We recently sat down with Norman Bell, Business Development Manager at Brockhouse to learn more about him, Brockhouse, and his journey. Q: Norman thank you for taking the time to talk to us today. How long have you been with Brockhouse? And please tell us a little bit...
Heat treatment is a process involving heating a metal/alloy at a specific rate, holding it at a specific temperature for a specific period of time and then cooling it at a specific rate. It is performed to obtain a desired microstructure and achieve certain physical...
Q: Paul, how long have you been with Brockhouse? And please tell us a little bit about you and your past experience? I’ve been at Brockhouse nearly 2 years now. Before that I worked for nearly 30 years for a variety of (mostly Scandinavian) steel mills, and I started...
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Our latest case study explores the significant cost savings associated with machining parts from net shaped forgings over machining from a billet. Brockhouse’s long standing customer, Richmann Walsh, received a customer enquiry to supply a large quantity of...
Brockhouse was thrilled to welcome Shaun Bailey, MP for West Bromwich, to our facility last week. The team from Brockhouse took Shaun on a tour of the factory, demonstrating our forging and excellent in-house manufacturing capabilities, including our seven tonne...
In the off-highway industry, any equipment used must offer a reliable performance in unpredictable and rugged environments. To meet the rigorous requirements of these industries, manufacturers use forgings to produce strong and durable machine parts. Strength and...
Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using compressive force. The automotive continues to depend on steel forged automotive components, which remain an integral part of current vehicle design for both low volume and mass market models....
Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of a metal through hammering, pressing, or rolling. These compressive forces are delivered with a hammer or die. Forging is often categorised according to the temperature at which it is performed – cold, warm,...
A proud British heritage, the very first full-scale steam engine locomotive was the 3ft gauge Coalbrookdale Locomotive built in 1802 by Richard Trevithick, a British inventor and mining engineer from Cornwall. It was the railways in the first half of the 19th Century...