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The UK’s only dedicated robotics and automation exhibition is the perfect place to show off the new range of Hanwha cobots now available at Dugard.  Robotics and Automation will take place at Arena MK in Milton Keynes, 10 & 11 October, Dugard are on stand 540.

It is with great sadness we have to announce our company Chairman Bob Dugard passed away peacefully at Royal Sussex County Hospital Brighton on the 5th of August after a long illness which he fought in his typical “never give up” fashion. His wife Margaret was at his bedside when he slipped away, our heartfelt […]

Collaborative robots (cobots) are robots designed to physically interact with humans in a shared workspace.  Europe is the most active market for cobots and is the hub of the global robot industry. 

The Dugard 2018 open house is set to be held on 17 and 18 October at our head office in Hove (BN3 7BX).

Our June special offer was the subject of MTD’s recent visit to Hove, have a look at the video below:

MTDCNC popped down to our showroom in Hove to check out the great offer we’ve got on our Dugard RM 250 RT – just £75,000 – watch the video below.

Our resident grinding expert, Richard Starzec explained to MTDCNC exactly what customers can expect from the Chevalier range of grinders, watch the video underneath:

MTDCNC came down to Hove to look at our Dugard T8 Hybrid, multi-axis, high production CNC turning centre – watch the video underneath.

It is with great sadness that we have to announce that our good friend and colleague Tim Miller passed away suddenly on the 16th of February.

MTDCNC.com were very impressed when they came to review the new Dugard X5-800 heavy duty gantry type VMC, watch the video underneath.

Southern Manufacturing has come back to its usual February slot after a brief change to March last year.

The fusion of German Technology with Taiwanese competitiveness makes our X5-800 5 axis machining centre an affordable luxury for any machine shop.

New to our range of production lathes, the Dugard i42U is very impressive – watch Dave tell all to MTDCNC.com in the video below.

The 5 axis range at Dugard has seen a definite improvement throughout 2017, and the X5-320 has received a bit of a revamp so it fits in.

During the trip to Hove for our open house, the team at MTDCNC.com managed to grab hold of Rod and get him to tell them all about the SMEC 2500SY CNC turning centre – watch the video below.

MTDCNC.com came to our showroom in Hove during our open house to review our new machines and the Dugard 52 Swiss type CNC lathe was the first that caught their eye.  Debuting at Timtos in Taiwan earlier in the year, the 52SY continued its tour to EMO in Hannover and finished up at the UK launch in Hove.  Watch the […]

There was a great turnout at the Dugard open house – with over a hundred customers making the trip down to Hove in just 2 days, it’s most definitely the busiest so far. 

We’re opening the doors at Dugard on 18th and 19th October for our open house and we’ve got some really exciting things to show you.

With its introduction in 2011, Heavy duty machining got a productive new twist, and the Dugard HD range is still impressing our customers.

MTD CNC came to visit us recently to have a really in-depth look at our XP range of vertical machining centres.

Our XP range of vertical machining centres is proving to be tremendously popular, and the 760XP, the baby of the bunch, is no exception – take a look at the video below to see it in action.