# Sheffield Forgemasters' new VTL passes milestone test for new machining facility

The first of 11 large vertical turning lathes (VTLs) built by WaldrichSiegen for Sheffield Forgemasters' new 35,000m² machining facility in Sheffield, UK, has passed Factory Acceptance Testing. The facility will house 21 heavy-duty machine tools and support the UK defence programme.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-01-27
- Where: Sheffield, UK, United Kingdom
- Status: under construction
- Products: vertical turning lathes, large forgings and castings
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Sheffield Forgemasters](https://endata.com/companies/18047.md)
- [WaldrichSiegen](https://endata.com/companies/50595.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [machinery-market.co.uk](https://www.machinery-market.co.uk/news/39036/Sheffield-Forgemasters-new-VTLs-pass-milestone-test), 2025-01-27: "The completion of factory acceptance testing for our first new VTL is a critical milestone for Sheffield Forgemasters and essentially underpins our confidence in WaldrichSiegen to deliver the remaining machines for our recapitalisation programme."
- [sheffieldforgemasters.com](https://sheffieldforgemasters.com/new-machine-shop-gets-go-ahead/), 2025-02-12: "This planning agreement will see construction of the largest machining hall of its kind in the UK, and regeneration of a prominent brownfield site in the city’s industrial centre."

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