DPC Upgrades To Latest Citizen

The latest acquisition at Dawson Precision Components (DPC) is a new Citizen L12 sliding head lathe.

The machine is new to the range and replaces the B12 machines which DPC previously ran on small parts ranging from 12mm diameter down to 0.8mm diameter.

The L12 is faster in its rapids and processing speeds whilst being vastly more flexible than the B12. This will enable the machine to run at full capacity, in contrast to the B12 machines which were not flexible enough to cover the range of parts DPC regularly machines.

The L12 has a 12mm bar capacity, 15,000 rpm main spindle and 10,000 rpm sub-spindle. Tool capacity is six vertically held turning tools, four gang rotary tools, four fixed front and rear drill holders and four sub-spindle facing static or rotary holders.

The new machine enables DPC to cope with the increased demand for small components from customers in the medical, rail, oil & gas, automotive and scientific instrument industries in a range of steels, aluminium alloys and plastics.

Based in Shaw, Manchester, DPC has been manufacturing precision turn/mill parts for over 40 years. Other recent investments include a Mycenter 3XG Machining Centre and two Mazak Nexus 200MSY mill/turn centres.