Brightwater Engineering expands machining capabilities with New Zealand’s largest horizontal diameter CNC lathe.
Brightwater Engineering’s in-house fabrication and machining capabilities have received a major boost with the purchase of a new heavy-duty CNC lathe. With the capability of machining up to 1.8m in diameter it is thought to have the largest swing of any CNC lathe in New Zealand.

The impressive specifications of Brightwater’s new lathe will significantly reduce the manufacturing cost of multiple large-diameter components such as large conveyor pulleys and winch drums. According to Workshop Manager Marcus Foster; “Not only will the new lathe improve productivity of manufacture for in-house projects but it will open an opportunity to provide cost-competitive, specialist, machining services for other engineering businesses and clients throughout New Zealand.”

Critical Specifications for Brightwaters new CNC lathe include:

• Swing over bed 1.8m
• Swing over cross slide 1.3m
• Distance between centres  4m
• Load capacity between centres, without steady 13 tonnes
• Load export between centres, with a single steady 16 tonnes

For all inquirieis please contact Marcus Foster  +64 3 543 5300 marcus.foster@brightwater.co.nz