UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · Awarded contract
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Supply of Hybrid Manual/CNC Gap Bed Lathe to University of Sheffield

Awarded 26 Jan 2023

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Awarded26 Jan 2023
Value£79,000.00
RegionYorkshire and The Humber
CategoryManufacturing & Industrial
Ended 3y 10mo ago1d term
Awarded 26 Jan 2023Expired 27 Jan 2023

University of Sheffield awarded a contract to XYZ Machine Tools Ltd.

for the supply of a hybrid manual/CNC gap bed lathe, valued at £79,000.

The machine is required for the manufacture of one-off, bespoke parts for research involving large electrical machines, including wind turbine generators, energy storage flywheels, and railway traction motors, in materials ranging from plastics through non-ferrous to exotic steel alloys.

The lathe must be easy to use by experienced manual machinists for both manual and CNC operations, and support confidence building and CPD of staff progressively toward full CNC expertise.

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