MACHINE SHOP

Our machine shop is equipped with a variety of machine tools, that allow us to produce or repair a large range of parts, in big or small quantities for our customers. We can now machine quality parts faster, with improved surface finishes and dimensional tolerances. Why compromise on the quality of your components when you can have the best. 

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TORNADO - CNC TURNING

We have two CNC lathes available. A Tornado A90 CNC Barfeed Lathe and an Alpha CNC Jobbing Lathe. The Tornado is ideally suited for mass production of turned components up to 50mm dia. The Alpha is suited for low quantity or one off work. ​

Colchester Tornado A90 Barfeed Lathe Specifications:

• Controller: Fanuc 21i-T
• Axes: 2
• Speed Range: 0-4000rpm
• Travel: X axis 200mm, Z axis 450mm (maximum turned length)
• Swing: 130mm (maximum turned diameter 230mm)
• Turret: 12 Station ATC
• Drawtube Capacity: 52mm
• Features: Hydraulic Quill Tailstock, Parts Catcher, Measurement Probe 

Harrison Alpha 400s Lathe Manual/CNC Specifications:

• Controller: Fanuc 21
• Axes: 2
• Speed Range: 0-2500rpm
• Cross Slide Travel: X axis 250mm
• Distance Between Centres: 1250mm
• Swing Over Bed: 400mm
• Swing Over Gap: 585mm
• Swing Over Cross Slide: 165mm
• Turret: None
• Spindle Bore: 55mm

VMC - CNC MILLING

We have a Doosan DNM 6700 vertical machining centre with fourth axis available to make precise work of a high quality finish. The fourth axis allow us to rotate a workpiece around a horizontal axis for the purpose of reducing setups or doing rotational machining not possible with a standard three axis machine you typically see.

Machine Specifications:

• Controller: Fanuc
• Axes: 3 plus bed mounted 4th axis which rotates about x axis
• Speed Range: 0-12000 rpm
• Travel: X axis 1300mm, Y axis 670mm, Z axis 625 mm, A axis 360 degrees, 4th Axis Swing:  180mm (4th Axis)
• Turret: 30 Station ATC
• Features: Through spindle coolant, Cutting Air Blast, Touch Probe, Rigid Tapping 

LYNX - CNC TURNING

Doosan Lynx 2600Y 4 Axis CNC Millturn Lathe.

​Machine Specifications:

• Max Machining Dia: 380mm
• Max Turning Length: 610mm

Travels:

• X Axis Travel: 250mm
• Z Axis Travel: 680mm
• Y Axis Travel: 105mm (+/- 52.5mm)
• C Axis Travel: 360 (0.001) deg

Main Spindle: 

• Chuck Diameter: 10"
• Speed Range: 3500 RPM
• Bar Working Diameter: 81mm

​Servo Driven Turret:

• No of Tool Stations: 24 (BMT55P)

PUMA - CNC TURNING

Doosan Puma ST35GSII Swiss Style 7 Axis Sliding Headstock CNC Lathe - With Fanuc OiPLUS CNC Controller and 10.4" Colour LCD.

Machine Specifications: 

• 4m long bar feeder capacity

Capacity: 

• Maximum Machining Diameter: 35mm
• Maximum Machining Length: 500mm
  
• Maximum Front Drilling Diameter: 13mm

Main Spindle:

• Motor Power: 7.5KW (5.5KW @ 30min/cont)
• Spindle Speed: 8000RPM
• C Axis Minimum Indexing Degree: 0.001 Degree

Sub Spindle: 

• Motor Power: 3.7KW (2.2KW @ 30min/cont)

​AUTOMATIC LATHES

The Automatic Lathe department can supply metric and imperial threaded studs. We supply sizes up to 20mm diameter, in small to large quantities, quickly and cheaply with accurate threads. 

​MANUAL MACHINING

The non CNC machine tools in this are suited to quickly making simpler parts in smaller numbers. They are frequently used for customer repair work and drilling and machining castings for our customers from the foundry. Machines include: Bridgeport knee mills with vertical broaching attachment, Parkson horizontal mill with arbor attachment, lathes, surface grinders, and radial drill along with drill presses.