# 17D Ltd invests in Doosan DNM 4500 VMC for Matlock facility

Derbyshire-based miniature railway manufacturer 17D Ltd invested in a new Doosan DNM 4500 vertical machining centre, installed at its Matlock facility in July 2020, to increase production capacity for precision components.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2020-10-06
- Where: Matlock, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
- Starts operating: Jul 2020
- Status: completed
- Products: vertical machining centre, precision components for miniature locomotives
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [17D Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/50380.md)
- [Mills CNC](https://endata.com/companies/17620.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [machinery-market.co.uk](https://www.machinery-market.co.uk/news/28218/On-track-with-new-VMC-investment), 2020-10-06: "Business had been growing incrementally but the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a sharp and dramatic increase in demand from hobbyists who, having been furloughed as part of the lockdown, had time on their hands."

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