A major part of the Company’s portfolio is an extensive range of machinery dedicated to the automotive industry.
This includes precision presses, autoclaves and advanced automated handling systems for the specialist forming of aluminium and titanium alloys into strong complex and lightweight structures.
The Rhodes range of machinery is used to produce a varied selection of automotive components from low volume panels for prestigious cars such as the Aston Martin, Morgan and Ford GT, through to high volume production used for mass produced vehicles. The Company also has a successful record of producing bespoke manufacturing systems for new and innovative materials and processes such as aluminium lattice sheet forming.
Superplastic Forming (SPF) & Diffusion Bonding (DB) Presses
Group Rhodes (incorporating John Shaw and Chester Hydraulics) has continually been at the forefront of designing and manufacturing SPF/DB presses since the mid 1970’s. Today, Group Rhodes is the... more
Flexible Die Presses
The basic principle of operation of a Flexible Die Press is to drape a component sheet (usually aluminium) over a male former loosely positioned on the upstroking press table. Hydraulic pressure forc... more
Dualform Presses
Dualform is a patented process incorporating a special Double Acting Hydraulic Press. This process enables the simultaneous manufacture of matched top and bottom dies within the press, which in turn a... more
Composite Moulding Presses
Group Rhodes has a successful history of manufacturing Hot Platen Presses utilising various heating mediums such as Steam, Water, Thermal Fluid, and Electrical. The heating system depends on the maxim... more
Autoclaves
Rhodes Autoclaves offer unrivalled expertise in the supply of autoclaves and ovens. Our machinery produces precision-engineered composite products for leading aerospace and automotive manufacturers wo... more
Mechanical Presses
Mechanical presses are ideal for continuous running fully interlocked with automatic feeding, especially when blanking/piercing at high speed where tonnage is required near the bottom of stroke. The... more
Hydraulic Presses
Group Rhodes manufactures a range of metal forming hydraulic presses including Double Sided, Open Fronted and Four Pillar, to cater for all customer requirements. Design Features include: Fast App... more
Advance Automation/Robotics
Group Rhodes provides a full suite of design services plus numerous turnkey automated solutions. These include sophisticated jig fixtures, remote handling, robotic cells with transfer systems, tooling... more
