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Rotec Engineering
Twin Spindle Turning Centre
A twin-spindle, three-turret, three Y-axis cnc turning centre with up to 72 driven tools allows a standard set-up to produce an extremely wide range of components, said the user. UK machining subcontractor Rotec has acquired a Nakamura-Tome Super NTY3 twin-spindle, three-turret, three Y-axis turning centre. It works alongside Rotec's existing sliding head automatics to produce components up to 42mm diameter from bar faster, and with more milling power, than the sliding head cnc machines can on parts up to 32mm diameter.
Turning Technologies, a member of the Engineering Technology Group, supplied the Nakamura-Tome Super NTY3 as part of a package, which also included a Chiron FZ12KW vertical machining centre supplied by fellow Engineering Technology Group company, Chiron UK. Based in Evesham, Rotec said it serves a wide range of industries, from the automotive sector to packaging equipment, mining, medical and defence. The company also makes some unusual things such as parts for harps, cannons for model ships and curtain rails for dolls' houses.