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Citizen sets up dedicated solution centre C
itizen Machinery UK, which supplies Cincom sliding-head and Miyano
and Irish markets, has been providing manufacturing solutions to OEMs and subcontractors in their supply chains for virtually the entire time the company has been in business. However, the degree of customisation that it is being asked to engineer into the equipment it supplies has now reached such a high level that it has decided to centralise this side of the business by setting up a dedicated centre, Managing Director Edward James said, “As the largest supplier of bar fed lathes into the markets we serve and being a specialist “In our industry it is no longer enough to deliver a so-called turnkey package, which is subject to a lot of interpretation and often misunderstood. It can mean simply the supply of a machine, a few cutters and a couple of programs.
“Customers demand more than that these
days. They want a fully worked out, end-to- before delivery, complete with attachments, peripherals, in-house-written software and perhaps additional robotic functions such as cleaning and packaging. Projects are often demanding in terms of their scope, level of innovation, the process capability to be achieved and return on investment required.”
premises independently from the applications department there to project-manage such assembly and prove-out to delivery, acceptance and training.
The solution could be stand-alone or integrated into a larger manufacturing plant; request or at the instigation of Citizen. In all cases there will be a sound business case for what is delivered. It will be pragmatic, necessarily the top solution possible, which amortise.
and software, which will often involve automation such as robotic or gantry loading of billets, forgings, and near net shape parts and unloading of components. Additionally, it will show technology that is less frequently encountered, such as in-cycle laser cutting of apertures in the thin wall of a stainless steel stent.
presented will include the mounting of a digital microscope and a 21-inch screen to assist setting of micro tooling on a 12 mm capacity sliding-head lathe used for watch component manufacture; and the provision on a 32mm capacity sliding-head lathe of a pair of high frequency, 60,000 rpm spindles in the gang toolpost, together with mounting adapters, pneumatic and electrical supplies, custom software and displays for spindle speed feedback.
CONTACT:
Citizen Machinery UK Ltd
www.citizenmachinery.co.uk
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