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XYZ Machine Tools ready to celebrate 40 years in 2024
XYZ 40 years celebration.When Nigel Atherton started XYZ in 1984 and imported and installed his first two XYZ machines in 1986, he could not have anticipated the achievements over the next 40 years. Machine sales rapidly grew to over 50 every month but, the major...
Mobility aid manufacturer uses XYZ Machine Tools
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...
XYZ Machine Tools provides an economic solution for HEC Precision
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...
XYZ Machine Tools helps to keep vans safe.
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,...
XYZ Machine Tools delivers one Op manufacture of heavy-duty roller chains.
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...
XYZ Machine Tools streamlines medical device development.
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,...
Programme of investment in XYZ Machines pays dividends
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...
XYZ Machine Tools help PJ Innovations make lots of dough
If you have ever eaten pizzas, pitas, tortillas, naan bread, subs, bread rolls or bagels, the dough used to make these baked goods could have started out going through a dough divider rounder made by PJ Innovations. Dough divider rounders accurately portion the dough...
XYZ UMC-5X takes to the skies
The Rolls-Royce Precision Machining Facility in Derby manufactures fixtures for intermediate pressure turbine blades. Previously, it subcontracted the machining but wanted to bring this in-house so evaluated a number of 5-axis CNC machining centres to suit its...
Problem solved at Nacom Automation with help from XYZ Machine Tools
An expert in PLC integration for special purpose machines, Nacom Automation has over 40 years of experience in the industry. It has worked on a huge range of projects from machines which produce bra straps – one every 7 seconds – to hot end glass applications and...