$2.3m Expansion Complete
Amidst the chaos, we have continued pushing forward and following our dreams and our passion, with the support of our loyal team. During a global pandemic and crisis, we have managed to pull together and reconnect, up-skill our team, and do some shifting around of roles. From Zoom meetings to being able to shake hands once again and indulge in a pizza and beer party, we’re starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Speaking of parties, the timing seemed to work out quite well believe it or not. With the shift into level one lock down, that was already reason enough to party. But you throw in a brand-spanking new, clean, state of the art workshop? And mix that up with some beastly new machines? And now you REALLY have a reason to party! The excitement throughout the shop was best portrayed by CTO Alex Ramsay’s dance moves. We are all secretly dancing like that on the inside but would never dare to try it in real life. Quite the brave man.
With the latest additions of the Mazak i300 and Mazak Integrex J200 the excitement is real, and it is being felt throughout the shop.
The Mazak Integrex J200S twin spindle multitasking work centre has exceptional precision, twin spindle and mill head, complete with internal tool carousel - meaning we can now offer micro to mid sized mill turned components in a single operation.
The Mazak Variaxis I-300 has a 40 pallet work changing centre and 265 tool holding capacity, this machine takes our efficiency to the next level - allowing for up to 48 hours of lights out production and eliminating setup time on production runs. We can now make a production run of 1 as cost effectively as a run of 100 - perfect for our high tech high value and low volume client base!
A huge thanks to Chris, Alex and Sam from NZ Machine Tools for coming down here from Auckland to help set these bad boys up and train up some of our boys on them! We have no doubt, that after the training Mike, Tom, Thomas and Matt will be the wizards behind the 5-axis magic. Alex seems to think he might even be able to work enough magic to have the machine’s create children…
But wait. It does not all end just there. We thought with all the new-new, we keep it moving in that direction and gave our Website some new-new shoes. Go check out the sleek new look, and make sure to follow the all-new Facebook page!
Cheers!