Mills announces distributor deal with Zayer

Mills CNC has announced that it has become the UK and Irish distributor for Zayer, a successful and technically innovative Spanish-based machine tool manufacturer renowned for the high-quality of its large-capacity horizontal bed mills, travelling-column milling machines, and bridge- and gantry-type mills.

The distributor arrangement will enable Mills, the exclusive distributor of DN Solutions’ machine tools in the UK and Ireland, to plug a gap in its product line-up, by being able to provide customers with specific Zayer machines from the company’s extensive machine tool range. The quid pro quo enables Zayer access to UK and Irish markets via Mills’ well-established sales network and channels.

“Our relationship with DN Solutions remains unchanged. The Zayer machines we are selling in the UK and Ireland complement our DN Solutions’ machine tool ranges and are not competing with or against them,” affirms Mills CNC CEO Tony Dale.

“DN Solutions’ and Zayer machines co-exist within our product portfolio and enable us to select the most appropriate large machine tool solutions for customers based on their application needs and requirements.”

Mills, as part of its ongoing business operations, regularly monitors and reviews market trends and is in regular dialogue with its customers to establish how it can better help improve their productivity, performance and profitability.

The discussions helped identify a need for access to high-precision, powerful and reliable large-capacity horizontal bed mills and, similarly, large travelling-column and gantry-type milling machines.

Mr Dale continues: “We believe there are significant opportunities in the UK and Ireland, within the oil and gas, aerospace, power generation and renewables’ sectors in particular, for this type of technology geared, as it is, to large precision part processing.

“After researching the market, we approached Zayer, a leading Spanish machine tool manufacturer and a company with a rich pedigree in innovation, R&D and customer service, with our ideas and requirements. They were more than receptive to our plans and were keen to expand their distributor network and gain access to the UK and Irish markets.”

This is a view echoed by Zayer’s general manager, Fernando Arocena: “Mills CNC is a market leader with an impressive track record and a great reputation in the markets it serves. We have many things in common – from a proactive business approach through to a commitment to innovation, customer service and growth. The arrangement with Mills is exciting and a natural progression for Zayer.”

In addition to selling Zayer machines, Mills’ engineers will also deliver, install and commission Zayer equipment at customers’ facilities, undertake all training requirements and service the machines.

“It's a similar set up to what we already have in place for DN Solutions’ machines,” says Tony Dale. “The whole servicing operation is structured, organised and run along the same professional and proven principles and methods that have made our aftersales service and support operations so successful.”

In addition to its machine tool ranges used extensively by large component manufacturers across Europe and throughout the rest of the world, Zayer has invested in an innovative in-house ‘HeadsLAB’ facility – dedicated to the design and development of its advanced, multi-axis and multi-functional spindle heads – at its headquarters in Northern Spain.

Zayer spindle heads increase the flexibility of its machine tools and help customers increase productivity and efficiencies, enabling them to get the most from their investment.

Zayer’s commitment to SMART and factory-of the-future technology and advanced digital solutions has seen it also develop its Horus NX services platform to help optimise the management and performance of its machines. Other innovations include numerous machining apps that help customers increase machine uptime and optimise processes.

Mr Dale concludes: “This is big news for Mills, Zayer, our customers and UK and Irish manufacturing as a whole.

“Essentially, if manufacturers of large components require a high-quality, high-accuracy and flexible machine tool solution, there’s a Zayer, or a DN Solutions’ machine from Mills CNC that will more than meet their needs.”

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