News Release

DMTG NORTH AMERICA (‘DALIAN’) INTRODUCES BROAD PRODUCT LINE AT IMTS ‘08

DMTG North America, the domestic sales network for Dalian Machine Tool Group, China's largest machine tool builder, will showcase a broad line of productive, highly economical CNC lathes, horizontal and vertical machining centers, and other metalworking solutions at IMTS ’08.

Among the many new ‘Dalian’ machines on display from its rapidly growing array of products are:
• THE NEW DUAL-TURRET, MAIN & SUB-SPINDLE 8-AXIS DL-30MHSTY TURNING CENTER gives you ‘one-stop’ productivity to complete the part in one operation, and produce parts faster and more economically than ever before. See it for the first time at IMTS

• The new VDF-1800 CNC Vertical Machining Center, with 2000 mm x 800 mm table capacity, featuring ultra high speed traverse rates, spindle speeds and tool change to help make significant cycle time reductions on larger workpieces.

• The new DL20M CNC lathe, latest in the family of highly productive DL Series ‘slant bed’ lathes covering workpiece lengths from 250 mm to 3000 mm, and designed for exceptional precision, stability and performance.

• The new MDH80 CNC Horizontal Machining Center, for workpieces with diameters to 800 mm; just one of the MDH series featuring exceptionally compact, highly rigid machine design, high-speed, high power spindle, and very rapid tool change, pallet change and axis traverse and feedrates.

DMTG North America's participation at IMTS '08 marks the beginning of a new era of rapid expansion, global alliances, and technology development and innovation for China's largest machine tool builder, according to Robert Mlakar, DMTG North America General Manager.

"By combining the exceptional technologies, resources and experience of our American companies such as Ingersoll Production Systems and Ingersoll CM Systems, with DMTG's highly efficient production capabilities, customers here in the U.S. now will find that advanced, high quality technology is more accessible and, in many cases, affordable.

"Our theme, 'Imagine what we can do together' is indeed symbolic of the strong synergies that now exist within Dalian, and between our companies and their customers," concludes Mr. Mlakar. "With more alliances, acquisitions and joint ventures on the drawing board, the future is very exciting."