Visitors to the NC Engineering stand at MACH 2006 will not only be able to see demonstrations that improve productivity when using the latest developments in CNC sliding head mill/turn technology but also take part in a free draw for two VIP tickets to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, the most prestigious tennis event in the world staged in June at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. While five new machines and the latest Streamline machining technology are being demonstrated on the stand, there are additional features being shown to help users of citizen machines improve their productivity as well as reducing production costs per part. For instance, NC Engineering will preview a new quick change tool system developed exclusively for Citizen machines by Sandvik Coromant with Citizen in Japan.

There will be a new generation Coolblaster 2000 lb/in2 high pressure coolant system, a finished component collector that will segregate parts for inspection and a totally new CNC wizard that is 70 per cent quicker to use than a normal cam programming system.

The 'New at MACH' Citizen machines include a 12 mm and 16mm capacity low cost K-Series with 19 tools of which eight are driven, the latest L20-VIII with 21 tools and nine driven and through Streamline Technology provide savings up to 50 per cent on non-cutting times.

From Citizen Boley the latest fixed head BE42Y with twin turrets, Y-axis crossfeed, 25 tools of which 15 are driven and three tool simultaneous cutting will be demonstrated as well as the high precision linear drive Citizen RO7 having 10 tools and three driven tools.

The Sandvik quick change tooling system designated QS for Quick Start is dedicated to Citizen machines.

Visitors will be able to appreciate a change of tool that can be made in just 20s.

The new compact CoolBlaster III - a very popular option for swarf control and improved cutting performance - now has a low energy, continuous and quieter pump operation.

It has a 10 feed point option to the standard five outlet and is so compact it will fit under the bar feed of the machine saving valuable floor space.

The top of the range and best selling machine in the UK, the Citizen M32-V with two Y-axis slides and programmable auto unload, will also be demonstrating a novel rotary parts collector that can be set to isolate a required ratio of parts for patrol inspection and from Citizen's software team, a newly developed citizen cnc wizard programming aid will be launched.

This Wizard will be demonstrated to further simplify programming routines by some 70% using a series of macros with prompts to fill in the missing information.

The software is available from NC Engineering at a fraction of the price of a conventional CAM system.