Automatic Core Cutters

Automatic Core Cutters - group photo

There’s always something interesting happening here at Universal. Usually the most interesting activities I get involved with are customer trials or R&D. Both are great because they are good opportunities to showcase the enthusiasm inherent in the culture at Universal.

Sometimes some of the scenes that impress me the most are the quiet ones. A box full of beautifully machines parts, ready for the assembly line. Or the fascinating Solidworks schematics being worked on the studiously focussed atmosphere of the drawing office.

A couple of days ago I walked through the part of the factory where our CCA Automatic Core Cutters are built. All the mechanical fitters, electrical and controls engineers were elsewhere. But on that day, in this quiet section of the factory was the perfect picture of efficiency and productivity - six automatic core cutters, ready for commissioning. I took a photo on my phone and have decided to share it here, on my personal blog. Just out of shot is one of the core cutters that includes the automatic core loader that is proving very popular with customers.

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