XYZ Machine Tools ready to celebrate 40 years in 2024 When Nigel Atherton started XYZ in 1984 and imported and installed his first two XYZ machines in 1986, he could not have anticipated the achievements over the next 40 years. Machine sales rapidly grew to over 50 every month but, the major change was the introduction of the ProtoTRAK® control in 1993, bridging the gap between manual machines and CNC. It set the benchmark for easy programming with machine tool sales growing from £3 million to £15 million over a five-year period.
The introduction of VMCs, Turning Centres and its TMC range with ProtoTRAK® and Siemens ShopMill and ShopTurn options saw turnover more than double again. XYZ’s VMC range first launched in 1996, now comprises a range which goes from the XYZ 500 LR with Siemens control up to the XYZ 3010 HD. The LR machines include linear rail technology and are powerful machines designed for a production environment. The TMC range introduced in 2022
is ideal for tool rooms and for low to medium volume production applications. It brings together the ease-of-use benefits of ProtoTRAK® and a 12 or 20 station tool changer with the features of a bed mill such as the handwheels, which make it easy to go between manual and CNC operation in an enclosed unit for an improved workshop environment. These machines start with the XYZ 500 TMC and include four models with the XYZ 1600 TMC the largest at 1,600 x 650 x 635mm
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