CNC Lathes

Neoprec will be CMZ’s third machining plant so far. Pandemic permitting, it will be fully operational by the second half of this year. After an investment of 17 million euros, this new manufacturing facility will give CMZ the capabilities it requires to achieve its desired goal of manufacturing 800 CNC lathes per year. The works are already at a very advanced stage and ,after final commissioning is completed, a massive advancement in the company’s production capacity will have been attained.

We embrace the end of this atypical year, 2020, whose main milestone has undoubtedly been the outbreak of COVID-19. This log cannot leave out such a transcendental event in its usual annual analysis because, to a greater or lesser extent, this pandemic has changed all of us somewhat. What we can do however is see the glass as half full, because, fortunately, over these last almost 365 days, we have also experienced some unique situations and moments. And that’s what our annual review is about: everything good that happened in 2020 at this CNC lathe manufacturer, as it takes a look back today and remembers the best bits.

When everyone else was turning to ad hoc production of machinery and turnkey projects, we decided to focus on the serial production of CNC lathes. With no desire to reinforce our position as the “weirdo of machine tools”, it is no surprise, therefore, that in a year like this, we have decided to celebrate. As we mark 75 years of our history, we are fully aware of how this pandemic has changed us all. Now is not the time for big crowds, nor shortening distances, but there are many ways of celebrating.

Aitor Zumarraga earned the “Best Basque Entrepreneur 2019” award at the Evening of Basque Business Gala held on 23 November in the Auditorium of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. The jury paid tribute to the capacity of CMZ’s directors to achieve success through the unique strategy in constructing Machine Tools. It is an approach that has proven itself with the sale of more than 7,000 CNC lathes since the year 2000, both through its own subsidiaries and official distributors in the main European capitals; with a turnover of over €80 million in the last financial year and the development in 2018-2020 of an intensive investment plan to increase its production capacity.

Cafisur, an industrial sheet metal fabrication company belonging to the CMZ group, has recently completed its move to what will be its new plant in the Tecnobahía Technology Park in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Spain. The new building has over 8,200m2 of usable surface area on a 16,000m2 plot of land, and it will help to significantly increase the company's production capacities.

Over the years, our family of products has been progressively growing. Currently, we have a range of digital control lathes that are capable of responding to the turning needs of each customer. This has been possible thanks to many factors: R&D, investment, the team... Thanks to the TD Z2200-Z3200 Series, our large lathes, we have realised that large does not mean slow. Here, we will tell you how.