UK launches from Mori Seiki at MACH 2010

Both are fitted with Mori Seiki's new MAPPS IV high performance operating system and at the show, the NMV3000 DCG will be fitted with a 34-station automatic workpiece changer and a 160-station tool changer. More details on the NT1000 can be found in the products section here. Also on the stand, ready for delivery to Hi-Force, as part of its long-term investment plans for 'Made in Britain', will be a NT4250 SZ mill-turn centre. To demonstrate how machines can be retrofitted with automation, Mori Seiki will be exhibiting a NH4000DCG fed by a Fanuc robot. The twin pallet machine, with 120 tools, will enable visitors to see how the technology can significantly boost productivity. With over 10,000 sold worldwide, Mori Seiki's NL Series lathes are popular, and the machine to be exhibited at MACH will have a sub-spindle, driven tooling, Y-axis and a 20-station turret. High volume production is catered for by the NZ Series lathe, which has two spindles, up to three turrets and three Y axes, making it capable of cutting cycle times by up to 36 per cent, when compared to a conventional machine. With the aim of promoting engineering excellence, Mori Seiki is a major sponsor of the MANTRA truck, in collaboration with the AMRC (Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre). This vehicle will be located in the Education and Training Zone at MACH and features a Mori Seiki DuraTurn 2550MC multi-axis. AMRC will be taking the truck to schools and colleges, so that students can experience advanced engineering first hand, encouraging them to pursue it as a career.