Ward CNC of Sheffield has been appointed exclusive UK distributorfor the Union range of CNC horizontal live spindle machiningcentres manufactured by Union Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH of Chemnitz,Germany. The Union portfolio of table-, floor- and planer-typemachines is the 'perfect addition' to the Ward CNC newmachine division's current CNC ranges of Soraluce millingmachines, Toshulin VTLs and Hankook lathes, says managingdirector Simon Whitworth. 'Importantly, too, our appointmentreflects Union's confidence in both our applicationsengineering knowledge of these large-capacity machines and ourability to service and maintain them.

'As a group, T W WardCNC Machinery has been rebuilding, re-manufacturing, servicingand supporting Union machining centres for some time, and duringthe past four years alone we have supplied at least 10re-engineered Union borers to our blue chip customer base.'The Union range currently available from stock at Ward CNC inSheffield includes TC and T table-type models with X axis travelsof 1,500 mm to 2,000 mm, Y axis travels of 1,250 mm to 1,600 mmand Z axis travels from 1,000 mm to 1,600 mm.

W axis boringspindles of 102 mm, 110 mm, 130 mm and 150 mm diameters havetravels up to 750 mm.

Union P and PC floor-types have X axistravels beginning at 4,000 mm up to 10,000 mm and larger, with Yaxis up to 3,500 mm vertical.

K and KC planer-type models startat X axis travels of 2,500 mm up to 4,000 mm.

Y axis travels areup to 3,000 mm with W axis boring spindle travels up to 750 mm.Included are models with automatic pallet change, with/withoutauto tool change and with built-in NC facing heads.

These latestgeneration machine tools adopt up-to-date linear guidewaytechnology for high specification and performance plus a host ofadditional modern features and accessories.