Stevly install Stuga Microline

11/07/2007

Stevly Ltd. Started trading in 1995 as a fascia, soffits and plastics distributor which then progressed into buying-in windows. By 2003 the number of windows being purchased made it viable to set up in production of uPVC windows and doors. Stevly was the idea of the Managing Director, Mr Lee Johnson, and a friend who both worked for a window manufacturer many years ago and Lee has seen his dream through to fruition.

Stevly currently employs twenty people in total and produces a current average of 200 frames per week. Having recently purchased a state of the art manufacturing facility on the Bowen Industrial Estate in Aberbargoed the company then had the space to be able to purchase a Stuga Microline cutting & prepping centre and now plan to increase window output without taking on more staff, due to the efficiencies the Microline creates.

Lee Johnson commented on how smoothly the installation of the Microline went and the knowledge and expertise of the Stuga installation engineers made it virtually faultless. Lee also mentions that the back-up of Stuga is second to none for any queries no matter how big or small and that he would recommend them to any firm considering new machinery.

The Microline cutting & prepping centre was introduced by Stuga for small to medium sized window companies who cannot afford the money or the space for the larger cutting and prepping centres. With an output of up to 500 windows per week and a footprint of only 13.5 meters by 2.6 meters the Microline is perfect for any company not having aspirations of making more than 500 per week that does not want to spend a huge some of money. Many Microline customers like Stevly are only making 200 per week.

The Microline has every single attribute of the larger machines in the Stuga range, the ZX3 and ZX4, as well as carrying out every single cutting and prepping function required on uPVC windows and doors. Night vents are routed from both sides of the profile at the same time as are door preps. The machine also measures profiles to use every last millimetre, measures profile width and compensates for variations and has profile recognition. Random offcuts can also be added at any time from offline saws etc.

The Microline comes fitted with three full colour video cameras integrated with the sophisticated diagnostic software and broadband driven to ensure that Stuga technicians can see exactly what happens when a fault occurs. The cameras record when the machine is active so that past events can be recalled by Stuga, which is particularly helpful for fabricators working shift patterns when Stuga is not open. Stuga have engineers geographically based throughout the country for fast response and have a guaranteed call out policy of twenty four hours maximum during the normal working week.

Stuga manufacture cutting & prepping machines for fabricators of all sizes with the ZX3 producing up to 800 per week and the ZX4 producing up 1,000 per week.

Stuga also sell welding and cleaning machines built in Germany by Sturtz Maschinenbau including eight head welders into two or four head cleaners, four six and eight head welders and CNC corner and transom cleaners.

For further information on the Microline call Steve Haines on 0800 169 5444 or on Stevly call Lee Johnson on 01443 839080

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