A&P Machining offers a range of machining services from small precision components to large fabrications at their 14,000 square foot facility located on the River Tyne. They provide high quality machining of materials like carbon steels, cast steel, copper alloys, stainless steels, inconel, aluminum, and plastics using equipment such as lathes, mills, borers, grinders, and overhead cranes. Additional services include drilling, grinding, slotting, sawing, and fabricating.

1. A&P OFFER MACHINING FACILITIES ON THE RIVER TYNE
MACHINING
A&P Machining are able to offer a comprehensive machining
service ranging from small precision components through to
machining of large fabrications. We strive to deliver an on schedule
quality product at commercially attractive rates. Building upon a
strong client base we feel that our engineering integrity is never
compromised to ensure repetitively good results are achieved.
Types of Machining
• Large fabrications
• Large rolls and shafts
• Bushes
• Pins
• Gaskets
• Small batches of precision parts
• Variety of Specialist Machining
We occupy a 14,000 sq ft building with direct access to the
River Tyne.
At A&P Machining our skilled engineers are dedicated to delivering
high quality precision machined parts, and each have experience
across a range of machines, materials and sectors.
Thanks to our quality procedures and continuous improvement
programmes, you can be sure that your machined parts are
completed to the highest standards, on time and on budget.
Materials
• Carbon Steels
• Cast Steel
• Copper based alloys
• Stainless Steels
• Duplex, Super Duplex
• Inconel
• Aluminium
• Plastics
Additional services
• Drilling
• Grinding
• Slotting
• Sawing
• Fabricating

2. PAINTING AND BLASTING CELLS
• Full coating of pre-primed steel structures
• Blasting painting of black steel structures
• Outfitting of finished structures undercover
Dimensions (length x width x height)
Painting Cell 1 22m 2 20m 3 14m
Blasting Cell 1 22m 2 20m 3 14m
STORAGE UNDER COVER
• Over 24,000 sqm
• Door 19.5 x 12.8 metres
STORAGE OPEN AIR
• Over 30,000 sqm
LOAD-OUT CAPABILITIES
• 2 No. Quayside Areas – West/Bede Quays over 200m
• Load Bearing – 10T/m2
MACHINE SHOP
• Length 65 Metres
• Breadth 19 Metres
• Crane Hook Height - 5.6 Metres
• Pillar Drills
David Franklin
Engineering Manager
E: david.franklin@ap-group.co.uk
M: +44(0) 7815 562 252
OVERHEAD CRANES
• 10 ton
• Mobile cranes to suppliment
Travel (mm)
Make Type X Y Z Comment
Harrison Manual Lathe 2,000 400 Swing 700 (in gap)
Dean Smith Grace Manual Lathe 1,600 406 Swing 500
Swift Manual Lathe 1,350 330 Swing 800 (in gap)
Swift Manual Lathe 5,000 1,150 Swing 2,000
Bridgeport CNC Lathe 5,000 300 Swing 420
Bridgeport CNC Machining Centre 825 434 535 4th Axis and Auto Toolcharger
Richards Horizontal Borer 1,140 750 1,000
Richards Horizontal Borer 950 500 1,540
Richards Horizontal Borer 1,570 800 2,600
Kearns Horizontal Borer 3,000 2,000 3,000
DeVlig Mill 3,000 1,000 1,000
Parkson Universal Mill 1,000 300 430
Churchill Rotary Surface Grinder 1,000mm diameter
Butler Slotter 1,000mm diameter
Jones Shipman Surface Grinder
Demag Overhead Crane 5 Tonne
Demag Overhead Crane 10 Tonne
EQUIPMENT LIST
MACHINING