The fleet of CNC machinery at Allspeeds’ Accrington manufacturing facility has been further enhanced with the addition of a new Doosan CNC horizontal machining centre.
With a spindle speed of up to 14,000 rpm the 5100 features an automatic tool changer capable of holding 60 tools and changing tools in 1.5 seconds!
Keith Elliot, Engineering Director, said, “The Doosan HP5100 horizontal machining centre has increased our effective capacity by more than one third, and alleviated a production bottleneck that has been a regular problem to our manufacturing lead times. The size, spindle speed, and high volume swarf management make it particularly efficient at handling out aluminium jack and cutter products.”
Praising the team at Allspeeds, Keith said, “The Allspeeds management team are extremely grateful to the production team for their part in this development. They have unlocked the potential of this new asset and achieved excellent results in a very short time.”
