XYZ Machine Tools is hosting a seminar to highlight the future of five-axis machining and robotic machine tending iat the MTC (Manufacturing Technology Centre) in Coventry on 17 October.

The event will include presentations from leading figures in industry, business groups and academia who are involved in five-axis machining and robotics.

There will also be demonstrations of XYZ’s new Robo-Tend mobile machine tool automation system as well as the company’s simultaneous UMC-5X five-axis machining centre.

The day will be split into two sessions, starting at 10.00 and 13.00 (with coffee available from 09.30 and lunch at 12.00).

The presentations will include contributions from: James Selka (chief executive of the Manufacturing Technologies Association), who will highlight the MTA’s thoughts on the value of — and the economics behind — connecting cost effective automation and five-axis machining, and how “it is the future of manufacturing”; Mike Wilson (managing director of KUKA Robotics UK Ltd), who will focus on major factors in the successful implementation of robot automation; and MTC chief engineer Jeremy Hadall, who will discuss the importance of robotics — now and in the future.

Further details can be found at the Web site (www.xyzmachinetools.com).