Pictured right: Alan Pickering and Julian Kidger Unison's joint managing directors at MACH 2026MACH 2026 was a major success for
Unison Ltd, the UK-based inventor of all-electric tube manipulation, and for its sister company,
Nukon Laser UK – the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor of European-built Nukon fibre laser cutting machines.
During the five-day event at Birmingham’s NEC, no fewer than 250 delegates registered their interest in either Unison’s or Nukon’s machine tool technologies. A hugely powerful Nukon Cross 420 (4m x 2m bed size) 20kW flat sheet metal fibre laser cutting machine was sold during the week, as was a Unison Breeze 38mm (maximum tube diameter) Twinhead all-electric ‘symmetrical shapes’ tube bending machine.
Demonstrations of a Unison Breeze 50mm (maximum tube diameter) all-electric, multi-stack tube bending machine proved hugely popular among visitors to the Unison and Nukon stand, as did the Nukon Cross fibre laser machine, which is a recent addition to the Nukon range.
Other machine tool technologies on display on Unison’s stand included one of the company’s manually operated and CNC-controlled EvBend 1000 precision tube bending machines, and a Pneuform 3D rotary head wire bending machine. Demonstrations of Unison’s advanced Opt2Sim Scan tube measurement system also took place throughout the event.
Developed especially for companies that require maximum flexibility and ease of programming in tube bending, the 50mm Breeze machine showcased on the Unison stand is a favoured choice among aerospace and automotive component manufacturers, furniture and handrail makers, HVAC systems specialists and general fabricators who require the highest levels of reliability, repeatability and accuracy. Just like the majority of machines in Unison’s all-electric Breeze range, the 50mm model is available in both single- and multi-stack versions. While multi-radius capability, generous clearance under the bend head and substantial carriage-push and mandrel pull force are additional features that ensure there are very few tasks it can’t handle.
Nukon Cross Already renowned for its high quality, intelligently priced European-built fibre laser cutting machines and press brakes, Nukon Lasers UK used MACH 2026 to officially launch its new Cross series range of fibre laser machines. Massively re-engineered to make high-performance metal cutting even more accessible, Nukon Cross machines have been designed with a strong focus on productivity. They offer powerful 2D flat sheet metal cutting capability and can be specified with bed sizes of 3m x 1.5m, 4m x 2m, or 6m x 2m. Power options range from as little as 2kW, right up to 30kW for the most challenging of laser-cutting applications.
“Attending MACH once again proved invaluable to us,” commented Unison’s UK sales manager, Luke Gibson. “Not only did we benefit from a huge amount of interest in our machine tool technologies and simulation software, but sales were also confirmed and we gained a large number of high-quality leads. As always, the show also provided a wonderful opportunity to catch up with customers old and new. MACH is always a key date on our calendar and we’re looking forward to attending the show again in 2028.”