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Optima Pool Factory Tour

Take a virtual tour of the Optima Pool Table factory in Oldham, Greater Manchester where all our Pool tables are manufactured and despatched to countries throughout the World.

Our premises comprise of  20,000 square feet which include production and machining facilities, stores and dispatch areas, electronic and technical testing areas, company offices and loading bays.
 
Raw materials are locally sourced and delivered to the factory on a daily basis and as you will see in the pictures below undertake many different manufacturing processes and assembly stages before your pool table is inspected and tested prior to packing ready for despatch.
 

External factory
 
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                                               Views of the loading bays
 

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Area used for storage of slates 
Machine shop areas
 
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 Machine shop area                                     CNC machining pool table panels
 
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 Beam saw used to cut panel material       Press machine for laminating
 
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 CNC machining pool table topframes      Machining pool table cabinet parts

Assembly & Testing areas
 
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Pool table inspection                                  Tables being packed
 
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Final pool table assembly                          Technical design area
 
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 Drawer unit manufacture                           Covering of pool slates
 
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Topframe manufacture                                Pool cushions being made
 
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Beginning of pool table assembly
 

Stores & Despatch areas
 
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                                     Pool tables ready for despatch
 
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Tables for Refurbishment                           Storage of pool table panel material
 
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                                             General storage areas

Raw & Machined components
 
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Cushion blanks ready for rubbering          Hardwood timber 
 
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Topframes ready for assembly                  Legs waiting to be polished
 
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Polished legs                                               Cabinets awaiting assembly