Our Facilities
West Special Fasteners are specialist hot forgers of high nickel alloys and stainless steels.
Unique hot forging capability
In our 28000 SQ FT Factory in Dronfield (near Sheffield) we employ 66 full time employees.
Our standard size range for forged fasteners is 1/4″ to 2″ for imperial fasteners and M5 to M52 for metric fasteners. Our range of CNC and manual machined fasteners is from 3/16″ to 4″ Dia for imperial fasteners and M3 to M100 for metric fasteners.
Standard Lengths for forged fasteners are 10mm to 500mm long under the head of the fastener dependant on the diameter.
Proud British Engineering
To complement our hot forging facilities we have a wide variety of conventional lathes, automatic lathes, CNC lathes, hydraulic presses, thread rolling, drilling machines, milling machines, and VMC with 4th axis. This enables us to produce fasteners outside the standard range and length stated above.
Products can be identified with material grade, cast numbers and manufacturers initials by Multitronic Dot Marking or by conventional impact stamping when requested.
We can perform Positive Material Identification, PMI, in house using our XRF guns, and offer Fischer Ferrite Scope testing and Electrolytic weld cleaning.
Coating & tooling
PTFE, Xylan, Zinc and other coatings can be organized and we have vendors offering excellent world class facilities locally, to perform independently verified testing , Heat Treatment in API approved furnaces and high quality welding of exotic alloys.
Tooling for the mechanical presses is produced in-house. Chaser dies, taps, drills and other tools can all be reground, sharpened or modified in our factory.
OUR CAPABILITIES
Our services & facilities
Hot Forging
Hot forging at West Special Fasteners involves precision shaping of high-performance fasteners in-house using dedicated hot press facilities—one of the few in the UK with this capability. This process ensures superior strength and reliability, particularly in exotic materials like nickel alloys and stainless steels, making it ideal for critical applications in marine, defence, renewables, and chemical sectors.
Thread Rolling
Thread rolling at West Special Fasteners is a precision cold-forming process that forms threads by displacing material rather than cutting it, significantly enhancing tensile strength and fatigue resistance. This method produces smoother, stronger threads ideal for high-stress, safety-critical environments across marine, defence, energy, and chemical sectors.
Turned Parts
West Special Fasteners produces precision turned parts using both conventional and automatic lathes, ensuring accuracy and consistency across small and large batch volumes. This capability supports the manufacture of bespoke components in exotic materials, tailored to demanding specifications for industries such as marine, renewables, and defence.
Water Jet Cutting
West Special Fasteners offers water jet cutting for precise, cold-cutting of complex shapes in hard-to-machine materials. This method avoids thermal distortion, preserving the integrity of exotic alloys used in high-spec components for the offshore, chemical, and defence sectors.
Heat Treatment
West Special Fasteners provides heat treatment to optimise the mechanical properties of fasteners, such as hardness, strength, and corrosion resistance. This controlled process is essential for components used in demanding environments like power generation, marine, and chemical processing.
Testing
West Special Fasteners conducts rigorous in-house testing to ensure every component meets critical performance and safety standards. Our capabilities include tensile, hardness, and non-destructive testing, with full traceability, supporting compliance in sectors such as defence, offshore, and renewables.
Plating
West Special Fasteners provides specialist plating services to enhance corrosion resistance, wear protection, and surface conductivity of fasteners. We work with a range of finishes, tailored to meet the requirements of demanding environments in marine, defence, and chemical sectors.
Corrosion resistance
Enhanced durability
Ensuring Durability in Harsh Environments
West Special Fasteners supplied high-performance Super Austenitic Stainless Steel fasteners, essential for the durability and corrosion resistance of the roofs in Center Parcs’ subtropical swimming pools across the UK.
CONTACT US
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Whether you have a question, want to explore collaboration possibilities, or require expert advice, we are here to assist you.
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Callywhite Ln, Dronfield, S18 2XR
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