14th December 2021 – Lathes & Machine Tools Sale

Based in Brighton, UK, Apex Auctions has over 15 years of asset management expertise connecting buyers and sellers of industrial assets across the world. The company conducts more than 200 online auctions each year, selling in excess of 30,000 items to buyers across 63 countries. Apex Auctions is selling a great selection of machine tools – including milling machines, grinding machines and lathes – formerly operated by Precitrame.

Swiss firm Precitrame specialises in the design and manufacture of small and medium sized complex micromechanical components. Precitrame was founded in 1984, initially supplying watch movement blanks to clock and watchmakers. The company created its machines division in 1997 and now focuses on the design and development of finishing machines and CNC transfer machines.

The auction closes on the 14th of December. The assets are located in multiple locations in Switzerland and can be inspected by appointment only. Thirty lots feature in the sale, including: Citizen C16 VII CNC lathe + LNS bar feeder; Schaublin 53 N milling machine; Chiron FZ08KS Magnum horizontal bar milling center; Studer S 35 external grinding machine; Kellenberger 1000-U internal/external grinding machine; Voumard 5A internal grinding machine; Voumard 203 X3 Y internal grinding machine; Agathon 175-A tool grinding machine; Tschudin HTG 400 internal/external grinding machine; Cazeneuve 360 HBX lathe; Schaublin 13 milling machine; Christen 2-32/101 A tool grinding machine; Mikron WF51C/3M milling machine; Hauser 3BA jig boring machine; Tripet MHPE 500 Surface grinding machine; Walter Trowal CC 515-A and magnetic discharger MS 600; Sunnen MBC-1804-G honing machine; Aciera 22VR drill/tapping machine; Kellenberger 50M external grinding machine; Oerlikon HFB/S drilling machine.

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