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,…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…