For more than 25 years Pace
Precision in Harlow has
specialised in the design,
prototyping and manufacture
of precision components and
associated equipment.

Ongoing investment, most
recently in an XYZ 250 TC
turning centre, coupled with
traditional engineering skills
is contributing to a third
consecutive year of record
growth – with current
turnover up 20% on the
previous year.

The XYZ 250 TC turning
centre is the third machine
tool to be supplied to Pace
Precision by XYZ Machine
Tools. Its two predecessors, a
ProTURN CNC/manual lathe
and a ProtoTRAK
CNC/manual mill, have
performed well, prompting
investment in a 38hp/3500
rev/min turning centre with a
12-postion VDI turret and
MT5 tailstock.

With a turning capacity of
250mm diameter (77mm bar
capacity) by 650mm, and
equipped with Siemens
ShopTurn conversational
control, the XYZ 250 TC is
earmarked for longer batch
runs. This enables one
operator to oversee two
machines, making more
productive use of skills.

Programming is carried out on
the shopfloor; the simplicity of
the Siemens CNC system,
with its easy to navigate
menus and ‘help’ screens,
contributes to significant
time savings. The control can
be programmed by operators
without specific DIN/ISO
programming knowledge,
with canned cycles catering
for common machining
functions such as stock
removal against contour and
residual material recognition.