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5-axis machining Brother Speedio machines drive flexible, automated production at Avant Manufacturing

Source: Whitehouse Machine Tools 3 min Reading Time

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A compact 5-axis machining platform, 100-tool capacity and automated pallet handling are helping Avant Manufacturing expand high-mix, low-volume production while maximising output from limited shop floor space.

A pallet carrying a machined component being returned automatically from the Brother Speedio U500Xd2-100T to one of the 30 positions in the Erowa Robot Compact 80 storage system.(Source: Whitehouse Machine Tools)
A pallet carrying a machined component being returned automatically from the Brother Speedio U500Xd2-100T to one of the 30 positions in the Erowa Robot Compact 80 storage system.
(Source: Whitehouse Machine Tools)

Founded in April 2021 by graduate engineer Dominic Roach, Avant Manufacturing offers a full engineering service encompassing design-for-manufacture consultancy, rapid prototyping, machining and assembly. The transition to Brother technology began in April 2025, driven by a sharp upturn in business and limited shop floor space.

Seeking extra capacity for 5-axis prismatic machining of complex components, particularly for the biomedical and scientific sectors, the company invested in its first Brother Speedio U500Xd2-5AX compact machining centre. This initial 30-taper platform alleviated the firm's reliance on four conventional, 40-taper, 3-axis vertical machining centres.

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