b'Partner News Summer 2021 15EnterpriseJJ Churchill responds to the fight against Covid-19 using engineering excellencePrecision engineering firm JJ ChurchillNow were pushing this to greaterDomenic Seminerio, National Sales reduced the traditional response timelevels of speed, culminating in puttingManager at Matsuura Machinery Ltd said: by two thirds for parts required bya development part into the hands ofThe Matsuura MAM72-35V 5 axis CNC Surface Technology International (STI) forour colleagues at STI, within hours ofmachining centre is designed for long asymptomatic Covid-19 testing equipment.receiving drawings. periods of unmanned, automated running, and the production of high accuracy parts.Progressing from first telephone enquiryWe can achieve this speed of to the manufacture of production partsreaction due to our highly skilled andFor an important project like this, you need in a matter of weeks, with first prototypeexperienced engineering and operationsreliability and accuracy and thats exactly parts machined in days. A prototype toteams. We actively worked with STIwhat this machine delivers, time after time.production process, in the large volumesthrough a complex prove out processJJ Churchill have utilised this machine to its required, would normally take in excess ofwhere design tweaks were required atfullest, exploiting every second of every day, 16 weeks. JJ Churchill deployed its rapidvarious stages. Working closely withto rapidly respond to the demand.prototyping capabilities with availabilityour customers and understanding their of a first development part within hours ofneeds, enables a successful integration receiving the drawings from STI, a specialistof critical requirements.contract electronics manufacturer.Importantly JJ Churchill was able to This enabled STI to draw on its own swiftmatch quality and delivery with value for response times to put these testingcost, which enabled STI to secure a cost machines into the hands of medics aroundcompetitive supply chain in the UK.the country as quickly as possible. TheSimon Best, Chairman at STI added:For more information, visit jjchurchill.commachined components are an integral partHealthcare professionals around to the operation of the testing units. Bythe UK have stepped up to the plate enhancing the UKs rapid test capability,relentlessly. both JJ Churchill and STI are working to limit the spread of Covid-19, protect UK jobsHowever, to help save lives and protect and avoid putting people onto furlough. their staff from the virus, they need state-of-the-art equipment and they need it JJ Churchill is also celebrating delivery ofinstantly. Working with JJ Churchill has its 10,000th production part to the medicalenabled us to produce asymptomatic test devices industry as it ramps up production. equipment at speed, and consistently to Mark Cooper, JJ Churchills Managingextremely high reliability. This is a great Director, said: Last year we played ademonstration of British engineering small part in the Governments ventilatorworking in partnership to produce exactly challenge. what the country needs in a time of crisis.'