1888 PressRelease – The new MW120GTEX is a high-accuracy redesign of a Muratec customer favorite, offering great performance in small spaces and a twin gantry loader for higher productivity.
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC – Murata Machinery USA, Inc., the leader in high volume production turning centers, has announced the introduction of its new MW120GTEX Twin Spindle CNC lathe.
“The MW120GTEX is a high-accuracy redesign of one of Muratec’s most popular machines, the MW120GT twin spindle CNC turning center,” explained Steve Landrum, North American Sales Manager of Murata Machinery USA’s Turning business unit. “It offers great performance within a small space and provides exceptional rigidity and high-precision processing, with minimal production time.”
The MW120GTEX features a high-accuracy spindle for tight tolerance requirements. The location of the Z-axis ballscrew is centered to improve accuracy and an X-axis box guideway gives the machine added rigidity. Its two-piece turret coupling also provides greater accuracy, while its twin independent gantries deliver rapid throughput for higher productivity.
Murata Machinery USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of Murata Machinery Ltd., Kyoto, Japan and is comprised of four divisions – Machine Tools, made up of Turning and Fabrication business units, Logistics and Automation, Clean Factory Automation and Textiles. From its headquarters in Charlotte, NC, Murata Machinery USA, Inc.’s Turning business unit supplies reliable, twin- and single-spindle automated turning centers under its Muratec brand. These machines feature innovative technology and compact designs for high productivity and intelligent gantry-loader material handling. Users of Muratec’s automated CNC lathes include automotive engineering, bearing manufacturing, valves and fittings, oil and gas as well as other industries that depend on precision, high-speed turning centers.
For additional information on the Muratec MW120GTEX twin spindle CNC lathe call 800‑428‑8469 or visit http://www.automatedturning.com