ETG IRELAND GATHERS
STRENGTH
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The Quaser MV184 EH vertical mill
MACHINING
In the years since its inception in 2014 the Engineering Technology Group in Ireland has
seen a number of successes, with installations on the rise.
A trio of machine
installs has given
Engineering
Technology Group
(ETG) in Ireland a
strong finish to 2019,
with bosses
predicting a rise in demand for twin and
triple turret technology and smaller
five-axis machines over the next twelve
months.
The leading machine tool supplier
delivered a Nakamura AS200LMYT for the
Limerick Institute of Technology’s training
facility and a Quaser MV184 EH vertical
mill for one of its longest-established
customers in Northern Ireland, taking the
firm’s total of machines sourced from ETG
to nine.
A further Nakamura AS200LMSY
sub-spindle lathe also left its Newbridge
showroom heading to Sligo, with a mould
making specialist investing in new
technology to help it increase its market
share in the aerospace and medical sectors.
“The start of 2019 was very strong and,
despite a dip in the middle due to Brexit
uncertainty, we were able to record a good
last quarter with the three installs and five
further sales highlighting customer interest
for machines that can deliver greater
control, speed and quality,” explained
Jamie Fletchmoore, managing Director of
ETG Ireland.
“Software solutions, especially for
Mastercam and Cimco machine
monitoring, were very popular and the
pipeline for 2020 is extremely healthy.”
He continued: “The group acquisition of
HK Technologies is also an exciting new
development for our business and gives our
customers in Ireland direct access to a
trusted supplier of 3D printing technology,
EDM machines, balancing systems, laser
marking, micro finish capability and gear
grinding solutions.”
ETG Ireland, which was opened in 2014,
provides all the group’s products, including
sales, service, training and support
delivered by experts on the ground, direct
from their offices in Newbridge, Kildare.
Engineering Technology Group (ETG)
delivers highly productive turnkey
solutions to customers involved in
automotive, aerospace, domestic goods,
high value engineering, medical and oil and
The Nakamura AS200LMYT
gas. Its portfolio of world class brand
includes Bavius, Hardinge Bridgeport,
Chiron, Nakamura, Quaser and STAMA.
The company has also recently recruited
a new Software Support Engineer to help
cope with the growth and demand of
Mastercam and Cimco, while future plans
will see it take on an additional sales
engineer to cover the north.
“Traditionally, we had one person
covering the country, but demand for
Nakamura and Chiron means we need to
split the territory into two, ensuring we
offer our growing customer base the best
possible service,” added Jamie.
“There is definitely a lot of potential for
twin and triple turret technology, which
gives the client a completed part in one
set-up. The other benefit of additional
turrets is that it allows the user to have
multiple tools available to the machine,
thus reducing costly set-up times.”
He concluded: “We are also seeing a
trend for smaller, faster five-axis machines
and that will hopefully open the door
further for our Chiron machines.” MADE
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