A quarterly regional meeting of The Advanced Machinery & Productivity Institute (AMPI) provided an opportunity for a preview of PTG Holroyd’s soon-to-be-launched, large-capacity HG500 ultra-high-performance helical profile grinding machine.
Held at PTG Holroyd’s Rochdale-based machine tool technology center in May, the AMPI event included networking opportunities and an update on the institute’s flagship industry and academic-led projects which support manufacturers in the development of world-class machine tool technologies.
Delegates toured PTG Holroyd’s production facilities, with the highlight being a demonstration of the company’s new HG500 helical rotor CNC grinding machine.
“Following the recent, highly successful launch of our smaller HG350 gear grinding center — the first UK machine tool to use Siemens Sinumerik ONE future-proof CNC — we realized that a very real need also existed for a new large-capacity helical rotor grinding machine,” said PTG Holroyd engineering director Paul Hinchliffe.
“As you can imagine, however, the challenges involved in developing two new machine tools in close succession are considerable, particularly for a U.K.-based manufacturer operating in the vastly competitive global sector,” Hinchliffe said. “We were therefore delighted that after reviewing the impressive environmental credentials and performance capabilities of our proposed new HG500 model, AMPI agreed to help support us during the development stages of the machine. As a result, we will be able to launch the HG500 much sooner than would have otherwise been possible. As proud founder members of AMPI — an organization focused on helping UK companies address their machinery manufacturing challenges — we are grateful for the assistance we have received and are committed to supporting British machine tool manufacturing wherever we can.”
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