TS Harrison and Sons

PO Box 20
Union Street
Heckmondwike
WF16 0HN
UK

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Operations software boosts manual/CNC lathe usage

'Operations Link' software offers operators of manual/CNC 'combination' lathes further important advantages in time-saving, automatic linking of operating cycles and workshop efficiency.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 25 August 2006

Lathe distributor of the year named

UK lathe distributor, Datamach of Coventry - one of the UK's most successful machine tools suppliers - has been named as Harrison's 'Distributor of the Year, 2005-6'.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 12 May 2006

Manual/CNC lathe can also perform milling

The latest generation of advanced customised controls and conversational programming systems feature on the first Harrison manual/CNC lathe to have a milling facility.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 7 April 2006

Toolroom CNC mill/turn lathes unveiled

Full production models of the Harrison Alpha X Series, which includes the all-new 3-axis Alpha 1550XM model - with full C-axis and milling capability - were unveiled in the UK in 2005.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 17 November 2005

Gear maker's greater efficiency with lathe and CNC

High quality finished gears and other turned components, enhanced efficiency and production speeds are some of the benefits being derived by Apple Rochester Gears, of Wellingborough.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 16 September 2005

Precision electronic lathe is easy to use

Operators at a clockmaker were impressed by an electronic lathe, which they find easy to use and benefits included the digital touchscreen control and repeatable cycle programs.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 31 August 2005

College adds six more manual lathes

Manual turning is the building block for lathe operators and six new manual machines will helps them to understand the turning process and acquire the basic skills.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 21 July 2005

College expands manual/CNC lathe training

Another electronic teach lathe is providing a vital 'hands on' training opportunity, for students intent on careers in mechanical engineering and also for local engineering companies.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 29 June 2005

New lathes key to machining company's strategy

A leading Sheffield engineering and machining company has staked its future strategy for supplying high-accuracy, quality-finished turned components on Harrison's lathe technology.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 8 June 2005

Combination lathe chosen for advanced research

Bristol University needed a large machine to be used manually but also had the software programs to turn more complex shapes, for which a 'half-NC' or 'combination' lathe was selected.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 1 June 2005

Manual/CNC lathe is better and quicker

Since acquiring a manual/CNC lathe, a leading motor factory is producing turned parts "better and quicker" allowing new parts - and 'one-offs' - to be produced to high quality standards.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 31 March 2005

Manual/CNC lathes add flexibility

Ongoing investment in dual manual/CNC lathes allows a specialist subcontractor to produce parts - such as LH and RH threaded hubs - much more easily than on conventional lathes.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 10 March 2005

Advanced turning brings new business

An example is given of how advanced lathe technologies have helped traditional, precision engineering companies to develop their businesses for new markets and customers.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 25 February 2005

Advanced CNC lathe defeats overseas competition

An advanced, CNC lathe has transformed the capability of a small engineering company, so that it is now regularly beating a major Japanese OEM in the competitive replacement machine parts market.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 3 November 2004

Acquisition extends turning capacity

Woodhey Engineering of Bacup, Lancashire, has expanded its capacity to produce high quality components with the acquisition of a Harrison Alpha 1550S manual/CNC lathe.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 28 October 2004

High speed manual/CNC lathe turns smaller parts

In direct response for turning small-diameter components to the highest levels of accuracy and finish quality, a lathe builder has developed a 5000 rev/min version of its manual/CNC lathes.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 19 August 2004

Manual/CNC lathe reduces hours' work to minutes

One of the main factors for choosing a manual/CNC lathe was that it is very easy to learn to use and also very much quicker than manual lathes, says a subcontractor.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 21 July 2004

Manual and CNC lathes to boost technical training

DRMT of Leicester has supplied six Harrison M300 manual centre lathes and an Alpha 1330S manual/CNC lathe to the technology faculty at Coleg Menai, Bangor.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 31 May 2004

Leicester distributor has strong order book

Leicester-based 'Harrison' distributor Derek Robinson Machine Tools attracted over 180 visitors to its recent Open House with the majority of customers confirming a 'strong order book'.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 13 April 2004

Manual/CNC flatbed lathe benefits from touchscreen

Believed to have one of the most advanced control systems on the market yet, a two-axis, flatbed lathe is designed to operate across a wide spectrum of manual/CNC working parameters.

News from Manufacturingtalk, 9 February 2004

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