Co-located technology suppliers deliver strong message

Co-located at the Matsuura and Tornos technology centres in Leicestershire, the recent event noted the sale of a number of high value machine tools. As Tornos UK's John Stretton commented: "The feedback from the visitors from over 100 different companies was that the event was very educational and it showed end users something different from alternative Open House events. With visitors feeling the event was well worth the visit, we noted that attendees spent considerably more time at the event than expected." From a Tornos UK perspective, a number of turning centres were sold to end users - Mr Stretton again: "The majority of the business Tornos won at the event was high value, project-led business. This fitted with the theme of the event that was based around integrated processes to maximise profitability, eliminate non productive downtime and reduce manufacturing costs. The time visitors spent at our facility highlighted the Tornos technology available, as well as the high level of relevant integration with the technology partners. By offering peripheral products and services such as tooling, workholding, CADCAM software, probing, swarf management, robotics, metrology, cutting fluids and much more, visitors could see endless productivity possibilities at one event." Tornos demonstrated its technological expertise with the return of the MultiSwiss multi-spindle turning centre, with keen attention also paid to the EvoDeco 16 turning centre that received its first UK outing. However, the one machine that made heads turn, says the company, was the Tornos CU2007 3 to 5-axis machining centre.