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News Release from: DMG (UK)
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 April 2007
Southern UK invests in more CNC machine
tools
UK subsidiary of the German CNC machine tool building group, DMG, reports a a substantial growth in orders - more than GBP 4 million of machine tool orders from local manufacturers.
DMG (UK) has recorded a substantial growth in orders from the 'Home Counties' in the last five months Based in Bedfordshire itself, the company has taken more than GBP 4 million of machine tool orders from local manufacturers
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 21 Jun 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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These customers' are clearly willing to invest in high technology to compete in the tough global market but this is not just a regional trend.
This investment is happening countrywide and DMG is finding that UK manufacturers are much more 'upbeat' about business than in previous years.
Since early November, 30 companies in just four counties have ordered DMG machines and amongst them is Dupaul Engineering.
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It will be taking delivery of two DMU70eVo 5-axis machining centres adding to its existing DMG machines, making four in total.
Erode All is another existing customer, now with seven DMG machines the most recent investment being another vertical machining centre, the DMC1035V.
Further Berkshire orders are from Jenkins Engineering Services, Tecform and Instro Precision who have respectively ordered a DMC1035V, a NEF400 and a DMC635V.
For Jenkins Engineering this latest purchase represents its fourth DMG installation in as many years.
Milton Keynes-based Dowse Engineering is another company with an eye to the future.
It has just ordered its second DMG machine, a DMC635V vertical machining centre to join an existing DMU50eVo linear 5-axis machine.
Production for the autosport industry is one in which DMG has considerable expertise and this year Renault F1 Team Technical Centre is installing its 19th DMG machine at its Oxfordshire factory.
It too sees the way to retaining the Constructors Championship for another year is by investment in the latest technology.
Another motorsport company based in the Home Counties has also just increased it machining capacity with the addition of eight turning and milling machines in December 2006 to complement five existing DMG machines.
To support this continued commitment to UK manufacturing DMG (UK) will be introducing four new machines to the UK market at its April 2007 Open House (April 16-20).
This takes its total of milling machine models to 41 - with more than 100 configurations available - and turning machines to 38 with 110 configurations.
The demand for DMG's laser and ultrasonic machines is also growing in the UK and naturally these technologies will also be well represented at this Spring event.
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