Citizen to unveil eco-friendly sliding-head lathe at open house

On 8-9 April 2025, Citizen Machinery UK will hold an open house at its Bushey, Hertfordshire headquarters, showroom and solutions centre. The occasion will mark the UK launch of a new range of sliding-head lathes, the third generation of the Cincom L20, a best-selling model with platen-type tooling and front and rear tool posts.

The Cincom L20 is available in five variants, including a top model with or without B-axis automatic tool change, both of which support simultaneous five-axis control for performing complex machining cycles. The turning centre’s specification has been considerably uprated for improved performance and operability. The lathe retains the manufacturer’s proprietary LFV function for enhanced chip breaking when machining malleable materials.

New at the event will be Alkart Wizard 2025, Citizen Machinery’s CNC lathe programming software, which includes for the first time a CADCAM tool-path import function in addition to its user-friendly interface, step-by-step guidance, and built-in library of machining processes, code examples and reference materials. An automated Miyano BNA-42SY5, which is now available with LFV chip-breaking, will be demonstrated to illustrate unattended machining possibilities.

Visitors will learn more of Citizen Machinery’s Eco II suite of energy-saving features, designed to optimise power consumption, reduce compressed air usage, minimise CO2 emissions, and promote environmentally friendly manufacturing practices by allowing operators to monitor and understand energy utilisation patterns. A touchscreen eco-monitor continuously displays in graphical form the power drawn and regenerated to ensure the lathe always runs at peak efficiency.

Finally, there will be deals on the first five orders placed at the event for a third-generation Cincom L20, as well as special offers on the last remaining second-generation stock L20s. Anyone interested in attending the open house is invited to register via the company’s website.