XYZ News
Automation takes centre stage for XYZ Machine Tools
XYZ Machine Tools much anticipated mobile machine tool automation system, ROBO-TEND, will have its official customer launch at two events during September. The first of these will be at the company’s prestigious headquarters at Woodlands Business Park, Burlescombe,...
Turnover continues its positive trend at XYZ Machine Tools
XYZ Machine Tools has reported that the first quarter of its 2019/2020 financial year has continued the strong positive growth in turnover that saw it post record figures for its year ending April 2019. The first quarter has seen turnover rise by over six per cent...
Fawcett achieves balance with turning capacity from XYZ Machine Tools
Achieving a balanced machining portfolio that matches the present and predicted workflow is the current investment policy of A Fawcett Precision Engineers. This policy at the Elland, West Yorkshire company gained fresh impetus when Joanne Thompson took over the...
XYZ VMC performance creates development opportunities at Mounts & More
When Mounts and More originally started in 1996 it was intended to be a part-time enterprise, but the business quickly morphed from being a small distributor of products for wheelchair users into a service and support centre for not only individual users, but also...
XYZ makes an impression on Metallic Elephant
Initially founded to provide a service and rebuild facility for hot foil presses, which use heat to transfer adhesive-backed foil to imprint and personalise a wide range of goods from luxury handbags to bespoke stationery. However, it soon became clear to Karl and Ros...
Strutt ‘sees the light’ in switch from manual to CNC
For over 40 years Strutt Engineering, a family-owned business in the heart of the Peak District, has carved out a niche for itself in the manufacture of hydraulic grabs used in the handling of scrap, quarrying, waste recycling and excavation sectors. Its business is...
EMO attendance targets European growth for XYZ Machine Tools
XYZ Machine Tools will be displaying a selection of its extensive range of mills, lathes, turning centres and machining centres at the upcoming EMO exhibition in Hanover, Germany. Taking centre stage on stand A10 in Hall 27 will be the latest versions of its...
From the seed of an idea to reality for Expert Precision Engineering
After 15 years of working in the subcontract machining environment Michael Thompson decided that it was time for a change. He was aware that he had the necessary skills and experience to work for himself and after some research the seeds for a new business were sown....
Rivercircle doubles up with XYZ to meet demand
When Peterborough-based Rivercircle invested in one of the first XYZ UMC-5X gantry-style simultaneous five-axis machining centres just over 12 months ago its ambition was to gain efficiency by transferring work being done on three and four axis machines. Such was its...
XYZ LR machines convince Alken Engineering of their potential
Alken Engineering is a long-term user of XYZ Machine Tools’ ProtoTRAK mills, being an ‘early adopter, when the ProtoTRAK control was introduced to the UK in 1993. It now has 10 XYZ ProtoTRAK mills and three XYZ ProTURN lathes on its capacity list, but for many years...