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Colchester-Harrison
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600 Centre Gelders Hall Road
Shepshed
Loughborough
LE12 9NH
UK
Telephone: (UK) +44 1509 600600
http://www.colchester.co.uk
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Listing of all 117 news releases from Colchester-Harrison:
Vertical machining centre is simultaneous 5-axis
Colchester-Harrison has introduced a simultaneous 5-axis CNC vertical machining centre for high accuracy, five-side machining operations.
News from Colchester-Harrison (14 April 2008)
Twin turret Tornado cuts floor to floor time
The new generation, 100% British designed and manufactured Colchester-Harrison Tornado TT6 turn-mill centre, is the ideal platform for high performance turning and Y-axis milling operations
News from Colchester-Harrison ( 7 March 2008)
CNC mill-turn centre cuts product lead times
User application article A hydraulic systems producer is using a 5-axis mill-turn centre, with sub-spindle, to achieve continual improvements in productivity, surface finish and aid reduction of overall product lead times.
News from Colchester-Harrison (26 February 2008)
Advanced CNC mill-turn centre is easy to program
An eight-axis, twin spindle, twin turret, CNC mill-turn centre has a control system further enhanced to improve ease of use and especially when performing on-machine programming.
News from Colchester-Harrison (22 February 2008)
Vertical machining centres offer wide choice
Vertical machining centres are in a rang covering from a simple, low-cost, high rigidity general purpose machine, to a high specification type with 15,000 rev/min spindle and 48m/min rapid traverse.
News from Colchester-Harrison (20 December 2007)
Mill/turn centre speeds changeover on batches
User application article A CNC mill/turn centre equipped with a sub-spindle provides quick job changeover times when producing 500 different motor shaft types in a 'single-hit' cycle.
News from Colchester-Harrison ( 6 December 2007)
CNC lathes builder to save energy usage
UK CNC lathe and turning centre builder, 600 Lathes, aims to become a 'reference site' not only for quality products but achieving good environmental practices.
News from Colchester-Harrison (22 November 2007)
UK machine tool builder records EMO orders
Colchester-Harrison reports that it sold over EUR 1 million worth of machine tools during the first days of EMO 2007, with 60% of orders originating in Germany.
News from Colchester-Harrison (20 November 2007)
Vertical machining centres and CNC lathes shown
Shown for the first time at EMO 2007 was range of vertical machining centres alongside CNC production and flat-bed CNC and combination lathes and mill-turn centres.
News from Colchester-Harrison (20 September 2007)
Rigidity for multi axis mill turn centres
The 'Duo-Stable' construction on Colchester-Harrison's latest Tornado machines offers higher productivity and stability.
News from Colchester-Harrison (18 September 2007)
UK CNC lathe factory restructured
Colchester-Harrison has restructured its lathe plant to meet rising order books for its CNC range of Tornado mill/turn centres and Alpha combination lathes.
News from Colchester-Harrison (10 September 2007)
Mill-turn centre does jobs in one set-up
User application article A mill-turning centre with a sub-spindle has taken multi-operational work away from a conventional CNC lathe and machining centres to finish jobs complete in a single set-up, said a subcontractor.
News from Colchester-Harrison (22 August 2007)
CNC lathes and mill-turn centres to be shown
Latest 2-axis CNC lathes have significantly increased spindle power and size of the linear ways and will be shown at EMO 2007 alongside advanced mill-turn centres.
News from Colchester-Harrison (19 July 2007)
CNC lathes range includes mill/turn centres
For most machining applications, a UK company offers CNC lathes ranging from 3-axis machines to mill/turn centres with Y-axis, 'combination' manual/CNC lathes and vertical machining centres.
News from Colchester-Harrison (11 May 2007)
Vertical machining centre has geared head
To maximise productivity when milling and drilling from a 22kW, 6,000 rev/min ZF geared headstock design, a vertical machining centre has high rigidity and high lateral stiffness in its structure.
News from Colchester-Harrison (19 April 2007)
Mill/turn centre combines three ops into one
User application article Mill/turn centre can machine off-centre features, keyways, flats and contoured milled surfaces as well as perform helical milling and has combined thee operations into one.
News from Colchester-Harrison (16 April 2007)
UK subcontractor to expand CNC machine tool park
User application article Having to increase its manufacturing capacity, a subcontractor has invested GBP 250,000 in CNC lathes and a vertical machining centre to meet growing oil/gas/subsea components demand.
News from Colchester-Harrison (28 March 2007)
South UK orders for CNC lathes surged
Latest CNC lathes and mill-turn centres gained a sudden rise in orders for Colchester-Harrison's Kent, UK agent - some GBP 500,000 - during the closing months of 2006.
News from Colchester-Harrison (27 February 2007)
CNC lathes' conversational programming wins
User application article Conversational programming, which is very easy to learn, allows a subcontractor to program most of its CNC lathe jobs on the shop floor - even quite complex work.
News from Colchester-Harrison (27 February 2007)
Accurate machining centre has latest CNC
A high specification CNC with a manual guide for milling is fitted to a mid-range vertical machining centre, which has a positioning accuracy of five microns.
News from Colchester-Harrison (13 February 2007)
Fifty years of lathes sales celebrated
Heavy duty CNC lathe suits oil and gas work
Package brings machining back 'in-house'
Heavy duty CNC lathe suits oil, gas industries
CNC lathes' controls have enhanced simulation
Combination lathe chosen on return on investment
Multi-machine tool order placed by subcontractor
CNC slant bed lathe halves machining cycle times
3D graphics raise CNC turning confidence
Heavy duty combination lathe has latest CNC
CNC lathe company includes VMCs in packages
Cell combines turn/mill cycles, runs unmanned
Mill/turn centre to show orbital milling
Seven-axis turning centre has integrated handling
Subcontractor adds CNC turning to up capacity
Irish interest rises in multi-axis CNC lathes
Lathe load/unload system integrates with handling
Northern England lathes sales manager appointed
CNC lathes chosen for college facility
Turning centre support operations enhanced
7-axis turning cell with automatic loading system
Czech machine tool distributor gets EU grant
Assisted programming speeds CNC turning
Colchestersales (UK) appoints sales manager
Inventors familiarise quickly with CNC turning
CNC lathe performs orbital milling
Mill/turn cell has programmable handling
Mill/turn centre boosted with Y-axis turret
CNC lathe satisfies student teaching needs
CNC turning centres feature Y-axis
Turning centre's CNC drives barfeed, cuts set-up
Lathes offer accuracy, high metal removal rates
Five-axis chucker turns and mills in 'one hit'
Colchester Sales expands applications support
Combination lathe turns ACME threaded SS shafts
'Lights-out' CNC turning wins back the work
Reginal sales manager brings FMS experience
High grade titanium cut with ease
'Lights-out' mill-turn package seals contract
Midlands centre takes over UK lathe support
Extensive CAD/CAM experience plays key role
Chucking package included with five axes
Turn titanium parts at nearly four times faster
Flat bed CNC lathe has large gap for big parts
'Lights out' turning package starts at GBP 53,000
Frequent changeovers determined CNC lathe choice
Three-axis CNC lathe has six driven tool stations
Five-axis, 52mm bar mill-turn centre is compact
Turning cells play central role in SME initiative
Colchester and Rocol set up technical partnership
Toolroom made thorough evaluation of 3-axis lathes
CNC production lathe spurs model company growth
CNC lathe cuts extrusion die machining by 70%
One day 'Turning Workshop' makes CNC lathe sales
UK CNC lathe builder moves into mill-turn centres
Electronic lathe first time user produces in hours
Where standard CNC lathe is the best choice
Holding a special form thread within microns in SS
Value engineering upgrades CNC lathe specification
College invests in advanced CNC machine tools
Flat bed CNC lathe can also be operated manually
CNC lathes raise medical components output
Teenager becomes youngest Tornado user
Compact lathe covers one-off and batch turning
Value engineering exercise reduces lathe costs
Lathes assist in 'exotic' alloy machining research
Lathes' CAM features 3D animation of job and path
Combination lathe offered at attractive price
Financing package is based on asset finance
CNC lathe insurance cover offered at fixed price
Investment in latest CNC turning keeps the work in
Colchester Southern Technical Centre opened
Lathe maker seeks to extend 'lights out' potential
Finance boost gets higher value machining jobs
Turning large parts without spending a fortune
Northern UK technical sales engineer appointed
Chucking lathe cranks up production by 50%
Quality centre lathe price cut by 40%
CNC lathe solves complex electrical parts problems
Demand for centre lathes brings prices down
CNC turning gives flexibility and quick response
'Lights out' turning makes the most of CNC
Racing team's CNC lathe will also supply parts
Large lathe benefits applied to smaller machine
'Time gentlemen please!' - but orders rolled on
Sits quietly in the corner and keeps on turning
Value-for money package based on two CNC chuckers
Contestants to do battle with CNC lathes
Slant bed CNC lathe has stiffer bearing spindle
Three-day open house attracts CNC lathe orders
Turning operations on oil industry parts reduced
CNC lathe turns out development couplings
Tornadoes carry on turning in the dark
Tornado CNC lathes get driven tooling
Solid base on which to turn one-offs
Improved lathe at even more attractive price
Lights out CNC turning frees manpower
