UK Engineering firm doubles capacity with Biglia CNC lathes

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Morris Engineering has invested in Britain’s first Biglia CNC lathes of their type – capable of making small prototypes to high volume machined parts.

The lathes, which have already dramatically increased productivity, will modernise their manufacturing process with the aim of future-proofing the company. The two lathes can work in any material and the larger of the two has twin-opposed spindles and three Y-axis turrets - 13 axes in total - cutting production time.

With its multiple spindles it is milling and turning simultaneously, cutting the time to make one particular mechanical component for the aerospace industry from one and a quarter hours to just eight minutes.

The Biglia Quattro 465 T3Y3 is so fast and accurate that the company has doubled its capacity and widened its capabilities.

Managing director Tim Winzer said: “The detail and accuracy would make the Biglias ideal for any kind of complex component or prototype. It was an important investment for our company but we knew we had to reduce cycle times to remain well ahead of the competition. Before they arrived we were using two or three machines per component. Now it’s all done in one machine. We are now able to carry out a lot of balanced turning and milling at both spindles, as the third, lowest turret serves both. Often during the cycle we have three tools cutting simultaneously.”

The Biglia B465 T3Y3 CNC lathe is the first of its kind in the UK and the company carried out months of research before settling on the Milan-based firm. Morris production engineer Lee Clarke said the Biglia had improved his working environment with a full week’s production recently completed in just one day.

Clarke said: “It really has made a difference and the accuracy is staggering. It can work in any metal or plastic and the process is so quick.”

Accuracy is everything in precision engineering with a margin of error on some components of less than a few microns. The high volume smaller B436 Biglia twin-spindle lathe with its nimble, two Y-axis turrets is perfect for producing smaller turn-milled parts, up to its maximum bar capacity of 36mm.

Mr Winzer added: “There really is no limit to what these machines are capable of. They are fast and accurate and we have doubled our capacity and hugely increased the range of products we can supply.”

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