Inca has purchased a Dugard Eagle 400 large-capacity lathe for the precision turning of components in aluminium, brass and perspex that can be up to 550mm in diameter. The lathe was required to exhibit rigidity, a good control-system interface and the ability to maintain a good surface finish on aluminium and plastics, as well as a range of steels.The company also faces geometric demands for concentricity, flatness and parallelism. A pre-owned Quaser vertical machining centre with fourth-axis and Heidenhain control was installed for further general-machining tasks. Inca also took delivery of a large TOS W100A horizontal-boring machine with Heidenhain five-axis readout.
