Case Studies

For many subcontract machine shops, it’s a challenge to know which machines to purchase to handle the work that comes through the door. Sometimes, the type of work dictates the products needed, but on other occasions, it’s the development of the company to become more...

XYZ Area Sales Manager John Aspinall (left) presents Jason Worrall, Works Director at Image Wheels, with his winning cheque.  Tipton-based Image Wheels has emerged victorious in a prestigious competition hosted by XYZ Machine Tools at the recent MACH 2024 exhibition....

When most people think of the English Rivera, their first thoughts are of summer holidays or dipping their toes in the cold waters of the channel. But this holiday destination is also home to Casting Support Systems Group. The Queen's Award for Enterprise for...

Gary Steele operates the XYZ RMX 4000.XYZ Machine Tools is helping Handicare to maintain the accuracy, rigidity and quality of its stairlifts by machining the mating surfaces of its tubular components using an XYZ RMX 3500 for straight sections and an XYZ RMX 4000 for...

Simon Birt in front of XYZ 800 HD.Specialising in aerospace and defence, HEC Precision in Southall has EN9100 and ISO 9100 quality approvals as well as approvals from Airbus and BAE Systems. It was an early adopter of 5-axis machinery installing the first of these...

Leigh Andrews in front of XYZ 750 TMC.According to the RAC, 30 vans are stolen and a further 80 broken into every day in the UK.  Van Guard Accessories based in Exeter aims to help van owners and operators minimise their risk of becoming a victim. Leigh Andrews,...

Garry Gray Programmer Setter Operator holding a part with spiral grooving.Most of us are familiar with a bicycle chain, but Precision Chains in Dudley makes giant versions! These are used in the quarrying industry, agriculture, the food industry, in escalators in the...

Ashley Gardiner with the XYZ 2-OPATL Technology in Cardiff is a specialist manufacturer of medical devices, particularly energy-driven surgical devices. These are used in minimally invasive surgery and use low voltage, high current RF energy waveforms to seal,...

Matthew Boyt, Managing Director of CR Engineering in Wotton Underwood near Aylesbury bought the company from his previous employer in 2020 and since then has had a programme of investment in XYZ Machine Tools to keep up with demand. Originally formed in 1947, CR...