Mills CNC (www.millscnc.co.uk), the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, has announced that it will be showcasing an advanced automated flexible manufacturing cell at its forthcoming ‘Strokes of Genius…LIVE’ Open House, taking place at the company’s Technology Campus facility in Leamington Spa 18-19 October.

The cell — comprising a new Doosan DNM 5700 vertical machining centre and a RoboJob automated workpiece load/
unload system (supplied by Hydrafeed, the UK agent for RoboJob automated solutions) — will demonstrate the significant productivity gains that manufacturers can expect to achieve from automating their machining processes and embracing unmanned production.

Mills CNC’s technical director, Tony Dale, said: “Automation, such as that offered by the RoboJob system, enables manufacturers to become much more flexible and, for a relatively modest outlay, get more from their machine tools by allowing them to run unattended during the day and overnight.”

As well as the automated machining demonstration taking place at the Open House, representatives from Hydrafeed will be hosting an ‘Automation Seminar’ on both days; this will highlight the commercial and operational advantages of automation.