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24/ 04/ 25
TURNED PARTS SUBCONTRACTOR CONTINUES EXPANSION
The installation in April 2025 at Dawson Precision Components of a Citizen Cincom L20-XLFV sliding-head lathe brings the subcontractor’s tally of CNC turn-mill centres to 21, most of which are…
12/ 02/ 25
LONGER PRODUCTION RUNS OF TURNED PARTS DICTATE MOVE TO SLIDING-HEAD TURNING
SFC (Europe) is a market leader for the manufacture, stocking and supply of safety-critical and high-performance studbolts, bolts and nuts in ASTM and ASME grades for onshore, offshore and subsea…
05/ 12/ 24
CHIP-BREAKING ON LATHES IS HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL
Josh Watkins, director of Welsh subcontractor Harlech Engineering, has recently bought two lathes from Citizen Machinery, a Miyano fixed-head model installed in mid-2023 and a sliding-head Cincom one year later….
06/ 06/ 24
AEROSPACE TURNED PARTS SUBCONTRACTOR RAISES PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY WITH TECHNOLOGY FROM CITIZEN
Founded in 1965, subcontract machining firm Apel specialises in the manufacture of precision components for the aerospace industry. The company began investing in Citizen CNC turning centres in the 1980s…
22/ 03/ 24
RAPID SET-UPS DECIDE SLIDING-HEAD LATHE PURCHASE
Last autumn (2023), motorsport subcontractor h2m (www.h2mengineering.co.uk) needed to replace an ageing sliding-head CNC turn-mill centre in its Hinckley factory. Joint managing directors and owners, father and son team Andy…
13/ 02/ 24
FABRICATOR REBALANCES BUSINESS TOWARDS SUBCONTRACT MACHINING
Twenty years ago, Gareth Davies started Burton-on-Trent company TAS Engineering as a steel, stainless steel and aluminium fabrication shop serving food and beverage customers, the pharmaceutical and automotive sectors, and…
12/ 12/ 23
SEVEN OPERATIONS DOWN TO TWO VINDICATES SECOND SLIDING-HEAD LATHE PURCHASE
It is only within the last five years that Nuneaton-based subcontractor Oaston Engineering, which specialises in work for the aerospace and biotechnology industries, has embraced sliding-head turning, although it has…
09/ 11/ 23
SUBCONTRACTOR’S TURNOVER MORE THAN QUADRUPLES IN THREE YEARS
Historically, a majority of subcontractor Reginson Engineering’s turnover came from the aerospace sector, with oil and gas generating most of the remainder. So, when Covid struck in early 2020 and…
06/ 07/ 23
AUTOMATION AND PLANT MODERNISATION SUPPORT CONTRACT MACHINIST’S GROWTH
An increase in annual turnover from £3 million in 2016 to £8 million currently is reported by contract machining specialist Unicut Precision Engineering, Welwyn Garden City, which has spent £1.7…
