WINTER CAMPAIGN - Selected Record Power machines and accessories with Special prices! - CHECK HERE
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Our range of CamVac dust extractors continue to go from strength-to-strength - we have seen demand for these machines increase rapidly in recent years, fuelling the unprecedented growth of our in-house manufacturing capacities to keep up with demand.
When the Camvac business was acquired by Record Power towards the end of 2014, total sales were around 400 machines per year across a range of 24 different model variants and sold mostly to the UK market. A dedicated team of just two people worked hard to produce 40 machines per month and it became clear very quickly that we needed to make changes to the design of the machines in order to improve the efficiency of production.
The first stage of this redesign was to change the hose inlet to a simpler, more effective design which also reduced production time. Another change was to move away from a painted finish in favour of a high-gloss powder coating. This meant that the product was much more durable as well as having a noticeably better cosmetic finish. Then in 2016 our production area was expanded and relocated to another area of the main Record Power headquarters, offering better workflow and improved efficiency.
By 2017 total CamVac sales had more than doubled from 2014, with a significant proportion of machines being sold to markets outside the UK. During the same year, the range was rationalised from over 20 variants to a more logical and popular range of eight models, allowing the growing production team to concentrate their efforts on further improving quality and efficiency around this smaller range of products, which already accounted for most of the sales. It was also at this time that a new motor technology was introduced, offering improved performance over the original motors as well as integrated thermal protection.
The production team continued to grow to meet the surge of demand created by export markets and by the end of 2019 even more people were employed full time to focus on production of the CamVac range, with sales having doubled over the previous two years. There was also investment in production tools, with the addition of a CNC plasma table being used to profile-cut the lids.
In early 2020, hose and fittings were included as standard with every machine, offering better value for our customers. Minor changes were made to some components to continue to increase efficiency of production. All single and twin-motor machines now feature a power socket integrated into the machine’s head unit, allowing the power cable to be disconnected from the machine. This offers several benefits to the user, particularly for storage, ease of replacing the cable if it becomes damaged and the option to use different lengths of cable if required.
Investment has been made in the design, development and tooling for a completely new inlet which offers a more positive method of attaching the dust collection hose, using a secure bayonet-style fitting. The addition of this new inlet also improves yet further our production process by eliminating several steps of the assembly operation due to simpler construction methods, resulting in a better final product.
2020 and 2021 marked two achievements of which the whole Record Power team are very proud - in 2020 we became eligible to use the world- famous Made in Sheffield mark to promote the manufacturing credentials of the CamVac range and in 2021, we further solidified our position as a UK manufacturer when we also became eligible to use the Made in Britain mark. Both organisations have stringent conditions for membership, so we are proud to have earned such recognition and to have turned our UK manufacturing growth aspirations into reality.
From humble beginnings in 2014 and now employing eight people on the CamVac production team alone, we have increased output fifteen-fold in under seven years, through the unwavering dedication and hard work of our incredible team at Record Power. Our determination to bring you the highest quality, most effective and best value dust extractors possible, along with support from our worldwide network of stockists and partners, has made this huge growth possible.
We are proud that so many customers have placed their trust in the CamVac range and we look forward to further growing the family of CamVac users by continuing to provide dust extractors that offer unrivalled performance and value.
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