Aerospace

Sponmech Safety Systems have been supplying the Aerospace industry for over 40 years. Our expertise in supplying the highest standard of safety systems for machinery and processes for our aerospace clients have been carried out in accordance with all UK and European legislation and standards. Our ISO 9001 quality management system means that have a collective company commitment to quality standards for the products and services we deliver to our customers.

Why does the Aerospace industry need machine guards?

Every manufacturing process needs to be safe and compliant within UK law. Sponmech can supply, design, manufacture install machine guards to all industries.

Create a safer, more productive workplace with Sponmech Safety Systems Solutions

With 40+ years of machine safety experience, Sponmech is a trusted UK manufacturer of automotive machinery guarding systems, and we have regular customers in the Aerospace Engineering Sector.

Our engineers are NEBOSH certified and our hands on industry experience sets us apart from other guarding companies because there is literally no machine that we haven’t guarded before! 

Standards & Compliance

For your machinery to be PUWER 98 compliant, we need to see copies of your PUWER 98 survey, or we can do this for you at cost. All machinery guarding designed and manufactured by Sponmech come with certificates of conformity, are fully HSE compliant and where the application requires it, will also be CE marked.

Our machine guarding systems comply with the following standards:

2006/42/EC

BS EN ISO 14120:2015

BS EN ISO 12100:2003+A1:2009

The Provision and use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (P.U.W.E.R 98)*

*Subject to provision of a suitable PUWER 98 Risk Assessment

We are a quality registered company with a quality management system for "the design, manufacture and installation of acoustic and non acoustic machinery safety guards (including aluminium guards) to BS EN ISO 9001:2015." UKAS NQA certificate No 9968.

All of our engineers are accredited, safety trained and all carry national safety passports.

Types of machine guarding for the Aerospace Sector

Sponmech can 3D CAD design any guarding systems for the Aerospace Manufacturing Industry.

We will ensure that your guarding is compliant with all relevant British standards for machinery guarding. We will also always do our best to ensure that your new guarding system does not hinder production or manufacture.

Sponmech can also arrange the electrical integration of your machinery guarding. To quote for this, we ask you to fill in one of our questionnaires. Please get in touch to find out more.

We understand that machine guarding needs can vary a lot—depending on the application and whether you’re an OEM or a Tier 1, 2, or 3 suppliers. Our aerospace customers typically ask for one or more of the following:

Modular perimeter guards – think steel Access safety fencing budget or our premium handmade Guardian range with welded wire mesh, sheet steel, or panels made of composite or polycarbonate.

Custom enclosures or guards – fixed or movable sections in steel or aluminium, often with extras like fume extraction or swarf conveyors.

Acoustic enclosures, built to reduce noise.

Standard workshop guards for everyday protection in the shop.

On top of that, we can also provide:

Safety systems – interlocks, trapped key systems, light curtains, laser scanners, pressure mats.

Protective barriers – corner protectors, pathway protection and more to protect against forklift and mechanical handling damage.