BACKGROUND
Prospot’s agility and innovation keeps Unipres’s dynamic manufacturing environment moving.
Prospot is the UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of resistance welding products. Since its establishment in 1997 as a specialist in cap electrodes, Prospot has grown to serve a diverse customer base across the UK and worldwide.
With dedicated manufacturing facilities in the UK and Slovakia, and extensive on-site stocks of standard products and copper alloys, Prospot ensures rapid turnaround for spares, standard parts, and precision-machined components.
Unipres (UK) Limited is a first-tier supplier of steel pressings and sub-assemblies to the automotive sector, delivering high-quality components to support vehicle manufacturing.
APPROACH
Following an insightful tour of Unipres’s Sunderland manufacturing facility during a NEAA member event, the NEAA team facilitated introductions to Unipres’s management and engineering teams, later extending these to the welding and purchasing teams.
Over several months of discussions, it became clear that Prospot’s ability to quickly and decisively design and draw both volume and bespoke consumable parts – and deliver often within 24 hours – was an ideal fit for Unipres’s dynamic production environment.
As supply needs evolved, Prospot stepped up to support Unipres with immediate solutions where timing was critical. By maintaining key materials in stock and utilising their in-house machine shop, they ensured emergency line requirements were met without delay.
Prospot’s ability to deliver same-day breakdown support and follow up with essential spares the next day highlighted the strength of this partnership in keeping production moving.
OUTCOME
With industry-leading products and knowledge, Prospot has been able to offer Unipres:
- Cost down on consumable parts used.
- Fast turnaround on bespoke parts.
- Longer lasting projection welding electrodes.
- Industry leading solid ceramic products.
- Combined weld analyser and weld force gauge for weld inspection.
- Design improvements for electrode holders, which give extended life and less downtime.
- Design service for Unipres standard consumable parts.
- Electrode holder and welding arm refurbishment service to extend the working life of welding jaws and arms.
“Unipres UK and Prospot have developed a strong technical relationship based upon a meticulous collaboration to ensure optimal material selection and performance for resistance welding operations. Prospot continues to provide crucial engineering support, offering expert advice and troubleshooting for both general and bespoke one-off welding solutions. This partnership ensures consistency in product quality, improved reliability, and adherence to project timelines at a competitive price.”
Rob Potts, Deputy General Manager
Unipres (UK) Limited
“There is a strong, impressive team at Unipres UK. We have worked together at all levels of our businesses over the last 12 months to introduce the Prospot Resistance Welding range of products, driving to ensure that we meet the exacting quality and cost requirements of their company. The Unipres UK team has worked diligently and professionally, providing support and assistance to integrate us into their supplier base. We are now developing a partnership with a sound base and strong working relationship, which continues to be beneficial to both businesses.”
John Harris, Commercial Manager
Prospot
