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Welcome to Tiva Engineering Ltd
TIVA Engineering Specialises in a number of services including:
- Prototype Manufacture
- Small batch CNC machining
- Fabrication
- Welding
Providing track tested engineering solutions and the manufacturing expertise to provide our customers with Quality, Precision built components that you can rely on.
Tiva Fabrication
With a combination of Guillotines, pipe benders, folders and presses TIVA can fabricate components from mild steel or aluminium sheet. Samples of the fabrication can be seen with the Fairing/Clock bracket manufactured for the Suzuki SV650. For production of these in low capacity the sheets are actually milled out prior to being folded and welded creating a rigid box structure.
Tiva Manual Machining
The company has a number of Manual Machines, these include:
Tapping Heads fitted to pillar drills for high production rates of tapped hole components
Surface Grinding using a Jones & Shipman 540 Surface grinder.
Drill Grinding, Brierley Drill grinder, allowing the sharpening of drills, production of counter bore and counter sink drills along with other forms.
Manual Turning, with the dependable and solid Colchester Student lathe one off components are always a pleasure to manufacture.
Metal Cutting, the company also has a reciprocating saw along with various chop saws enable bar stock and tube to be cut.
Tiva CNC Turning
Sample of Turning Machinery we have:
CNC Lathe - Colchester Tornado 200B
- FANUC OT control
- Spindle Speed 3500rpm
- 250mm max. machining diameter
- 400mm between centres
- 77.5mm spindle bore
- 12 station VDI40 turret
- 18.5kW spindle motor
- Programmable Tailstock
- 210mm 3 jaw power chuck
- Hydrafeed Barfeed
- Parts Catcher
Tiva CNC Milling
We have two of the models shown in the images:
CNC Mill - Bridgeport Interact
- Control Heidenhain TNC151
- Table Travels 18" x 12" x 4.92"
- Main Motor 2 HP
- Spindle Speed 3750 RPM
- Knee Travel 14.37"
- Table Size 42" x 16.14"
Tiva Customers
The company currently provides engineering racing components for minitwin racing through SDC Performance UK. Developing new parts with SDC stepped up the level of motorcycle preparation seen in racing paddocks across the UK in this very competitive class. Two of the motorcycles were featured in the National Press in the Motorcycle News, both being very highly praised.
KRP again another highly visible motorcycle racing team in the UK competing at British 125cc Championship level and making Wild Card Appearances at the British Motorcycle Grand Prix, use TIVA machined parts to continuously improve their already very impressive motorcycles.
Mike Smith Tuning.
Mike one of the UK’s top 4 stroke engine tuners for motorcycle engines used in both motorcycles and Racing Car formula classes, proudly uses TIVA machined components, fixtures and engine component modifications.
Tiva Welding
Welding Services we provide:
- Using a Lincoln Electric Inverter Type AC/DC Tig Welder.
- Aluminium welding up to approx 6.5mm in thickness.
- Mild and Stainless steel welding up to 5mm thick.