Pendle Engineering, based in Nelson, Lancashire, has taken delivery of the largest vertical machining centre in the XYZ range.
The XYZ 3010, which weighs in at 25 tonnes, is the fourth XYZ machine purchased by the fabrication and CNC machining specialist. Its decision to make an investment like this at this time was driven by the confidence it was seeing from its customers, while at the same time delivering a significant increase in machining capacity with its axis travels of 3000 mm by 1000 mm by 800 mm (xyz), backed by a 56 hp 8000 revs/min spindle. Pendle Engineering now has the capability to machine pieces weighing up to 4000 kg, with the machine’s Y-axis supported by six box slideways to generate the support and rigidity required.
“At Pendle Engineering we are committed to delivering quality, service and value to our customers through our passion and our people. Our subcontract steel manufacturing services are supplied to a broad range of industry sectors and the encouraging levels of customer demand gave us the confidence to invest in the XYZ 3010, our fourth XYZ machine tool,” says Chris Smith, Managing Director, Pendle Engineering. “This new machine not only bolsters our existing machining capacity but allows us to bring the machining of larger (>1m) workpieces in-house. These unprecedented circumstances have without doubt added an extra dimension to our investment decision-making, but we are planning for the long term and are delighted to be working with XYZ Machine Tools once again.”
“It has been, and continues to be, unusual and difficult time for engineering companies and those that supply it,” says Nigel Atherton, Managing Director, XYZ Machine Tools. “However, there has always remained an air of positivity and we are now beginning to see some expansion in business activity. Companies such as Pendle Engineering are showing the confidence to move their business forward through investment and we are happy to be able to continue our long standing relationship with Chris and his team.”