Leaders in Innovation
We enable companies to build smaller, more complex devices & products.
Datum specialise in the supply, handling, cutting and machining of thin metal sheet and foil to tight tolerances for the SMT, battery and parts market. Our bespoke coil to part laser and precision CNC milling machines produce laser cut and milled parts to order. From design to part, prototype to production, we produce the highest quality, precision foil and parts to your specifications.
Leaders in Innovation
Datum offers a specialised range of Surface Mount Technology (SMT) products and services for PCB manufacturing.
Datum offers a specialised range of SMT products and services for PCB manufacturing including pre-meshed stencil frames, foils, stepped foils, space saver foils and border holes for foils.
DCP – Datum’s wave solder pallet material is a premium ESD (Electro-Static Discharge) composite, pressed fibre, thermoset plastic which can be machined by manufacturers to create solder pallets or wave pallets used in wave solder machines as part of the PCB reflow process.
Custom battery connectors for batteries can be made to order and cut on our precision laser line and specialised slitting and cutting equipment from coil or sheet.
Datum provides a state-of-the-art, fully automated coil-to-part laser cutting process that ensures exceptional precision and efficiency, leading to significant cost reduction for customers.
Datum FG 304 Stainless Steel – hard rolled stainless 0.08mm to 0.25mm thick – Ideal for precision etching or laser cutting applications
Quality Control
Our Quality Control department performs robust quality checks. Datum is ISO 9001 certified.
Datum News
Crimping: How to Achieve Strong, Reliable Joints
Crimping techniques, key factors for joint strength, common mistakes, and best practices to speed up manufacturing processes.
Avoiding Spring Back – How to Ensure Accurate Bends in Stainless Steel
Understand spring back in Stainless Steel bending – why it occurs, how to calculate it, and proven methods like overbending, coining, and tooling adjustments to ensure precise, consistent bends and folds.
How Material Thickness Affects Bending, Folding, and Crimping Metals
Learn how metal thickness affects bending, folding, and crimping.
From Prototype to Production
Best practices for taking stainless steel parts from prototype to full production.
Why Choose Datum?
Quality
Oil, grease and scratch free foils and components, produced to tight tolerances
Experience
With decades of experience, Datum leads the way in innovation and technology development
Efficiency
Rapid prototyping and production, short lead times and fast delivery
Precision
Our tolerance controls ensure you receive precision foils and components