WDS will be exhibiting during the trade only days at the Autosport International exhibition at the NEC this January. The stand will feature a selection of products from its catalogue of standard parts including gas struts, quick release pins, toggle clamps and hinges. In addition, its sales engineers will be available to discuss its range of bespoke products which include a set of angle plates which are being used during construction of Bloodhound SSC. 

Chris Putman, sales and marketing director, commented: “Autosport International is always a special show because it manages to tread the line between a trade fair and being a show for the motoring enthusiast. This year will be especially exciting for us as we are official sponsors of the Bloodhound SSC land speed record attempt. We’re all looking forward to hearing the about the most recent developments with the project and discussing it with our customers, who are all eager to learn about it.” 

In addition to the ever popular range of 20,000+ standard parts that are available through the company’s catalogue and website, WDS offers a range of design and manufacturing services to meet the needs of applications across many industries. Its manufacturing facilities in Leeds is ISO90001 certified and boasts machining and grinding facilities capable of producing workholding equipment with accuracy of up to 5µm to the meter. 

Chris continued: “Our sales engineers will be available on the stand to discuss any questions that show visitors might have about our bespoke capabilities. Whether they require a small adjustment made to one of our standard part designs or an entire workholding solution designed and machined to micrometre precision.”