Unit 3, Thornsett Trading Estate, Birch Vale, SK22 1AH
01663 748852
giles@alkensystems.co.uk

Long Lathe Turning

Long Lathe Turning

We offer conventional turning and are one of just a handful of engineering companies in the UK that has large diameter turning capabilities and can turn over 11m between centres.

The long bed lathe is specifically for manufacturing longer than average components, for example, as used in the oilfield industry, for drive shafts and mixer shafts, railway axles and pipes up to 35 feet long.

Available as a one-off or multiple-batch order, our long lathe and large diameter turning capacity may also be part of an end-to-end customer project.

Our Machines Include -

– Binns & Berry Trident centre lathe with 1 metre swing over gap,11.5 metres between centres

– Binns & Berry Trident centre lathe with 6 metres between centres

– Lathe Ward 10 turret lathe

– Webster Bennett 48” vertical borer