ABL Components
0121–789–8686
0121–789–8686
Why Choose ABL?
ABL specialises in the fabrication, finishing and assembly of aluminium extrusions and operates a one stop shop that will help you to save costs and improve lead time & quality.
You can benefit from design for manufacture support, stockholding facilities and our large secure warehouse.
Our investment in modern, efficient machinery will bring you highly repeatable quality products whilst our special purpose machines will produce your high volume components. Your prototypes can be produced with a short lead time and rapid implementation of design modifications.
Allow Customers to Focus on their Core Business
- Companies making components in-house can free up space and working capital by out-sourcing
- Companies using a chain of sub-contractors can just use one, ABL, saving cost and improving lead time & quality.
- ABL will take responsibility for sourcing best quality/value extrusion and deal direct with extrusion mills
Experience in Automotive Quality
- Capable processes
- Reliable and repeatable processes
- Familiarity with APQP disciplines & administration
- Proven record of high vendor rating scores and low ppm's
- "Knock on" to other market sectors who share in benefits of automotive quality
Design Support
- Design for manufacture
- Reduced fabrication and assembly costs
- Minimise metal costs
- Use an appropriate wall thickness
One-Stop-Shop
- Control of price, lead times and quality
- Avoid duplication of transport costs
- Avoid multiple profit mark-ups from different subcontractors
- Resulting better value for the end customer
Large Factory & Warehouse
- Ability to hold stock for customers
- Secure warehouse protecting metal from theft and weather
- Ability to handle 40 foot trailers
- Free-issue metal stored as securely as ABL owned material
Investment in Modern, Efficient Machinery
- Better product quality
- High repeatability
- Minimised labour content to compete with low cost economy sources
- Experience in design and development of "special purpose machines" to produce high volume components
Flexibility of a UK Source - A Complement to Far Eastern Sourcing
- Short lead time prototypes
- Rapid introduction of design modifications
- Lower economic batch quantities
- "Insurance policy" against late or faulty goods from Far East