Australian hydraulic cylinder manufacturer, Nordon Cylinders, has partnered with John Hart to advance its manufacturing capabilities with a new investment in a Mazak Quick Turn 250MSY CNC turning center.
Based in Brendale, Queensland, Nordon Cylinders is Australia's leading manufacturer of high-quality hydraulic cylinders. Serving heavy industries like mining, construction, transport, and agriculture for over 40 years, the company produces a comprehensive range of roundline welded construction, agricultural, and industrial phasing cylinders.
Operating from a state-of-the-art facility, Nordon has the capacity to build cylinders ranging from compact 1.5-inch bores up to massive 12-inch bore industrial workhorses, heavily relying on precision engineering to support Australia's harshest operational conditions.
To maintain their competitive edge and to keep pace with growing market demands, Nordon Cylinders required a machining solution that could reduce handling times and eliminate bottlenecks. The Mazak Quick Turn 250MSY emerged as the perfect solution, bringing high-performance multi-tasking to their machine shop.
Featuring a powerful main turning spindle, a secondary milling spindle (M), a sub-spindle (S) for back-side machining, and Y-axis travel (Y), the Mazak Quick Turn 250MSY delivers the game-changing advantage of Done-In-One production.
For Nordon Cylinders, this means complex components, such as cylinder rod clevises, machined steel mountings, and intricate port configurations, can be completely machined from raw stock to finished part in a single setup. By removing the need to manually transfer parts between multiple machines, Nordon drastically cuts down set-up times, reduces the risk of human error, and achieves exceptional part accuracy.
The MAZATROL SmoothG CNC Control, Mazak’s intuitive programming conversational interface allows Nordon’s operators to program complex parts quickly right at the machine, drastically slashing programming bottlenecks. Mazak’s unique heat displacement compensation automatically controls machine growth during long production runs, ensuring uncompromising dimensional accuracy across high-volume batches.
The investment marks a significant milestone in Nordon Cylinders' ongoing dedication to Australian-made manufacturing excellence. Backed by the local service, application engineering, and technical support of John Hart, the new Mazak is already delivering shorter lead times, superior finishes, and expanded throughput for Nordon's clients nationwide.
Take a look at the Mazak Quick Turn 250MSY specifications.
