A global defence business manufacturing high-performance suspension systems for armoured and military vehicles needed specialist metals that combined the required strength with efficient machining and manufacture.
Hillfoot’s metallurgists worked with the customer to modify chemical compositions to improve machinability without compromising material performance.
Hillfoot supplied:
We also provided UT and third-party testing, first-stage machining and boring, reducing the number of separate processes and suppliers the customer needed to manage.
The customer benefited from:
Improved machinability
Reduced production complexity
Fewer separate suppliers and processes
Flexible support for long-term contracts and spikes in demand
Greater security of supply
The outcome
Hillfoot delivered material better suited to manufacture and a simpler, more flexible supply route, supporting the customer across multiple defence projects.
