LAB Engineering (South Wales)
Grove Crown House White City Road, Fforestfach, Swansea, SA5 4EE
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LAB ENGINEERING (SOUTH WALES) LIMITED, a TE-BAR Engineering Group company, is a UK-based contract manufacturer in South Wales specializing in medium to heavy engineering, large component manufacture, and fabrication from a 25,000 sq ft facility. Leveraging over 45 years of experience, they offer extensive capabilities including large-scale CNC turning and milling, repair, reconditioning, reverse engineering, welding, painting, general assembly, and a specialised roll reprofiling service, alongside precision component manufacturing and bespoke machine tool design. Certified to ISO 9001:2015 and approved by major clients like Timet, Tata, and Calsonic Kansei, with SNECMA approval for titanium machining, the group serves sectors from automotive to defence, positioning itself as a "One Stop Shop for Machine Tool Services, Large Component and Precision Engineering."
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LAB ENGINEERING (SOUTH WALES) LIMITED, part of the TE-BAR Engineering Group, is a UK-based contract manufacturer specialising in medium to heavy engineering, large component manufacture, and fabrication. Operating from a 25,000 sq ft facility in South Wales, the group positions itself as a "One Stop Shop for Machine Tool Services, Large Component and Precision Engineering," leveraging over 45 years of collective experience.
The company offers extensive capabilities including large-scale CNC turning and milling, repair, reconditioning, reverse engineering, and fabrication. They handle a variety of materials and provide services such as welding, painting, and general assembly, alongside a specialised roll reprofiling service. The TE-BAR group also encompasses precision component manufacturing and comprehensive machine tool services, including retrofitting and the design of bespoke machinery, serving sectors from automotive to defence.
LAB ENG (South Wales) Ltd is an approved subcontractor for major clients including Timet, Tata, and Calsonic Kansei, and holds SNECMA approval for titanium machining. The TE-BAR Engineering Group is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and is pursuing AS 9100 Rev C, demonstrating a commitment to quality and advanced engineering solutions for both SMEs and multinational corporations.
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CNC capability5
- Sub-process
- Turning, Milling, Grinding
- Specialist categories
- Large-envelope
- CAM software
- Fusion 360 CAM
- CAD software
- SolidWorks
- In-house design
- Yes
Materials & sectors2
- Materials
- Titanium
- Industries served
- Automotive, Rail, Aerospace, Defence
Certifications & approvals2
- ISO 9001
- Held
- AS9100
- in_process
Quality & traceability2
- NDT methods
- UT
- Part marking
- Yes
Welding & fabrication2
- Fabrication offered
- Yes
- Fabrication sub-categories
- Structural steel
Services & production2
- DFM support
- Yes
- In-house finishing
- Shot blasting, Paint
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CNC capability: Named machine brands · Tier-one builder presence · Aerospace-grade CAM · Tolerance (typical) · Tolerance (tight) · Micro-machining · MOQ (minimum batch) · Lead time (weeks)
Certifications & approvals: ISO 14001 · ISO 13485 · IATF 16949 · NADCAP · Primes supplied · ITAR registered
Welding & fabrication: Welding automation · Welding materials · Coded welding (any) · EN 1090 EXC level
Quality & traceability: Process traceability · CofC offered · Cleanroom assembly · 3D scanning · Industrial CT · In-house toolroom · FAIR capability (AS9102)
Services & production: Repeat orders (Kanban / VMI)