Thomas Brown Engineering adds second Citizen Miyano for 42mm bar work

The ANX42SYY is a CNC fixed head machine with two spindles, two 12-station turrets and double Y-axes, which Thomas Brown describes as giving maximum flexibility. The company says the machine increases its bar-fed capability and capacity, and that it is ideal for automated, unattended production up to 42mm diameter. In practice that means more bar work can be cut without an operator standing at the machine, and a larger share of the Huddersfield shop's turning capacity can be pushed into lights-out running.

Both spindles on the ANX42SYY use built-in motors, which the company says give faster acceleration and deceleration. That reduces overall cycle times. Faster spindle ramp-up and ramp-down matters most on short cycles and on work that repeatedly stops and starts, because the non-cutting time between operations shrinks. Thomas Brown does not publish a percentage or a per-part time saving for the new machine, so the size of the gain depends on the components it is programmed to run.

The ANX42SYY has two turrets, each carrying 12 stations, so there are 24 tool positions available on the machine. It also has double Y-axes, which Thomas Brown describes as delivering maximum flexibility. Both features support the mill/turn work the company produces, and the twin-turret arrangement works alongside the two spindles while the bar-fed machine runs unattended production up to 42mm diameter.

Citizen Machinery UK supplied the machine, and Thomas Brown thanked Eric Tollett and the team at Citizen Machinery UK for their support. It is the second Citizen Miyano the company has taken delivery of, and the announcement is dated 29 September 2026. The post does not name the earlier Citizen machine or set out the scope of the support package provided around the installation.

The announcement describes the machine as ideal for automated, unattended production up to 42mm diameter, and says it increases Thomas Brown's bar-fed capability and capacity. That 42mm figure is the only size limit quoted, and it is presented as the working range for lights-out running. No other dimensional data, such as maximum bar length or spindle bore, appears in the delivery announcement.

Thomas Brown Engineering is based in Huddersfield and describes its output as best quality, precision mill/turn components made in the UK. The company is promoting the new ANX42SYY as part of that offer, pointing to bar-fed capacity, two spindles, two 12-station turrets and double Y-axes as the capability behind the work. Buyers are asked to make contact at info@thomas-brown-engineering.co.uk to discuss their requirements.

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