Founded in 1864 this company became specialists
in the manufacture of high quality forgings.
Over the years Brindley's have moved on, manufacturing Steel Grinding
Balls for the Mining Industry and Wrought Iron Components for the
Fabricating Industry.
Under the leadership of the late Frederick James Brindley this
reputation for quality grew. A fine craftsman himself, he was also
the solver of many forging problems.
One such problem arose at the time when the ball and tube mill
was being developed for the grinding and pulverising of cement,
mineral ores, etc. This problem was to forge a steel ball accurately
under a power hammer to give all the advantages of a fully upset
forging at a price competitive with a casting or stamping.
With the aid of his sons the problem was solved and even today,
with all their modern equipment and controls the same basic method
is used. Brindley's are still the only Ball Forge in the UK to 'hand
forge' Steel Balls up to 150 mm diameter, and more recently Wrought
Iron Components. |
