Hi, I’m Jonathan Butler, Managing Director of Butler Precision Engineering near Dudley, Wolverhampton & Birmingham. The birth child of my 25+ years of specialist industry experience & passion for all things precision engineering.
Our mission is to provide the highest quality products and services that exceed customer needs and expectations by complying with the requirements of our customer’s specifications and standards.
2001 – Renault F1 – Programme Setter Operator
After learning the fundamentals of CNC & CAM at the Benneton F1 team, I continued with the Renault F1 team working mainly with titanium & exotic materials winning 2 world championships.
2010 – Stable Fabrication Limited – Machine Shop Manager
I felt I had reached my full potential and decided to leave Renault as I really wanted to progress with programming and getting a better understanding of other types of machining. I received Job offers from Redbull F1, Australia Brad Jones Racing & a machine shop In Towcester. I saw the most potential for furthering my skills at the machine shop, I spent a year as a programmer & a further 3 years as machine shop manager where I achieved the level & understanding I set out to gain.
2014 – Yamazaki Mazak Limited – Application Engineer
Mazak was and is a great organisation and my role within the Application department was to get to know and understand all aspects of 5 axis machining, and to get to know the Variaxis inside out. The role at Mazak was to support the sales team, provide application support to existing Mazak clients, but also set up demonstrations and exhibitions too.
2016 – NT CADCAM Limited – Application Support Team Leader
It was during one of these exhibitions that my work life would change again after being approached to head up a CAM office that sold Camworks and Solidworks. Unfortunately, this role didn’t work out for me as I just preferred to be in and around machines opposed to an office environment so I left, and joined Quickgrind Carbide cutting tools in Tewkesbury as the Application manager.
2016 – Quickgrind Limited – Applications Engineer Manager
The main role for this job was again to support sales with application support, whilst also to set up and build a Technology Centre. This was where we could introduce potential clients to Quickgrind products & support existing customers with Turnkey solutions alongside problem solving for when using Quickgrind tools. I loved this role, not only building the machine shop, but also travellingworldwide to give guidance on cutting techniques and solutions for all of Quickgrind’s overseas clients whilst trying to secure new business too. Of course, when Covid hit this meant an end to the international travel, but it meant I could focus more on the Technical centre and developing tooling. I also had to get partners involved with the likes of Nikken, Bilz and Schunk for work and tool holding, and Blum for measurement control, we also had the likes of Hypermill, Solidcam, Tebis and Work Nc, coupled with Blazer Coolant and Vericut CNC verification software.
2022 – Butler Precision Engineering – Managing Director
As we moved towards the end of 2021, I’d had ideas and aspirations of starting my own machine shop with all I had learnt over the last 25 years it seemed a logical thing to do, I needed a new challenge and I didn’t want to work for a competitor as I felt the Quickgrind job was more of a family job than a work place, I left Quickgrind to start up Butler Precision Engineering.
Our Plant List
C600 – The machine specification is 12000 rpm, through spindle coolant and work piece air blast. The machining window is 700mm diameter by 430mm tall. The maximum weight would be 500 kg with a B axis stroke of -110, +30 degrees, with a 60 tool magazine.
CV5-500 – This has an 18000 rpm spindle, and all high speed drives. The window for this machine is 500mm diameter x 320mm tall and a max weight of 200 kg. B axis is + -110 degrees, with a 48 tool magazine. This machine also has the side entrance window for robot loading.
We have been fortunate enough to work with a vast array of demanding industries, all of which demand and expect excellent lead times and perfect components. We strive for complete client satisfaction and here you can see what some of our customers have said.
"Jon, the blades look great, the blades we have scanned so far look so accurate you would mistake the scan data for the nominal model."Sam Scullion - Zeiss Industrial Metrology
"Nice work JB, i've just finished admiring the blades, Hats off to you and John Garnett for seeing this project through from start to finish, and mastering the process where many would have given up."Mark Aspinall - Quickgrind Carbide Tooling
"Jon, they are a credit to you, I don't think I have worked with anyone who has put as much effort into a job to make it a success as you have"John Garnett - Aerofoil Manufacturing Solutions
"Great to see Jon, great work!! I know you and John G have put a lot of work into this project for us, really appreciate what you have achieved."Peter Davies - Greenray Turbine Solutions LTD
