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10/ 05/ 22
Replacement sliding-head lathes greatly increase turn-milling capacity
Good quality machine tools operate reliably and hold tolerance for two decades or more. The problem is that technology moves ahead so fast over such an extended period that the…
15/ 02/ 22
SLIDING-HEAD LATHES ARE THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR START-UP TURNED PARTS SUBCONTRACTOR
Glenn Poleykett began his career in manufacturing in 2006 at his uncle’s firm, making components for darts on Cincom sliding-head and Miyano fixed-head mill-turn centres. They are built by Citizen…
17/ 12/ 21
Latest Sliding-head Lathe Holds Single-figure Micron Accuracy
Aerospace component manufacturer reinvents itself during the pandemic Rugby-based subcontractor Technoset, with 70% of turnover in the aerospace sector, was not a good situation last March (2020) when COVID-19 grounded…
20/ 09/ 21
Guide Bush-less Operation and Chip Breaking Software Transform Turning of Aluminium
“We believe that investment in the very latest technology is the key to quality, reliability and competitiveness,” said Dave Zollo, joint owner of contract machinists IML (UK). He and Jerry…
23/ 08/ 21
Aircraft Equipment Manufacturer Improves Machining Efficiency for Larger Components
Father and son team Andy and Owen Phillips, both of whom are pilots and aviation engineering enthusiasts, started a subcontract machining business in Havant in 1994. After four years, they…
12/ 07/ 21
Air Bearings Manufacturer Brings Sliding-head Turning In-house
The first sliding-head turn-milling centre to be installed at the Ferndown, Dorset factory of Air Bearings Ltd (ABL) is a Citizen Cincom L20-VIII LFV. Delivered in June 2019, it has…
29/ 04/ 21
Sliding-head Lathe with Two Tool Platens Slashes Production Cycle Times
At the subcontract machining facility of Witon Engineering, Barnstaple, turn-milling of relatively complex components from 16 mm diameter bar used to be carried out on 32 mm capacity sliding-head lathes,…
26/ 04/ 21
Medical Work Offsets Shortfall in Aerospace Contract Machining
Over the past decade, Managing Director Nick Street has driven the growth of Trust Precision in Eastwood, near Nottingham, which has become one of the leading providers in the Midlands of…
09/ 02/ 21
Subcontractor Started with One Sliding-head Lathe: Now There Are Ten
When physics graduate Paul Cobb asked his father Reg in 1997 to help him invest in a subcontract machining business specialising in CNC sliding-head turning, Mr Cobb senior groaned; he…
