A manufacturer has invested £500,000 to boost capacity at its Worcestershire plant.
Redditch-based precision metal specialist Samuel Taylor said it hoped the fresh injection of capital would help it increase capacity and efficiency.
The new funding includes the purchase and commission of a forming machine, 80-tonne press and a new image dimension measuring system.
The company has also taken on an additional 5,380 sq ft of factory space to provide more flexibility in the housing of production machinery and as part of a modernisation project.
Samuel Taylor supplies into the rail, aerospace, marine, defence and automobile sectors working with customers across the world.
Sales manager Carl Siviter said: "The business has a track record of making investments to ensure that we remain globally competitive.
"We operate in a global marketplace with a diverse customer base and this level of investment will provide both extra manufacturing capacity and flexibility as some new projects move forward into mass production.
