Drurys Engineering has purchased a Bridgeport XR 300 5AX Super-Precision five-axis machining centre and an RS 51MSY multitasking turning centre with sub-spindle and driven tooling from Hardinge.
Hardinge provides five-axis machining centre
Drurys Engineering has purchased a Bridgeport XR 300 5AX Super-Precision five-axis machining centre and an RS 51MSY multitasking turning centre with sub-spindle and driven tooling from Hardinge.
The machines are being used to manufacture high-precision complex parts and mould tools for customers operating in the aerospace, defence, F1/motor sport, oil/gas and pharmaceutical sectors.
Components manufactured by Drurys have an accuracy of 10um tolerance or better and a surface finish of Ra 0.8um.
Parts are typically manufactured in small batches and materials used to manufacture parts include aluminium, inconel, titanium, stainless steel and exotic alloys.
The Bridgeport XR 300 5AX machine's rigid build and construction minimises vibration and helps reduce thermal distortion.
The machine is compact and equipped with a 25kW 12,000rpm spindle that is capable of delivering high material-removal rates and super-fine surface finishes.
A 48-position ATC ensures that the machine can be set up and left to run unattended and integrated Renishaw probing systems optimise the machine's reliability.
The Hardinge ultra-productive, collet-ready RS 51MSY 51mm-bar-capacity turning centre is equipped with live tooling, Y-axis, sub-spindle and full C-axis capability on both spindles.
The machine's live-tooling capabilities allow Drurys to perform cross- or end-milling/drilling operations and the Y-axis function means that thread milling and complex off-centre milling and drilling operations on the main or sub-spindle can be achieved.
Drurys has also invested in a third five-axis super-precision machine - a large-capacity XR 600 5AX.