A steady increase in subcontract work for the medical industry coupled with the trend towards greater component complexity has prompted Caragh Tool & Die to invest in a fth Hurco machining centre with 5- axis capability. O-line programming has also been installed to simulate the proprietary Ultimax twin-screen control system tted to all of the machines. Founded in 1982, Caragh employs 80 people at a 2,300 sq m. facility in Galway, Ireland. It provides consultancy and product design optimisation services followed by machining of prototypes and small batches up to production volumes. Typical components nd their way into transport refrigeration systems, semiconductor manufacturing plant and gas chromatography equipment. Materials machined include titanium, stainless steel, aluminium

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