In May 2024, Mills CNC supplied Winsford-based PRS Engineering, an air rifle accessory design and manufacturing specialist, with a new DN Solutions SVM 4100 vertical machining centre. The new machine is producing PRS-designed accessories and options predominantly, but not exclusively, for air rifles manufactured in the UK by Daystate and BRK (Brocock). These include extension rails, adjustable butt plates, cheek risers, cocking levers, hand grips and silencers.

The SVM 4100 is a compact, high-speed vertical machining centre that facilitates the fast processing of aluminium, light duty steels and engineering plastics. It features an 18.5 kW/12,000 rpm spindle, a 30-position ATC and a large worktable (920 x 410 mm) with a 600 kg maximum load. The machine model supplied to PRS features FANUC 0iMP control, 4th-axis interface, 20 bar through-spindle coolant capability, Renishaw probes and a Filtermist extraction unit.

Says Gavyn Jones, PRS owner and director: “We part-exchanged our existing Doosan DEM 4000 for the SVM 4100 but kept the 4th-axis unit and transferred it over to the new machine. The SVM 4100 has a compact footprint and – with its powerful and fast spindle, large worktable and tool changer – the machine significantly improved our milling capabilities.”

PRS is a company that does not rest on its laurels. As well as investing in new high-specification machine tools, the company is always looking to improve its productivity and process efficiencies. Indeed, the business is now actively looking at investing in automation.

“The company is at a watershed,” states Jones. “Business is growing but we are tight for space. We’re looking at a potential investment in automation systems in the near future to help us become more efficient and productive, and to help us respond more quickly to emergency jobs.”

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