Ward CNC returned to the MACH 2024 exhibition in Birmingham earlier this year with a double presence. Highlights included many visitors enjoying the display put on by cutting tool partner Vargus UK, which showcased a Hyundai Wia HD3100YA Y-axis CNC lathe (available in the UK from Ward CNC). The company was also delighted with visits from other lathe principals such as Gurutzpe and Takisawa Japan.

At MACH, Ward CNC was able to discuss its wide range of CNC machine tool and metalworking solutions with both new and returning customers from across the UK, resulting in much interest and many enquiries.

Ward CNC’s applications team showcased the impressive specification of the Hyundai-Wia CNC lathe, which ran live demonstrations throughout the week on the Vargus stand. Among the machine’s features are hardened and ground box guideways, plus a one-piece heavy-duty cast-iron bed for accuracy and rigidity during machining. Further features include a BMT65P turret, Y axis, C axis, driven tooling, 10″ chuck, 12-station ATC and a FANUC 0iT control with 15-inch monitor. Users can take advantage of a 760 mm maximum turning length and a swing-over-bed of 800 mm. The A2-8 spindle nose offers 3500 rpm, plus 5000 rpm live tooling speed.

Utilising a range of cutting tools from Vargus, the demonstration showcased a vast array of machining techniques, including wave-form grooving, Y-axis milling, and C-axis polar milling. Ward CNC is now in discussions with the businesses and engineers who came for a chat during the exhibition. The company holds over 40 machines in stock from seven brands.

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Following the announcement that the Mylas range of multi-axis turning centres will be available in the UK from Dugard, the latest machines to join the portfolio are the DY twin-spindle, double Y axis, multi-tasking turning centres. Rapidly following the UK launch of the Mylas DT series of twin-spindle, twin turret turn-mill centres, the double Y-axis configuration of the DY range presents manufacturers with more flexibility than ever before.

The arrival of the DY series with two Y axes presents new opportunities to machine shops in the aerospace, automotive, medical, hydraulics, electronics and general subcontract manufacturing arenas. Like DT models, the DY series is available in three variants: the DY42, DY52 and DY60. Each designation specifies the maximum bar turning capacity of the main spindle.

From a specification perspective, travel is 175 mm in X1/X2 axes with 240 mm on the sub-spindle, whilst Z1/Z2 travel is 450 and 500 mm respectively with ±35 mm in the Y axis. The DY42, DY52 and DY65 have a swing over the saddle of 260 mm with a maximum bar turning length of 135 and 150 mm on the main spindle and 60 mm on the sub-spindle, providing a total maximum turning length of 350 mm.

Dugard says that the DY series offers robust construction with oversize precision ground box-ways on all axes that deliver rigidity and precision with heavy-duty cutting capability. Underpinning these attributes is the stress-relieved Meehanite casting that maximises vibration dampening and supports the heavy-duty precision spindle.

Looking at the kinematics of this addition to the Dugard portfolio, front machining is supported by a 7.5/11 kW spindle motor with a BMT 45 12-station tool turret that can accommodate up to 24 tool positions.

More information www.dugard.com