Demand leads to expansion at XYZ

With a year-on-year increase in turnover exceeding 25%, and a growing product portfolio, XYZ Machine Tools has increased the overall floor space at its Devon headquarters by a quarter.

The addition of another 25,000 sq ft of space will help XYZ stock over 350 machines, covering everything from bandsaws through to simultaneous five-axis machining centres. XYZ’s range now encompasses over 50 machine tools and their variants, and with customer demand for any one of these machines being up to 10 units per month, holding sufficient stock is vital.
For further information www.xyzmachinetools.com

CMT heads for UAE

Chester Machine Tools will be exhibiting a selection of CNC and conventional machine tools at the forthcoming SteelFab 2019 exhibition (Sharjah, UAE, 14-17 January).

Featured will be live machining demonstrations of the Chester V6L Delta CNC machining centre with Siemens control. Also exhibited will be an Astra CL54 lathe (2 m capacity), a Kitchen & Walker G62x1600 drilling machine and, making its debut with live demonstrations, a Style 510 CNC lathe. The machines on display have been selected to provide a cross section of solutions for industry, manufacturing and educational environments.
Chester’s sixth year of attendance at SteelFab demonstrates its continuing commitment to providing quality machine tools that support the growth of a diverse variety of customers, delivering advanced and custom solutions to sectors such as defence, oil and gas, automotive, aerospace and education on a worldwide basis for over 25 years. The company can be found in hall 3 on stand 1710.
For further information www.chestermachinetools.com

Grinder keeps pace with demanding schedule

A well-established Midwest-based manufacturer that cranks out millions of shafts each year, ranging from 38 to 203 mm in length, and up to 32 mm in diameter, has recently sourced a new centreless grinder from Total Grinding Solutions (TGS).

The machine was selected thanks to its ability to handle the company’s myriad of part sizes and diameters with minimal changeover time. Robustness was an equally important factor.
With hundreds of different component sizes to process, TGS incorporated two machine upgrades to ensure that parts were handled properly. First, a custom part-pusher assembly was placed alongside the load conveyor to ensure consistent part pick-up by the accompanying Fanuc robot. Second, an advanced vision monitoring system was attached above the load conveyor to check incoming parts for size and shape, and to eliminate any potential for misfeed. Since the initial order, the manufacturer has ordered two additional TGS machines with sophisticated automation systems.
For further information www.totalgrindingsolutions.com