With a 60 year history, Ogle has been at the fore front of many model making and prototyping methods and technologies. One of the 1st UK model makers to adopt SLA 3D Printing, again one of the 1st to install and exploit SLS 3D Printing meant that Ogle could utilize these monumental and business changing technologies to improve its service (lead-times were seriously reduced) but could also produce complex geometries that were previously impossible to manufacture.
In the shade of these newsworthy and exploratory investments was Ogle’s secret weapon, it’s core strength of skilled and time served model makers with bench hand skills enabling the fabrication of both large and small structures and assemblies and the with the knowledge to make the most of CNC machining to create parts in its own right and also tooling for GRP composite panels. Some of the early work that was completed with these skills included the original Star Wars, Y fighter and Luke Skywalker’s Land-speeder. Throughout the next few decades Ogle continued to produce concept models for many market sectors such as televisions and sound systems, transport models (including aerospace, automotive, and rail), medical machinery (such as CAT scanners). In recent years Ogle has built full sized motion cueing simulator seats for fast jet pilot training, scale Hybrid drive bus models for unveiling at an exhibition and most recently the next generation of remote controlled and autonomous unmanned boats in various scales.
As you can see we have a broad breath of capabilities and we relish odd ball enquiries that keep us on our toes. Ogle has placed an order for a new 5 axis Belotti CNC with a 4000 x 3000 x 1300mm bed size and the pictures from the Italian factory show that they are on schedule for delivering in late Nov and early Dec 2014. This will add significantly to Ogle’s CNC capability enabling larger pieces to be machined in faster timescales. Cutter path development and machine strategy software is already in place. The aim is to start producing parts in Jan 2015. Please watch this space.
