Registration is now open for Colchester Machine Tool Solutions’ annual open house taking place on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th November 2025 at its European Technology Centre in Elland, West Yorkshire.
The open house, titled “Manual to CNC: Your Path to Smarter Machining”, will feature two days of live demonstrations, workshops, and expert insight with an opportunity to talk directly to their engineers and applications specialists about your machining challenges.
This year, they celebrate 30 years of Harrison Alpha CNC/Manual Combination Lathes – machines that have transformed workshops worldwide by bridging the gap between conventional turning and CNC machining.
The Harrison Alpha XS & XC machine range is powered by the innovative Alpha Control System, built on the globally trusted Fanuc 0i-TF Plus CNC platform. With this, the Alpha delivers industry-leading flexibility, productivity, and operator confidence — all in one machine. Visit the open house to learn how Alpha can cut costs, boost productivity, and give you a competitive edge – whether for one-off jobs or batch production.
Colchester’s full machine range will also be on show, including Tornado CNC Turning Centres, Storm Vertical Machining Centres, Bridgeport 5-axis VMCs, manual centre lathes, turret mills and Lightning laser markers.
Spaces are limited so secure your place today via their website and take the next step towards smarter, more productive machining.
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