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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…
07/ 04/ 21
Citizen Machinery Hires Five New Staff
To satisfy the needs of its widening customer base, Citizen Machinery UK has recently taken on five new employees. The ongoing recruitment campaign is essential to underpin the company’s position…
22/ 03/ 21
First Citizen Sliding-head Lathe with Automatic Tool Change
A fourth variant has been added to the versatile Cincom L20 sliding-head CNC turning centre range from Citizen Machinery UK. The top model, L20-XII, which has a 135-degree swivelling B-axis…
17/ 03/ 21
Double Y-Axis Mill-turn Centre with FANUC Control and Citizen’s Chipbreaking Software
The first fixed-head lathe in Citizen Machinery UK’s Miyano range to have the company’s patented LFV (low frequency vibration) chipbreaking software in a Fanuc control system is the new, 42…
02/ 03/ 21
New Mill-turn Centre Prepared for Automation
Building on the strengths of previous generations of Miyano fixed-head mill-turn centres, the BNA-42SY is Citizen Machinery’s latest addition to the range. The CNC lathe is the first BNA model…