We have over 20 years' experience in armour plate processing. Our engineers have been involved in projects for turret assemblies, armoured personnel carriers, gun mounts, and add-on armour, for example. We can supply and manufacture with blast and ballistic armour ranging from 370HB to 600HB and above.

Our team can offer design for manufacture solutions with the aim to reduce cost and weight across a specific component or project. Our well-invested manufacturing facility, contains a range of machining centres from small to some of the UK's largest, complimented by extensive fabrications and welding facilities, all supported by a dedicated assembly and fitting department. We can machine small complex components, even down to QC1 high integrity fasteners, up to large, fabricated structures such as vehicle chassis and bodies, all manufactured to tight tolerances.

Turnkey assemblies supplied to client specifications. Components manufactured from a variety of materials and welding specifications, including:

• Stainless steel, various grades
• Carbon steel, various grades
• Quenched and tempered steels - armour plate - S690QL - Armox - Strenx - high strength steels
• Dedicated manufacturing facility for the assembly and welding of armour plate
• Aluminium armour
• Various alloys, including titanium and duplex
• Materials processed including plate, sections, bar, forgings and castings
• Dedicated temperature controlled inspection room, CMM and FARO inspection with latest supporting software
• Weld procedures in accordance with:
  • BS EN ISO 15614
  • NORSOK M101
  • ASME IX
  • ASME B31.3
  • AWS D1.1
  • ASME III
• Robotic TIG & MAG welding cell for complex batch components
• Submerged-arc welding
• Welding inspection and NDE/NDT activities carried out in accordance with:
  • CSWIP 3.2
  • PCN Level 2
• Fabrication and welding undertaken in accordance with the following standards:
  • BS EN 1090 EXC3
  • BS EN 15085-2 CL 1
  • BS EN ISO 3834-2
  • DIN 2303 Q2 and Q3
• All supervised by Responsible Welding Coordinators qualified up to CEWE/CIWE

Defence projects

• OEL have manufactured Ships Motor Bases for the Defence Industry.
• OEL have manufactured Vehicles for the Defence Industry.
• Since 2009, Oldham Engineering has manufactured a number of F-35 Weapons Loading training units.
• Oldham Engineering has supplied batch fabrications and large/heavy fabricated Munition Lift Platforms for the Defence Industry, as shown below.
• Oldham Engineering has manufactured and assembled in excess of twenty Load Bars, for use in the Defence Industry as shown below. The Load Bar assemblies were around 1m long and 175mm in diameter and involved precision complex components with tight tolerances.