Chronos closing down.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

This is where the internet wins. You get results from searches for items from the entire country.

And far beyond

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

I ordered on the 17th and got an instant email confirming order plus one from paypal. Got a second at 2.00 am Wednesday saying it was dispatched and Royal mail one today giving time slot for delivery this afternoon

[Martin of Wick]

On Martin of Wick Said:

 

 

 

“Website closure with no information looks like action enforced by the receivers”

There is no evidence that receivers have been been appointed.

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00933991/filing-history

 

[JasonB]

On JasonB Said:

Michael, Paul did seem to want to use “made in Britain” as a selling point which I don’t think would result in economical CNC […]

I don’t want to labour this, Jason, but I am sure there must be a halfway house … The CNC’d equivalent of the raw casting.

I would humbly suggest that the target demographic reasonably expects useable quality from its set of “castings”

 

MichaelG.

[JasonB]

On JasonB Said:

Martin I did not say there was a greater demand, I just said the items were still in demand

I can only go by my conversations with the suppliers and in particular Ketan from ARC

10yrs ago he would hope to sell a machine at a fair percentage mark up but most of his profit would have come from accessories that he hoped the person buying the machine would also come back purchase from him as these had a much higher percentage mark up.

When he closed he was still selling the machines though at even less profit as most people did not want to risk larger amounts of money on big items but the smaller items they would buy elsewhere.

 

So the demand is still there it is just being met by other sources.

Hello Luke,

On lukeama123 Said:

Hello,

It’s a shame to see more and more companies closing down in the UK. The reality is that overseas competitors are now capturing a significant share of sales from UK-based businesses, which doesn’t help the situation. Additionally, the rising costs of items mean that many customers are looking for more affordable options.

One thing that could really help companies like ours at Amadeal Ltd is increased recognition on forums and community platforms. We do advertise here and in the magazine, but it would be great to see more recommendations, especially when other companies like Chronos or similar have closed. Being recommended to potential customers in this way could make a real difference for companies like ours.

Thanks for your support!

Kind Regards

Luke

Amadeal Ltd

Hello Luke, you make some good points there, but I think you could help yourselves by improving your website.  Perhaps make it a little more intuitive, get rid of the cookies, and provide more technical detail for your products.

On the subject of getting more youngsters involved with Engineering.  Andy Burnham’s recent comments were encouraging, when he proposed bringing technical subjects back into secondary schools.  Great I thought, but where is he going to get the teachers with the knowledge and experience?  Not to mention the tools and machinery that were sold off.  And, if by some stoke of magic it does come to fruition, where are the corresponding jobs and careers?

[Andy StopfordParticipant @andystopford50521]

I’ve just had a call from Chronos to query my address (the flat number was missing), and they’ll be despatching my order today for delivery tomorrow.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Michael, there is a CNC equivelent of a raw casting, unfortumately it does not come cheap. I can put the file into the likes of craftcloud and the cheapest CNC’d option is over 5 times more expensive than castings, 3D prints in metal are half the cost of castings and have the surface anyone would want and nothing nasty hiding within.

I could put the file into the likes of Xometry which a lot of small workshops cut for as they can bid on jobs which is a good way to make use of downtime between production runs but it won’t be cheaper but may well come from teh US, Europe or possibly the UK

Or if Paul spends a lot of time hunting around he might find someone like JS who has some small CNC machines and could run them while doing other things but I would not expect to get the work done for peanuts, there would be about 4hrs work if I were to CNC the parts plus time cutting bar stock as well as running costs and tool replacement.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

O.K. thanks Jason … I bow to your wisdom

MichaelG.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

My order arrived OK

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