Star Micronics GB Limited

Star Micronics GB supply the range of Star Sliding Head Lathes, these machines are ideal for the production of turned parts to precision tolerances. Specialising in machine tools under 36mm Star sliding head lathes are the fastest machine in its class. They have a state-of-the-art technology centre in Melbourne, Derbyshire, and a team of the very best applications engineers in the business. Their machines and the solutions they provide will secure their clients with long term accuracy, repeatability, reliability and lower component cycle times.

Star Micronics GB Limited, Chapel Street, Melbourne
Derbyshire, DE73 8JF

Specialising in the Sales of Sliding Head Lathes

Of the nine CNC lathes on the Star GB stand this year, four sliding-headstock mill-turn centres and a fixed-head lathe are being shown for the first time ever at a MACH exhibition. All of the multi-axis machines are designed for long periods of unmanned production and high levels of consistent accuracy. A large range of tooling options and additional equipment allow the provision of complete machining cells to suit users' specific requirements. It is noteworthy that, although the Star range spans 10, 16, 20, 32 and 38 mm bar capacities, five of the nine lathes on show will be 20 mm machines, as this size accounts for around 60 per cent of s

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Frank Clifford, managing director of contract machinist, Genhart Precision Engineers, operated cam-type sliding-head automatics extensively in the early 1980s. He later developed his Cheltenham company's turning expertise using fixed-head CNC lathes. Now he has come full-circle with the acquisition last summer (2011) of the subcontractor's first CNC slider – a Star SR-20RIII. A feature of Genhart's business is its focus on very high accuracy work. Better than 5 microns total tolerance has to be held consistently on parts that Mr Clifford describes as 'fiddly', without recourse to lapping or

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