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News Release from: Geo Kingsbury Machine Tools
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 March 2005
CNC lathe sales start buoyantly in 2005
Geo Kingsbury reports buoyant sales over the turn of the year of the MHP turning machines - separate orders valued at GBP 230,000 for three machines were received.
Geo Kingsbury reports buoyant UK sales over the turn of the year of the MHP turning machines it manufactures at its factory and engineering centre in Gosport Separate orders valued at GBP 230,000 for three MHP65 CNC lathes were received for delivery in January and February 2005
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 14 Jul 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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Subcontract machinists Staffordshire Precision Engineering, Newcastle-under-Lyme, says that its lathe is the first on site with driven tooling.
The investment is in particular to fulfil a new aerospace contract, and in general to provide extra turning capacity for mill-turning complex parts in batches up to 30-off for the automotive, scientific instrumentation, computer, food and pharmaceutical industries.
Another subcontractor, Autofour Precision Engineering, which specialises in manufacturing high accuracy turned parts up to 50mm diameter in batches of 10- to 200-off for the defence industry, also bought its MHP lathe on the back of new business.
Mainly employing sliding-head lathes, the company has two fixed-head models, an Index ABC and now the MHP lathe, both supplied by Geo Kingsbury.
The new lathe, also with live tooling in every turret station, is for carrying out second operations on parts coming from the ABC.
The third MHP65 is going to the Shipley plant of CarnaudMetalbox Engineering (UK), a major manufacturer of equipment for the canmaking industry worldwide.
It is currently redesigning the rotary tooling that forms the base of aluminium cans to reduce their weight and improve stackability.
The MHP lathe is for hard turning the new tooling and was selected partly for its rigid construction.
CarnaudMetalbox is also an Index lathe user.
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