CNC machinist vacancy

As part of the ongoing growth at Formaplex, we are expanding our Toolmaking Department. A new 10-tonne overhead crane and a 150-tonne Bed Out press are being installed to support this growth and, as a result, we have vacancies for a day-shift and a night-shift toolmaker.

The expansion of the Toolmaking Department at our Havant site will be completed in the spring and will follow the relocation of our Composite Department to our brand new 13,000 sq. ft. facility, also in Hampshire.

Applicants must have experience of injection mould tooling or composite tooling. The successful applicants will …

CNC machinist vacancy

Pioneering rapid engineering company Formaplex continues to grow. As part of our ongoing expansion, we have purchased two new DMG DMU 100 Monoblock CNC machines and, as a result, we have vacancies for a day-shift and a night-shift CNC machinist.

The new machines will arrive in the spring and we are seeking to fill the two vacancies by then. Applicants must have experience of using Heidenhain machines. Knowledge of CAM programming would be advantageous.

In addition, experience of injection-mould tooling, composite tooling or component manufacturing would be preferable, but training can be provided. The successful applicants will …

Triumph TR2 at Spa Francorchamps

We usually talk about the injection-mould tooling and plastic components manufacture we carry out for the automotive industry, but this time we’ve got a slightly different Formaplex automotive story. This one involves a race at a very famous European motor circuit.

Formaplex took part in a six-hour race at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, with our Composites Director Jon Payne one of the three drivers. In the oldest car on the grid, a bright yellow Triumph TR2, and in the only one with drum brakes, the Formaplex team was literally in a class …

After careful consideration, we have chosen DMG to supply two new five axis machines for the Formaplex manufacturing facility in Havant. This investment will bring the number of five axis machines at Formaplex to seven.

The addition of the two DMU 100 Monoblock Universal milling machines will enhance our five axis machining capacity, with has
recently been expanded with the acquisition of two larger five axis parpas machines. The new DMG-supplied DMU machines will be used for a large proportion of our small and medium-sized project work, freeing up capacity on our larger five axis machines.

We’ve always recognised the …

The Foxhound

Formaplex is growing – we’ve opened a new facility in Horndean, Hampshire, which is not far from our main state-of-the-art injection-mould and composite tooling site in Havant. We’ve expanded our operations base to support the manufacture of the MOD Foxhound project.

The Foxhound is a new light protected military patrol vehicle and we’ve been awarded a contract by Force Protection Europe to supply 200 of the blast-proof units. The Foxhound provides unprecedented levels of protection for troops facing the threat of IEDS and other forms of attack.

We have invested £1 million in the new facility, which …

CNC machinist vacancy

Formaplex is a pioneering rapid engineering company, specialising in injection-mould tooling, composite tooling and the manufacture of plastic components. We provide these services to clients in the motorsport, defence, aerospace and marine industries. Our success, and theirs, is built on investing in the best people.

Formaplex currently has a vacancy for a day-shift CNC machinist. Applicants must be experienced in CNC machining of injection-mould tools using CAM programming, preferably with knowledge of RTM/Heidenhain software. The successful applicant will benefit from an extremely competitive salary, a superb working environment and being part of a team of highly motivated …

The Ocelot and Williams F1 car Formaplex hq

The flexibility of Delcam’s PowerSHAPE CAD software has helped Formaplex, a Portsmouth-based manufacturing group specialising in high-end automotive injection moulding, machining and composite technologies, to diversify into a number of other industries.
The latest stage in this expansion has seen the company playing a key role in the development of Force Protection Europe’s Ocelot, a new light-protected patrol vehicle that provides unprecedented levels of survivability for troops facing IEDs and other threats. Formaplex has now been awarded a contract to supply 200 of the blast-proof pods that protect the crew and …

Welcome to the brand new Formaplex blog. We’ll be using these pages to keep you updated on everything that’s going on at Formaplex. To start, we’ve got news of the Ocelot, a new light protected military patrol vehicle by Force Protection Europe.

The Ocelots have been designed, developed and are now …