First to design and manufacture an Australian CNC
First to introduce a probe for digitising tools in a CNC tool and cutter grinder
First to introduce a modem for support and diagnostics in a CNC tool and cutter grinder
First to introduce soft axes for significantly simplified programming of a CNC tool and cutter grinder
First to introduce MPG Feed for safe program debugging and testing
First to introduce Windows-style Graphical Users Interface and Real Time Operating System in a CNC tool and cutter grinder
First to introduce a CNC tool and cutter grinder with all rotary and linear axes being directly driven
First to introduce industry standard Statistical Process Control (SPC) in a CNC tool and cutter grinder
First to introduce iBurr software for burr grinding, which uses Active Graphical User Interface
First to introduce full and true 3D simulation of the grinding process - CIM3D (patented in Australia & USA)
Daniel Malone, a fourth-year apprentice at ANCA in Bayswater North, has claimed the 2023 Apprentice of the Year award. This honour is especially gratifying to ANCA co-founder Pat McCluskey, who established the formal Apprenticeship program at ANCA and was himself the Apprentice of the Year in 1968. Daniel Malone said: “From first learning about ANCA’s apprenticeship program, I knew it was something I wanted to pursue. Until that point, I was under the impression that the only way to have a career in Engineering was to go to university and get a degree.” “I like the dynamic aspect of being an ANCA apprentice, working to very fine tolerances that sometimes need to be within one micron is sort of mind blowing to think about. Some of the machines we build are equipped with the latest in innovative technologies for our industry and its always cool to see and work on new technologies and assemblies being developed and used on our machines.” READ MORE
We are proud to be named as one of the Top Ten Most Innovative Manufacturers in Australia at the Australian Manufacturing Forum and @AuManufacturing 50 Most Innovative manufacturers event in July 2023. As an advanced manufacturing business, innovation is at our core and critical to success. Just one example, is our ANCA Integrated Manufacturing System (AIMS) which was highlighted through this award. AIMS is an innovative approach to tool manufacturing, connecting and automating cutting tool manufacture through a modular ecosystem.
The MX7 ULTRA has won the MM Modern Manufacturing Innovative Product Award! The 2023 award ceremony was held during the China International Metalworking Summit Forum in Beijing. The award winners represent solutions to industry challenges and meet the industry's needs for technological transformation.
ANCA has been recognised as a 5-Star Employer of Choice for 2023 via the Human Resources Director Australia publication. Assessed in the areas of leadership, learning and development, wellbeing, flexibility, diversity and inclusion, work-life balance, and recruitment, ANCA has been celebrated as an outstanding employer.
The 2022 Metal Processing Industry-Ringier Technology Innovation Award Ceremony is a prestigious event organised by Ringier Industrial Media. More than a hundred professionals from enterprises, universities and clients gathered together to summarise the innovation achievements of the past year and talk about the future of the industry.
In this award competition, the ANCA GCX grinding machine was recognised by the jury and won the Technology Innovation Award.