600 UK Open House at newly re-organised Heckmondwike facility

Among the machines on show will be Colchester's new 2- and 3-axis Tornado CNC turning centres, Harrison's Alpha X Series – the world's finest CNC combination lathe – as well as Colchester and Harrison's conventional centre lathe range. Visitors will also see advanced workholding products and machine tool components from: Pratt Burnerd International - manual and power chucks, including the new Gripfast power chuck; taper roller bearings from Gamet Bearings; plus state-of-the-art laser marking systems from Electrox. All are brands within the UK-based 600 Group Plc. The 3-axis Tornado T2M, the newest member of the Tornado CNC turning centre range, is designed to handle small complex parts and will be unveiled at the three-day event along with the popular Alpha XS manual/CNC lathe, with versions that can now accommodate up to 6 m bed lengths and incorporate C-axis capability for handling larger, more complex, components. 600 Finance will also present a series of finance terms for customers in the UK. The newly re-organised Heckmondwike site houses dedicated manufacturing cells for all products, along with a customer showroom, allowing the exhibiting of all 600 UK products. This is complemented by new offices for all 600 UK sales, support and head office staff. "Our Open House event marks the first opportunity for 600 UK customers to see our new Heckmondwike manufacturing and showroom facilities, where 600 UK has focused its machine tools business and further expanded its machine tool, spares, accessories and components manufacturing," explained 600 UK general manager Mike Berry.