# PRV Engineering invests in Spinner 5-axis machining centre

PRV Engineering, a subcontractor in Pontypool, invested in a Spinner U5-630 5-axis machining centre, delivered in mid-2021 by Whitehouse Machine Tools. The machine is dedicated to producing steel hatches for armoured tanks, nearly halving cycle time from 10 hours to 5.5 hours.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2021-12-27
- Where: Pontypool, United Kingdom
- Starts operating: Jul 2021
- Status: completed
- Products: 5-axis machining centre, steel hatches for armoured tanks
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [PRV Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/59945.md)
- [Whitehouse Machine Tools](https://endata.com/companies/53242.md) (supplier)
- [Spinner](https://endata.com/companies/59946.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [etmm-online.com](https://www.etmm-online.com/5-axis-machining-centre-with-a-smaller-footprint-nearly-doubles-productivity-a-1085016/), 2021-12-27: "For the ongoing production of a particular component for a defence industry customer, subcontractor PRV Engineering, Pontypool, has invested in a Spinner U5-630 trunnion-type, 5-axis, vertical-spindle machining centre (VMC)."

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