Midland Tool and Design has joined forces with two other UK manufacturing companies to work on a major motor core pack assemblies project.

The Tipton-based company is working with a local heat treatment company to deliver 1500 motor stacks per month to a customer on the South Coast.

The ongoing project is so large that MTD have created a cell of three operators, dedicated specifically to making press tools, stamping laminations and preparing the stacks for winding.

It has required a significant investment in equipment and the workforce. Two new presses have been purchased, and three new press and assembly operator positions created.

The new employees have also been trained specifically for this project.

MTD Managing Director Darren Booton said: "This is a great project for us because it demonstrates our ability to provide a wide range of tooling and stamping services, and assembling five different sizes of motor stacks.

"This is the main reason we were chosen for this project - we have a reputation for producing highly accurate stampings and with very short lead times."

Midland Tool and Design was established in 1969 and specialises in supplying precision components to a wide range of companies in aerospace, medical and automotive engineering. They currently employ 35 people at their headquarters in Tipton, West Midlands.