Sponsored story: HepcoMotion celebrates over 40 years of trading

Designing a unique engineering principle and making it a commercial success is quite an accomplishment. Developing it and embracing complementary technologies to the point where the business becomes a world leader in its field takes that achievement into a different league. HepcoMotion has achieved both and in 2009 celebrated its 40th year of trading. Today HepcoMotion is one of the world's foremost innovators in and manufacturers of linear motion technology. This can be attributed to continued investment in processes, products and people, which has allowed the company to grow even at times of economic difficulty. Made in Britain Despite the global status of HepcoMotion, the heart of the company remains very much in the UK and there are several important reasons for this. First and foremost is the depth of skills of its people in both manufacturing and applications engineering. As a result HepcoMotion manufactures the majority of its products at its factory in Tiverton, Devon with critical bearing elements being produced by another Group company in Braintree. A field in which HepcoMotion has always excelled is continuous linear motion and recent developments have again propelled the company to the position of market leader for rings and continuous circuits. The company can now produce rings with diameters from .1m to 8m, or even larger. Indeed it has perfected the art of manufacturing ring segments to ensure concentricity and smooth running of the finished product. While there has been resurgence in demand for individual linear motion products, HepcoMotion specials and assemblies are still key elements of the company's business. Indeed almost a fifth of its floor space is devoted to assembly and the company has invested heavily in flexible manufacturing to ensure even last minute changes can be accommodated to customer specification.