A Quick History of Haas Automation

A Quick History of Haas Automation

Haas Automation, founded by Gene Haas in 1983, has evolved to become the largest machine tool builder in the western world, renowned for its comprehensive line of CNC vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers, CNC lathes, and rotary products. The...
A Quick History of Mazak

A Quick History of Mazak

Mazak Corporation, founded in 1919 in Nagoya, Japan by Sadakichi Yamazaki, initially produced pots and pans before transitioning to mat-making and then woodworking machinery in the 1920s. The company ultimately shifted its focus to metalworking machine tools. Despite...
A Quick History of XYZ Machine Tools

A Quick History of XYZ Machine Tools

XYZ Machine Tools was founded in 1984 by Nigel Atherton, who, after facing redundancy during the 1984 miners’ strike, began his own business offering CNC programming help and training. Recognizing the potential of machine sales, the company shifted its focus to...
Professional CNC Machine Service & Repairs

Professional CNC Machine Service & Repairs

Finding a reliable provider for all your CNC Machine Servicing and repairs is getting harder every year. The truth is, no young blood wants to get into this field of work. With all but a few machine builders left in the UK and even those few typically import their...
The Complete Guide To Bearing Codes

The Complete Guide To Bearing Codes

Ordering replacements bearings can be a mind boggling operation. All those letters and numbers, prefix’s and suffixes, you’d be forgiven for just passing the job of ordering the bearings on to someone else, or just pay out the nose for it by going back to...