# Thomas Brown Engineering invests in Hardinge Bridgeport CNC machine for aerospace contracts

Thomas Brown Engineering installed a new Hardinge Bridgeport XR1000 CNC machine from Engineering Technology Group to support three new aerospace contract wins. The investment has reduced cycle times by up to 20%.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2019-02-19
- Where: Huddersfield, UK, United Kingdom
- Status: completed
- Products: CNC machine tools
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Thomas Brown Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/37421.md)
- [Engineering Technology Group](https://endata.com/companies/16487.md) (supplier)
- [Hardinge](https://endata.com/companies/18272.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [aero-mag.com](https://www.aero-mag.com/subcontractor-targets-aerospace-with-hardinge-cnc-machine-investment), 2019-02-19: "We spoke to ETG about our requirements and came up with the XR1000, specifying it with a Nikken 4th axis rotary table to give us the opportunity to produce more complex components."

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