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Ceriotec Co., Ltd. has announced that it will invest another US$1 million in new CNC Swiss
screw machines in 2006 to
increase its Swiss screw machining capacity and productivity.
Suwa, Nagano, Japan - To expand its production capacity and machining productivity,
Ceriotec has announced that it will invest another US$1 million in new CNC swiss
screw machines in 2006. The company had invested a total of US$5 million in CNC Swiss
screw machines over the 5 previous years.
"We have gradually replaced our cam operated Swiss type screw machines with the latest CNC
Swiss style screw machines. Besides allowing us to eliminate the need for cams and their added
costs, these latest CNC Swiss screw machines make us more competitive as they increase efficiency
by about 30% and allow us to respond rapidly to short production runs and rush order
jobs," says
Hiroaki Oguchi, President of Ceriotec Corporation.
Established in 1951, Ceriotec has been using swiss screw machines or swiss automatics to supply
Japanese watch-making, IT electronics, consumer electronics, telecommunications and automotive
industries with miniature complex profile turned parts from diameter 0.1mm for over 50 years.
Swiss screw machining is used to make small, slender, complex and precision components. In the swiss
screw machine, the bar stock material is gripped tightly and advanced by the sliding headstock
through a guide bushing to the machining section. The machining section consists of stationary
tools which are applied to the emerging bar stock. As only the part of the bar to be machined
is exposed from the guide bushing, there is minimum deflection which allows the turning of
small accurate precision parts. If the part is longer and needs more grip support at the
front end, a sub spindle can be applied to grip it to reduce deflection during cutting.
Accurate and close toleranced parts are possible with tight toleranced guide bushings and finely
ground bar stocks.
Says Mr Oguchi, "Originally designed by the Swiss to make miniature watch parts, Swiss style
screw machines have become the machining solutions for many turned parts manufactured from
difficult to machine alloys and exotic metals. Swiss screw machines excel in manufacturing
a complex profile part in one turning operation, thus eliminating secondary processes and costs. We
look forward to business enquiries through Suwa Precision Engineering, our marketing office
in Singapore."
About Suwa Precision Engineering Pte Ltd:
Suwa Precision Engineering Pte Ltd is the marketing office for a group of Japanese precision
engineering parts manufacturers from Suwa in Nagano Prefecture, which is the home base of major
corporations such as Seiko Epson and Nidec Sankyo. These manufacturers have more than 40 years
each in manufacturing precision products and components such as stamping dies, precision metal
stamping (deep draw and high speed), precision swiss turned components and miniature balls from
diameter 0.1mm, precision gears and pcb in small footprint (1mm by 2.5mm).
More information on Ceriotec Corporation is located at http://www.suwaprecision.com.
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Contact Ken Yap for more helpful information on the company:
Tel: 65-67492045
Email: sales@suwaprecision.com
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