Over £1.4 million has been invested in creating a modern tool room that features a host of newly installed equipment, including a full transfer press line incorporating two 110 tonne C-frame presses, robot transfer, servo-feed technology and decoiling equipment – all supplied by Bruderer UK, in conjunction with Worcester Presses. A £500,000 high-speed Bruderer BSTA-280 press will also be arriving to complete the line-up, with tooling supplied by Birmingham-based Brandauer.
Gareth Jones, managing director at In-Comm Training, says: “We have listened to what industry wants and designed a centre that is equipped with world-class machinery and where training will be delivered by some of the finest technical experts in the business. No other organisation in the Midlands is currently offering this kind of training facility and we are expecting demand to be huge, especially with tool making considered a dying art.
“We already have a strong relationship with the University of Wolverhampton, having worked with them on a number of previous projects,” he continues. “Together, we are looking forward to welcoming our first intake of apprentices and supporting more manufacturers in the Midlands and the rest of the UK.”
Ian Fitzpatrick, chief executive of the ECMS, adds: “It’s well known that the manufacturing industry has an ageing workforce, and that bespoke training courses – specifically matching industry requirements – can be quite difficult to source. Our aim at the ECMS is to give learners a clear line of sight and a career pathway from Levels 2, 3 and 4, through to Higher National Certificate and Diploma, and then Degree-based apprenticeships. By partnering with organisations such as In-Comm we can offer a complete or bespoke training package for the manufacturing sector through both practical and theoretical learning.”
