ANCA RX7 is a winner of Engineers Australia's Engineering Excellence Award


The ANCA RX7 high precision grinding machine is the winner of the 2005 Engineers Australia's Engineering Award in the category of Industrial Development or Manufacturing. Entrants for this award must have demonstrated excellence in industrial engineering, including design, construction, maintenance or operation of plant and industrial facilities for development, manufacture or delivery of any product, with significant developments over the last two years.

The winning ingredient

The ANCA RX7 is a resounding success with strong demand from the market, due to the addition of improved features and technology over the RGX, its predecessor. In the first full year of production, ANCA manufactured and installed 70 RX7s at customers' sites around the world. In October 2005, ANCA celebrated the completion of its 100th RX7 machine.

The development of the RX7 had to meet a number of stringent criteria including: significant reduction in Cost of Goods, reduction in build time of more than 50 per cent, the integration of a more powerful new generation CNC system and meeting the increasingly demanding production needs of customers. The globally renowned ANCA team efficiently and effectively utilised state of the art resources and leading edge capabilities, in order to complete the machine design and build in the planned 12 month timeframe to achieve the required goals. ANCA also implemented a range of customer reviews including a wide ranging test plan to assure the release of this new machine gained quick and universal market acceptance, and to ensure that the product was of the high standard required. The early involvement of sales and marketing was also critical to the success of this machine.

According to Group General Manager Mr Linsey Siede, "the reduced assembly times and product cost has allowed ANCA to incorporate many technologically advanced features into this new machine without any increase in selling price. This in turn has provided customers with improved functionality and enhanced performance over competitive machines." These factors have contributed to and reinforced the continuing and growing reputation of ANCA across multiple global market segments, as a world leading designer and manufacturer of leading edge and ground breaking grinding machines and accessories.

About ANCA

ANCA was founded in 1974 to design and manufacture high technology Computer Numerical Controls (CNCs) for the machine tool and metal-based industries. Today, ANCA has become a leading designer and manufacturer of complete, precision CNC tool and cutter grinding machines in a global niche market. With its core values of precision, innovation, quality and technological excellence, ANCA is today an international organisation of more than 300 employees with a robust set of technological and entrepreneurial skills. Offices are located in major cities in Europe, North America and Asia; with dealerships represented in over 25 countries. ANCA continues to research market demands and produce products and services to benefit its customers.

For more information on the ANCA RX7, contact: For more information on ANCA Engineering, contact:

Greg Perry David McPherson

Product Specialist - Mechanical Engineering Manager

Tel: +613 9751 8248 Tel: +613 9751 8212

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