNC Machining Centre. X=600mm Y=410mm Z=520mm,
22 station tool changer, 10000rpm spindle, rigid tapping.</li>
<li>Bridgeport VMC308 CNC Machining Centre with speed indexer. X=450mm Y=310mm
Z=410mm, 8 station tool changer, 4000rpm spindle.</li>
<li>Miyano MTV-T310 CNC Drilling Tapping Centre. X=500mm Y=380mm Z=250mm, 15
station tool turret, 16000rpm spindle.</li>
<li>Bridgeport BR2J Manual Turret Mill. With power feed and DRO’s</li>
<li>Sixis Precision Manual Milling Machine. Horizontal and Vertical Heads, 6000rpm
spindle, 100mm x 100mm table.</li>
</ul>
<p class=cicorel><strong> Turning</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>High Speed Drilling Machine with infinitely variable electronic motor up
to 20,000rpm.</li>
<li>Citizen L20-VII 10 Axis CNC Sliding Head Lathe with Sub Spindle and Iemca
Bar Loader. Max Ø20.0mm, max length 200mm, C- axis, 4 driven tools on 3 axis,
rigid tapping on 3 axis.</li>
<li>Citizen B12-VI 5 Axis CNC Sliding Head Lathe with Sub Spindle and Iemca
Bar Loader. Max Ø12.7mm, max length 135mm, 2 driven tools on 2 axis.</li>
<li>Citizen B12-VI 5 Axis CNC Sliding Head Lathe with Sub Spindle and LNS Tryton
Bar Loader. Max Ø12.7mm, max length 135mm, 2 driven tools on 2 axis.</li>
<li>Hardinge Conquest GT CNC Super Precision Fixed Head Gang Tooling Lathe with
Hydrafeed Bar Feed. Max Ø27.0mm bar fed (Ø50.8mm in step chuck), 2 driven
tools on 2 axis.</li>
<li>Hardinge Conquest GT CNC Super Precision Fixed Head Gang Tooling Lathe for
2<sup>nd</sup> operation work. Max Ø27.0mm in collets (Ø50.8mm in step chuck),
2 driven tools on 2 axis.</li>
<li>Hardinge Cobra 42 CNC Slant Bed Lathe with tailstock. Max Ø150.0mm. VDI
12 Station Turret.</li>
</ul>
<p class="cicorel"><strong>In addition to the above we have:-</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>7 Schaublin 70 Precision Lathes for 2<sup>nd</sup> Operation work with
“dead length” headstocks. Max collet Ø13.0mm.</li>
<li>1 Schaublin 70 Precision Toolmakers Lathe. Max collet Ø13.0mm.</li>
<li>1 Schaublin 102 Precision Toolmakers Lathe. Max collet Ø20.0mm.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Metrology/Inspection:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Mitutoyo Shadowgraph 10X and 50X</li>
<li>Mitutoyo Co ordinate measuring machine with Geo-win software</li>
<li>Hauser Optical measuring machine</li>
</ul>
<p>The expertise of Cicorel Ltd commenced in the late sixties when we successfully
manufactured small fine tolerance components for the electronic industry. Over
a period of time Cicorel’s reputation to produce quality micro products, to
micron tolerances within strict time and cost restraints, was recognised by
other major companies in the fibre optic and electronic industries.</p>
<p class="cicorel" style='text-align:justify'>Cicorel can also offer a prototype
manufacturing service for small batch work prior to full production runs.</p>
<p class="cicorel" style='text-align:justify'>The company operate an ISO 9000
quality system developed to our customers requirements, this provides full product
and material traceability including certificates of conformity, and will soon
be upgraded to full ISO accreditation.</p>
<p class="cicorel" style='text-align:justify'>Cicorel can manufacture in house
or has access to the following processes,</p>
<ul>
<li>Small Bore/Hypo Tube Work</li>
<li>Precision Turning Sub Ø 1.0mm</li>
<li>Precision Milling</li>
<li>Micro Hole Drilling Conventional and with Laser</li>
<li>Wire and Electrode EDM Process</li>
<li>Plating including Gold</li>
<li>Precision Assembly</li>
</ul>
<p class="cicorel" style='text-align:justify'>The materials that are machined
by Cicorel are extensive and include the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Aluminium H9, H15, HE30, FC1, Aircraft Specifications L102, L111, L160,
L165,</li>
<li>Aluminium Bronze CA102, CA103, (Nickel) NES833</li>
<li>Arcap AP1, AP4</li>
<li>Brass CZ108, CZ112, CZ121, CZ131</li>
<li>Copper C101, C102</li>
<li>Copper Nickel CN102, Nibron</li>
<li>Copper Nickel Silicon Colsibro</li>
<li>Inconel 718</li>
<li>Kovar</li>
<li>Mu Metal</li>
<li>Macor Machinable Glass Ceramic</li>
<li>Nilo 48, 52</li>
<li>Nickel 222</li>
<li>Nickel Silver NS101</li>
<li>Phosphor Bronze PB102, PB104</li>
<li>Stainless steels 300 & 400 series</li>
<li>Steel To Aircraft specifications S1D, S80D, S124D, S154D, S99</li>
<li>Tantalum</li>
<li>Titanium TA1, TA11</li>
<li>Tungston Copper</li>
</ul>
<p>Plastics machined:</p>
<ul>
<li>ABP</li>
<li>Acetal/ Delrin</li>
<li>Acrylic</li>
<li>Nylon 66</li>
<li>P.E.E.K</li>
<li>Polypropylene</li>
<li>Tufnol</li>
</ul>
<p>In 1967, watch and clock maker, Val Carr formed Cicorel Ltd and the principles
on which the Company was founded are still in place today.</p>
<p>Attention to precise detail and accuracy, high standards of work and quality
assurance provided the foundations for a Company which is now working with leading
suppliers in the scientific and telecommunications instruments sectors.</p>
<p> <strong>Milestones of development</strong></p>
<p>In 1967, Cicorel (London) Ltd was formed by Val Carr using his training in
watch and clock making.</p>
<p> Company began to make and sell through-hole printed circuit boards within
the UK and designed and manufactured the Cicorel patented rotary action test
pin.</p>
<p> In 1975 Cicorel moved to Somerset combining its expertise in established techniques
of precise work with new technologies.</p>
<p> Growth led to move to larger premises in Sherborne, Dorset.</p>
<p> 2000 saw the opening of a new purpose-built engineering site on home territory
of Sherborne, with investment in new machinery and an enlarged team of experienced
engineers.</p>
<p> <span class="cicorel">We have now achieved accreditation ISO 9001/2000<font color="#FF0000"><br>
</font></span><font color="#FF0000"><span class="iso">abcdef</span><span class="cicorel"><br>
LRQ 4000439</span></font></p>
<p>Elliot -</p>
<p>We were initially asked by Elliot Scientific, one of the world's leading suppliers
of scientific instruments, to manufacture some small individual components for
a high precision adjuster for use in manipulation equipment. The quality so
impressed Elliot’s that by 1995 we were making every component in the
adjuster and assembling it. Since then Cicorel has engineered much of the equipment
and accessories for Elliot's range of Waveguide Manipulators, Fibre and Micro-positioning
Devices. Cicorel also produces Piezo and High Precision Adjusters and XYZ Flexure
Stages for the Elliot Gold series of Device/Waveguide Manipulators.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Optical fibre support tubes -</p>
<p>18 years ago Cicorel were asked to help solve a problem in the assembly of
fibre optic connectors. The fibres needed to be threaded easily through a kovar
support tube which was .8mm in diameter with a 0.2mm bore. The material was
abrasive and the size very small. In order to do this Cicorel perfected a shaped
countersink by grinding drills and manufacturing tools in house, using the watch
making machinery and techniques. Over the years Cicorel have manufactured the
fibre support tubes in various diameters, lengths and materials. The first of
these tubes were used in the fibre optic cables laid between the UK and the
USA and Australia. In later years they have been laid all over the world in
communications packages for telephones, modems and cable TV.<br>
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<p>Cicorel Precision Engineers. Coldharbour Business Park, Sherborne, Dorset,
DT9 4JW, Tel 01935 814359</p>
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