GF AgieCharmilles reports MACH 2010 a complete success

These orders, in addition to the "substantial number" of machine tool enquiries taken during the show, mean that the company is well on track to achieve its 2010 sales targets. "Whichever way you look at it, we have had a really good MACH show," said Martin Spencer, managing director at GF AgieCharmilles. "It's always great to take new machine tool orders on the stand and I'm really pleased that three of these orders came from new customers. I was also impressed by the volume and the quality of the machine tool and customer service enquiries we took during the week, which we are now actively following up. "Another positive aspect about our performance at MACH was the spread of machines sold. On the EDM side, there was tremendous interest in our CUT 20P and FI 440CCS wire machines. Orders for both of these machines were taken at the show, as well as for a CUT 30P wire machine, a FORM 20 die-sink machine and a DRILL 11 hole-driller. "On the milling side, our strength in both 3 and 5-axis machine tools was evident with two machines being sold, a VCE 1000 Pro 3-axis machine and a HPM 800U 5-axis machine, during the MACH week." GF AgieCharmilles also unveiled its IQ Technology, available for die-sink machines, that reduces and sometime eliminates electrode wear.