New Year, new machinery
16th January 2018

Wellingborough-based Astraseal has started the New Year by extending its machining capability.

The firm, which fabricates both PVC-U and aluminium, has bought yet another Stuga machine, the ZX5machining centre. Launched at The FIT Show 2017, the ZX5 has a capacity to manufacture a minimum of 800 windows a week.

Operations director Colin Stanley said: “At Astraseal, we understand that consistent investment is just as important as product development, whether it’s investing in our people, our facilities, or in this case, our manufacturing. Stuga’s ZX5 allows us to not only increase our output and reduce our lead times but more importantly maintain our high-levels of quality.”

The ZX5 has a 360-degree rotary tooling system rather than a conventional fixed head system, with separate sawing and machining modules working in tandem. It also features the ‘Tru-Loc’ gripping system, which ensures the accuracy of every cut or notch by eliminating grip slip. This system means the ZX5 can make complex 45 and 90-degree cuts and pinpoint ‘V’ and ‘Y’ notches on both sides of the frame or transom profile with complete precision every time.

www.astraseal.co.uk