An incredible story from Midland Precision Engineering Ltd over in Ilkeston. Lyndsey from MTDCNC speaks to Will Bradley about his return to engineering after a few years away - winning back previous customers and investing in two SV-38R machines within just 6 months.

Matt Lee gives an insight into the ways sliding head technology is changing.The SR-32JII Type B is a powerful machine with a number of key features to offer best-in-class performance.

Axminister Tools has made massive improvements in productivity and decreased a whole host of potential issues thanks to their new Star Sliding head machine. These jaws for a woodturning lathe chuck have been completely streamlined. Should you be thinking of better ways of making your parts?

The SR-38 type B is all about productivity and power. Our very own Matt Lee talks Lyndsey from MTD through some of the features on this high specification machine.

Are Star sliding heads easy to program and operate? Hear what Marika from Axminster Tools has to say. Starting with little experience, she has since progressed from basic operation of their machines, to setting up specific jobs and is now independently programming their Star lathes. Well done, Marika!

As machines evolve, the options open to engineering companies become far greater - meaning more complicated parts and more demanding parts can be machined on machines that a decade ago would never have been capable. You would think this large application would prove challenging on a Star SR-32JII. Well, not for Lincreal.

Lincreal Precision Engineering stepped out of their comfort zone 18 months ago when they invested in their first sliding head machine without work secured for it in advance. Their SR-32JII Type A has since opened a world of opportunities, giving them greater flexibility, substantial cost savings and huge cycle time reductions.