Turnell & Odell turns to XYZ

Specialising in precision machining and fabrication, sub-contractor Turnell & Odell caters for prototype development and batch production work, while also providing an emergency breakdown repair service for process critical machinery.

Although equipped with full- CNC machine tools, including five-axis machining centres,much of the work is allocated to CNC/manual machine tools supplied by XYZ Machine Tool.

Turning work undertaken on CNC/manual lathes ranges from small pins weighing a few grammes to shafts up to 3m long and weighing 1.5t machined on the recently-installed XYZ ProTURN SLX 555 gap-bed lathe. This 3m between centres version has a swing over bed of 555mm and a swing in the gap of 900mm, as well as a 104mm spindle bore. CNC programs can be written off-line but the ease with which the ProtoTRAK control can be programmed means that T&O finds it quicker to program one-offs and low volume work at the machine.