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19/ 09/ 25
Cutting-edge technology mitigates subcontractor’s higher operating costs
With electricity bills, raw material costs and company taxes at record highs, coupled with an absence of anyone in Government to champion the interests of SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises)…
12/ 08/ 25
Sliding-head lathe cuts tungsten bar 12 hours a day
Ten percent year-on-year growth in global sales since the start of the decade, and similar success confidently expected in the coming years, has prompted First Light Lamps to replace some…
22/ 05/ 25
BICYCLE AFTERMARKET COMPONENTS MANUFACTURER INSTALLS SIXTEENTH CITIZEN LATHE
In September 2024, a third-generation Cincom A20-VIILFV sliding-head turning and milling centre of 20 mm bar capacity was added to the small parts turning section at bicycle aftermarket components manufacturer,…
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…
