Tour our Bedfordshire factory
Take a tour of our OKS factory and see for yourself the state of the art machines that enable us to produce high quality kitchens at a realistic price. From cutting and edging the panels, machining and routing through to final assembly and inspection, we do everything here on site at our factory in Ampthill, Bedfordshire.
Online Kitchen Store,
Station Road Industrial Estate,
Ampthill,
Bedfordshire,
MK45 2QY
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Our Factory Process
Beam Saw
Our Holzma HPP350 Beam Saw is German engineering at its best, with an accuracy +/- of 0.3mm we can ensure that the components are produced perfectly to size. Our UK developed optimisation software ensures perfect cutting sequences, reducing waste to a minimum.
Edge Bander
Our OTT Tornado Edge Bander is our latest machine purchase. It pre-mills 2mm off the board with a router cutter before applying glue and then edging tape, trimming off the excess with cutters leaving a perfect zero glue line finish. The quality is so good we even produce doors using it!
CNC Drill Machines
We have two identical, cutting edge vertical fed CNC machines. These are manufactured on the Italian side of Lake Como by the most innovative company in their field. These drill the holes for connecting the unit parts together, drawer runners and hinges and they rout any shaped cut outs in precise accuracy.
Through Feed Press
The Ligmatech Through Feed Press, produced in East Germany by the market leaders in panel handling machinery, is a god send to our final assembly line! When the cabinet initially enters on the conveyor, the jaws lightly press to make sure the cabinet is completely square before applying full force to ensure that the glue is forced through capillary action into the dowels, therefore making a strong bond.
Blum Hinge Machine
All door and drawer fronts are machine drilled with plastic dowel inserts to ensure accuracy and long term durability.
Finalisation
All the doors, drawers, pullouts, bins etc. are all then fitted to the units. The units will then be inspected for a final time before being cleaned and corner protected, corrugated card face on and then shrink wrapped up ready for loading onto our own vehicles for delivery.