Star Micronics, market leaders in sliding head lathes, have announced the latest version of their best-selling SR machine series. The new model, named the SR20R-IV, will be debuted at Star GB’s open house event this October.

The SR complex machine series was launched in 1992 and has constantly pushed the capabilities of sliding head technology, with each iteration updating and improving to meet the needs of the market. Since its inception, the SR family of machines has sold over 12,000 units.

The SR-20R IV brings several new features to the table, including a much-improved Y-axis control function to facilitate a wide variety of complex machining on the rear side and efficiently divide front-side and rear-side machining processes. This improved functionality, coupled with the increased output of the power-driven tool motor and a 27-positioned tool station accommodating 41 tools, make the SR-20R IV the most advanced complex machine yet from Star GB.