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Open House 2025 – Manual to CNC: Your Path to Smarter Machining
Join us for two days of live demonstrations, workshops, and expert insight at the Colchester Open House. This year we celebrate 30 years of Alpha CNC/Manual Combination Lathes– machines that have transformed workshops worldwide by bridging the gap between conventional turning and CNC machining.
New Harrison Alpha lathe helps to keep water on tap
The never-ending 24/7 demand for reliable supply of water was a contributor to the choice of a new Harrison Alpha XS CNC combination lathe for the workshops of Goldenfields Water County Council.
600 UK to exhibit Colchester, Harrison, Pratt Burnerd and Clausing at Manufacturing North East 2016
600 UK will further demonstrate their 'one stop shop' capability at the Manufacturing and Engineering North East exhibition at the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle from 6-7 July.
Multi-stand and new product strategy pays dividends for 600 UK at MACH 2016
Record numbers of new enquiries and multiple orders taken directly during the show fully justified the multi-stand strategy of 600 UK at MACH 2016.
Heavyweight turning reinvented with the Colchester Magnum at MACH 2016
Not only did the new ultra-heavyweight Colchester Magnum centre lathe make it's debut at MACH 2016, but 600 UK gained their first UK sale directly at the exhibition on the first day of opening.
Pratt Burnerd 5 jaw chucking provides the answer for delicate machining
When Gamet Bearings recently had a manufacturing headache, they automatically turned to their 600 Group sister company, Pratt Burnerd International who design and manufacture manual and power chucking systems at their factory in West Yorkshire, England.
NEW Gripsafe Gripmeter makes Health & Safety a thing of the past
Pratt Burnerd International, a division of 600 UK have launched their new chuck force measurement Gripsafe gripmeter at MACH 2016. The Gripsafe accurately measures and records chuck gripping forces within seconds.
