Leader CNC secures order on day one of MACH

Jaycee Engineering of Brownhills, Walsall had been reviewing the market for a 2-axis turning centre for some time and conducted one last examination of potential products at MACH before making its decision to acquire a SMEC DMC CNC lathe on day one of the show. Later in the show, Double G Engineering placed an order for a larger SMEC 12S DMC machine. MACH 2008 was the first opportunity for the UK market to see one of the new higher specification SMEC (Samsung Machine Tool Engineering Company) machines now available within the established DMC range through Leader CNC. Leader CNC showed the quality and automation levels of the DMC range by linking a DMC 8S with the revolutionary “Winning Sam” billet and bar loader which has already won several innovation awards in Europe. This automated loader has the ability to feed bars, change parts between operations and store/retrieve billets within the built-in storage unit. The company also used MACH to exhibit the MHC Pick-up CNC lathe fully integrated with a Fanuc robot. Having already secured a £350,000 order for Monforts in the UK - the first since 1999 - the high specification range of Monforts machines with their patented hydrostatic guideways is already having a positive impact with Leader CNC, with further orders already agreed. Leader CNC is also the UK agent for Toshiba and the Kitamura range of machining centres.