Machining capability enhanced by CNC lathe

Matt Phillips, above, inspects the new CNC lathe. Below, members of the team haul it into the machine shop.

The machining capability at Westin Drives has been enhanced by the arrival of a CNC lathe. With a little help from our team, it was delivered to our precision engineering department.

The benefits to customers of this sophisticated machine include:

• Exceptional accuracy
• Consistency
• Faster turnaround of jobs
• Lower production costs
• Increased volume
• Greater flexibility in manufacture

The provision of CAD software on the lathe allows our engineers to design bespoke components for customers or to import their files in DXF format. After the completion of a job, files can be stored for repeat work.

It also means that a particular design can be manufactured tens, hundreds or thousands of times – and each finished product will be identical. 

Matt Phillips, our machine shop supervisor said: "We are pleased that this new extension of our capability offers significant benefits to established and potential customers."

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