Close-up of a heavy lathe bed: leadscrew, feed rods, slideways and metal turningsHeavy lathe bed, MSE works, Germiston
TypeNumberMachinesUsed for
CNC turning centres2Daewoo Puma 300LC (long bed, Fanuc control); Daewoo Puma CT250 (Fanuc control)Batch and one-off turning; wear rings
Heavy-duty centre lathe1Yamazaki Mazak-30 Heavy DutyLong and heavy shafts
Gap-bed lathe1YUWE CW6280CLarge-diameter rings and discs
Centre lathesSeveralYamazaki; Graziano SAG 22; TOS SUI 50A/2000; TOS SN 50; Heidenreich & Harbeck V 630; Takisawa TAL-460; Morando PA 35; a long-bed lathe with digital readoutGeneral turning, threading (metric, imperial, module, DP)
Milling machines6Niigata 2UMB and 3UM universal knee mills; two Bridgeport turret mills; Comet turret mill with digital readout; Induma turret millKeyways, flats, slots
Cylindrical grinders2Ribon RUR-E 1500 universal; Herbert Churchill BX Series 2 long bedShaft journals
Vertical slotter1Sachman Synchron 225Internal keyways
Straightening press1Hydraulic shaft-straightening pressStraightening shafts
Radial arm drills2VEB BR 40/2 x 1250; Richmond EnvoyDrilling
Pillar drill1Ibarmia B-50 geared pillar drillDrilling
Band saws2Master-Cut HB12A horizontal; DoALL vertical contourCutting bar to length
Inspection1Surface table with digital and vernier height gauges, angle plates and V-blocksInspection against drawing

Sizes: tell us the size of your part and we will confirm we can make it. See also capabilities.

Inside our works

Some of the machines on this list.

Restyled from photographs of our own machines in Germiston. Each one links to the parts and pages it relates to.

All twelve views, on the capabilities page

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