XYZ Machine Tools invites industry to bag a bargain

The planned refurbishment and re-equipping of XYZ Machine Tools Ltd's showrooms in Blackburn, Nuneaton and Waltham Abbey means that all current demonstration machines must be sold at each of the three locations during a series of two-day events. "These machines are less than eight months old and will be available at savings of thousands of pounds," says Nigel Atherton, managing director, "Everyone is welcome, and there is no need to register. Just turn up on your preferred day to make the most of unbeatable prices backed by flexible finance schemes with guaranteed buy-back prices designed to help businesses flourish in these uncertain times." The three events (Blackburn, 9-10 September; Nuneaton, 23-24 September; and Waltham Abbey, 7-8 October) will also herald the introduction of significant new additions to the XYZ portfolio. These are: the 20 hp (15 kW)/8000 rpm (as standard) XYZ 1020 VMC vertical machining centre with Siemens 810D ShopMill CNC; the 3 hp (2.25 kW)/4000 rpm variable spindle speed head XYZ SMX 2500 CNC/manual bed mill (pictured) featuring the latest-generation ProtoTRAK CNC; and a three-model range of manual lathes with capacities ranging from 14 inch (356 mm) swing over bed and 30 inch (750 mm) between centres to 23 inch (585 mm) swing over bed and 80 inch (2000 mm) between centres. XYZ's CNC/manual turning and milling machines are designed specifically for cost-effective prototype and low volume production applications, and equipped with the top-of-the-range ProtoTRAK SLX and SMX control systems that feature easy-to-use 'plain English prompts' and high quality graphics. Similarly, full-CNC machines, such as the new XYZ 1020 VMC, XYZ turning centres and XYZ XL 'extra large' CNC lathes, feature the easy-to-use Siemens ShopMill and ShopTurn conversational controls that can be programmed without any 'G coding' programming knowledge.