Five-axis investment creates new opportunities for forward thinking sub-contractor
For 20 years Jon Sutton has run his Lymington-based precision CNC sub-contract machining business on traditional lines, providing CNC turning and milling capacity to customers across the UK from industries including oil & gas, power transmission and mould and die....
XYZ Machine Tools updates its RLX 780 lathe to broaden its appeal
With the arrival of the new RLX ProtoTRAK control, XYZ Machine Tools was able to offer large capacity turning with the ease of use of ProtoTRAK with its heavy-duty RLX 780 lathe. The machine, with its 3000 mm between centre distance and 780 mm swing over the bed, has...
XYZ Machine Tools machine loan helped JRE Precision meet ventilator demand
With extensive experience in the design and manufacture of regulators under its PRESREG brand, JRE Precision found its services in high demand during the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, its machining capability required a rapid injection of capacity. Support came in...
XYZ Machine Tools sees a return of customer confidence
Like majority businesses involved in the manufacturing sector, XYZ Machine Tools did not escape the initial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, through prudent financial management and a focus on customer service, XYZ maintained an active presence to support...
Pendle Engineering plan for the long-term and takes delivery of its fourth XYZ machine
While the Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented concern for many in the manufacturing sector there remains an air of positivity, with machine orders continuing to be taken by XYZ Machine Tools and as a result deliveries continue to take place on a daily basis to...
ProtoTRAK update adds even greater ease-of-use
When the latest version of the world-leading ProtoTRAK control system was introduced it brought with it a range of benefits to improve programming efficiency and ease of use, all based around the 15.6 inch touchscreen that put all of ProtoTRAK’s advantages at the...
XYZ Machine Tools meets customer needs with extended z-axis machining centre
When approached by one of the UK’s leading thermoforming toolmakers with a request to increase the z-axis on one of its vertical machining centres by 1000 mm, XYZ Machine Tools was not in the least bit daunted. The modified machine will leave XYZ’s Devon factory today...
XYZ Machine Tools delivers on its promise of loan machines for vital NHS work
The first customer to take advantage of XYZ Machine Tools’ offer of free loan machines to aid the fight against Covid-19 has taken delivery of its machine. The Midlands-based subcontractor needed additional turning capacity to assist with an order for respirator and...
XYZ Machine Tools unveils turning centres at MACH 2020
XYZ Machine Tools will use MACH 2020 to reveal the latest addition to its Compact Turn turning centre range, the XYZ CT52LR. The arrival of the XYZ CT52LR mirrors the development of XYZ Machine Tools’ machining centre range, with the introduction of linear rail...
Large capacity turning now available with ProtoTRAK control
XYZ Machine Tools has extended its turning range with the addition of the ProTURN RLX 780, a 3 metre gap bed lathe with a swing of 780 mm, that has been engineered to use the latest ProtoTRAK control. Previously XYZ Machine Tools’ XL series of lathes had been...XYZ Machine Tools makes strategic appointment for premium products
XYZ Machine Tools has appointed Martin Barber to the role of Premium Product Sales Manager where he will have responsibility for sales of the company’s five-axis machining centres and the Robo-Tend machine tending system. Martin brings to the role over 30-years’...
XYZ hosts five-axis and robotic machine tending seminar at the MTC
XYZ Machine Tools is hosting a seminar to highlight the future of five-axis machining and robotic machine tending in collaboration with the MTC (Manufacturing Technology Centre) Coventry on the 17th October. The event will include presentations from leading figures...