The Compcut 200 is the latest and smallest model in the Compcut range of advanced composite plate saws, developed and manufactured by Devon-based Sharp & Tappin Technologies. The Compcut 200 is proving very popular with test centres and R&D teams who recognise and value its compactness, high technical performance and affordability.
The NCC already employed a large bespoke designed Sharp & Tappin Plate Saw and had approached Sharp & Tappin to explore options for a smaller more flexible unit that could meet an increasing internal demand for speedy small sample cutting across a range of material types, whilst meeting a comprehensive set of technical and operational criteria.
Small batch sample cutting at NCC had previously involved manual cutting with inherent accuracy issues and a time-consuming admin process to arrange the operation. Following an initial trial demonstration, the NCC Material Testing Team installed the Compcut 200 in April 2018 and has been carefully monitoring its performance and effectiveness in a busy working environment.
The results have proved very positive with the Compcut 200 meeting and exceeding the Testing Team’s expectations, citing the following as key factors for its success:
In additional to successfully meeting technical and operational criteria, the introduction of the Compcut 200 has had other dynamic effects on the Materials Testing Team’s core role.
Ben Sharp, Sharp & Tappin’s managing director, commented: “We are delighted that the Compcut 200 has proved its worth in such a demanding environment as the industry leading NCC test centre. By the nature of their work the team at the NCC had a very precise and specific set of criteria for establishing a more effective sample cutting operation and the success of the Compcut 200 more than justifies our faith in this most effective compact composite plate saw.”
