Dugard has its busiest open house yet

The visitors were mainly subcontractors from a cross section of the engineering industry, with representatives from general engineering, automotive, aerospace and medical, as well as a few large OEMs. Five machines made their UK debut, and a large variety of Dugard stock was on show.

Five new machines launched at the open house. The newest addition to the range, the Dugard 52SY Swiss type CNC lathe, was one of the first machines sold. It had already generated a lot of attention at EMO 2017, and the buzz continued when it was unveiled at the open house. The machine addresses a gap in the market, with a sliding head machine with up to 52mm capacity, built in drives on the main and rear spindle, and a full range of turning/milling tools. The 52SY is ideal for manufacturing extremely complex parts.

The Dugard X5-800 also had its UK launch, and garnered a positive reaction. The 5-axis machine sports an 18,000rpm, 25/35kW built-in Kessler spindle as well as an Ø800mm table with a maximum load of 1300kg and up to 64 tool stations. This capacity is complemented by a minimum footprint at 5600 x 2600mm for a 20,000kg machine. With the ability to fulfil a wide range of complex machining demands, the Dugard X5-800 is an impressive 5-axis machining centre and the video will be available on the Dugard website.

The list of new machines goes on to include the Dugard X5-320 5-axis VMC with 15,000rpm, 30 station ATC and BT40 spindle tape; the Dugard i42U high production multi-axis CNC lathe, a competitively priced Taiwanese machine with flexible duo system simultaneous machining that saves up to 45% on cycle time; and the new Samsung SL2500BSY CNC lathe with 76mm bore diameter and Siemens 828D control.

In total 11 machine were sold at the open house. Visitors are still welcome at the Dugard showroom in Hove to see the machines in action – just call Dugard on 01273 732286 or email sales@dugard.com for more information.

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