Latest news and developments from Mills CNC, the leading independentdistributor of CNC machines in the UK and Ireland.

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InsightEdition No. 6

Ground-breaking technology. ‘Infinite Opportunities’ Open House,4th and 5th November 2015.

EVENT GUIDE. Opening times: 9.00am – 5.00pm

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Things just became a whole lot better for precisionmanufacturers!

Opening times: 9.00am – 5.00pm

“Welcome to this special Open House edition of MillsInsight – our twice-yearly customer magazine.

“Designed to help promote our INFINITE OPPORTUNITIESOpen House to potential visitors, and to act as an Eventguide for show attendees – this edition of Insight isintended to bring readers up-to-speed with all the latestground-breaking technology and customer servicedevelopments from Mills CNC...many of which are beingshowcased for the first time at the Open House.

New Doosan machines – see them in action“There’s always lots going on at Mills and this year is nodifferent. Certainly as far as new Doosan machine toolintroductions are concerned – this year has been trulyexceptional.

“At the turn of the year we introduced the new DoosanSuper SMX series of multi-tasking, mill-turn machines intothe UK and Ireland and, I’m pleased to say, that themarkets’ response to the new range has been nothingshort of phenomenal. Hardly surprising then that one ofthese new machines – the SMX 3100 has pride of place atthe Open House.

“Other new Doosan machines making their debuts atINFINITE OPPORTUNITIES include the ultra-versatile andproductive VCF 850 5AX (5-axis) machining centre, ournew Puma 4100 and Puma 5100 large-capacity lathes,and our new range of DNM Mk II vertical machiningcentres with Siemens controls.

“Additional technology highlights at the Open Houseinclude the results of a recent collaboration between usand Fanuc that can be seen in our new TurnkeyDevelopment Centre where a Puma GT2100M latheintegrated with a ‘plug and play’ Fanuc robot (to create aflexible manufacturing cell), will demonstrate theproductivity improvements that can be achieved viaautomation.

“Infinite Opportunities however, isn’t just about newmachine tools – important as they are.

At your Service“For example our new Control Centre – a state-of-the-artlearning facility where customers can see and find outmore about the three different CNC control systemsavailable on Doosan machines (Fanuc, Heidenhain andSiemens), will be holding live familiarisation sessionsthroughout the Open House.

“In addition to this, staff from our CNC Training Academy(the UK’s premier CNC training organisation) will also beon hand to discuss visitors’ future CNC programmer andoperator training requirements and, to fully understandthe care and attention to detail taken to ensure that everynew Doosan we deliver is raring and ready to go from dayone – visitors can take a tour of our new OperationsCentre where over 70 new Doosan machines are held in-stock at any given time.

“Customers, I know, will be excited and inspired by thenew Doosan machine tools and customer serviceinitiatives being showcased at the Open House.

“For those manufacturers who aren’t yet customers ofours but who may be intrigued about what Mills can offerthem – I would urge them to take time out and visit us oneither the 4th or the 5th of November to find out more.”

“In the following pages of Insight you will find news andarticles on the latest developments from Mills, and shouldyour require any further information on any or all of thesedon’t forget to visit our new website (www.millscnc.co.uk)– another major initiative launched by us this year.”

Kevin GilbertManaging DirectorMills CNC

Mills CNC, the UK’s fastest-growing machine tool company and exclusive distributor ofDoosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland is holding its first Open House in ten years atits Technology Campus facility in Leamington.

Managing Director, Kevin Gilbert explains what visitors can see at the event.

Mills CNC is the leading independent distributor of CNC machines in the UK and Ireland. Please visit our website at www.millscnc.co.uk for more information.

Mills Insight is produced by Mills CNC, Leamington, England.

For further information on Mills Insight contact Mills CNC Limited, The Mills CNC Technology Campus, Tachbrook Link, Tachbrook Park Drive, Leamington Spa, CV34 6SN. Tel: +44(0)1926 736 736. Fax: +44(0)1926 736 737. www.millscnc.co.uk

Infinite Opportunities: Endless Possibilities.

The next generation of Doosan’s multi-tasking mill-turncentres - the SMX 3100 and the SMX 3100S – are nowbeing held in-stock at the Mills CNC Technology Campus.

The new SMX 3100 range, first shown at MACH 2014 onMills’ stand and subsequently at EMO 2015, represent areal step-change in technology, ergonomic design andperformance over the company’s previous MX-series ofmill-turn machines.

Currently there are two different SMX 3100 models beingstocked by Mills – both feature a 12/15” chuck/102mm bardiameter capacity, and have a maximum turning diameterof 660mm and turning length of 1500mm.

SMX 3100 and 3100S machines are also equipped with a26/30kW 4,000 main spindle, a swing arm 40 tool positionfront-mounted ATC (80 position option), a 30kW12,000rpm Capto C6 milling spindle, and have anintegrated B-axis (240 degrees), C-axis (0.0001degrees),and Y-axis (+/- 150mm) capability.

The SMX 3100 is supplied with a programmable tailstock(1562mm quill travel) and is prepared and configured toaccept a SLU5 servo-driven steady rest.

The SMX 3100S is the sub-spindle model variant and isequipped with a second (RH) 26kW 4000rpm spindlecapable of synchronised machining.

High-productivity through multi-tasking functionality SMX 3100 machines enable manufacturers to machinehigh-precision, complex parts in reduced set-ups.

The machines’ rigid design and build combined with theirhigh-speed/high-torque spindle capability enables theSMX 3100’s to perform a comprehensive range ofroughing and finishing operations (turning, end-milling,face-milling, tapping drilling etc.), reliably and with highprecision.

The machines, with their orthogonal design, also featurean extended Y-axis stroke and an increased machiningarea and turning diameter to handle/machine large work-pieces.

Improved part accuracies and repeatability’sSMX 3100 machines are high-precision mill-turn machinesequipped with integrated spindles and ball screw corecooling systems that minimise thermal distortion and helpimprove high accuracy positioning.

Thermal displacement is also controlled by the machines’integrated thermal compensation system.

The system measures temperature variations continuously(in real time during machining) via 6 sensors and uses anon-board thermal compensation algorithm in themachines’ CNC control to make the required adjustmentsto offset the impact of thermal growth and distortion.

The machines also feature SP-class roller type LM guidesfor high positioning accuracy and which helpmanufacturers to perform heavy-duty machiningoperations employing high axis feed rates.

Ergonomically soundThe SMX 3100 series was thewinner of the 2014 internationalRed Dot Award for ProductDesign.

Careful consideration (at themachine design stage) of theoperator’s working environment and analysis of his/heractivities e.g. work-piece loading/unloading, job set-up,monitoring, maintenance etc., has resulted in aestheticallyand ergonomically superior machines.

The user-friendly lay-out of the control panel andimproved accessibility of the machines’ front-mounted ATCmakes job and tool set-up easy and straightforward.

Says Mills’ technical director, Tony Dale:

“The SMX 3100 machines are stylish, sleek and look thepart.

“The machines are real high performers capable ofmachining a wide variety of parts in one hit.

“Everything about the SMX 3100 series exudes quality,accuracy and productivity – and I’m confident that themachine, backed by Mills’ first-class applications andtechnical support services, will prove popular withprecision manufacturers everywhere.”

Market reaction to new SMX 3100machines.At the time of going to press - six newSMX machines have been sold to date inthe UK and Ireland.

Need more information on ourSMX 3100 machines?Call Mills CNC on 01926 736736or visit www.millscnc.co.uk

See the SMX 3100 in action at theINFINITE OPPORTUNITIES Open House.

New high-performance, award-winning Doosan SMX 3100 mill-turn machines are now in-stock and available for immediate delivery from Mills CNC.

‘S’ stands for Superior,Special…and Selling fast!

The on-board 3D graphics, animated simulations andscreen prompts for trouble-free set-up and programmingembedded into these software systems are easier to see,appreciate and understand when presented and explainedon a large screen in a relaxed environment.

Concludes Tony Dale:

“The Control Centre is another example of Mills thinkingoutside the box and is one that further enhances acustomer’s experience when they visit us.”

Doosan Fanuc Control Systems

Heidenhain Control Systems

Siemens Control Systems

uncoveredthe secrets...

There’s something new and different for customers and visitors to see andexperience at Mills CNC’s Technology Campus.

The company has recently created, within its Showroom and MachiningDemonstration area - a new, modern and purpose-built Control Centre facilitywhere visitors can, using the latest interactive touch screen technology, learn moreabout the different Fanuc, Heidenhain and Siemens CNC Control Systems andintegrated conversational programming software, available on Doosan machines.

The Control Centre provides a quiet, informal and practical learning environment –away from, although adjacent to, Mills’ busy Machine Tool Showroom.

Explains Technical Director, Tony Dale:

“The Control Centre enhances the customer experience.

“When a customer arranges a machining demonstration at the Campus it’s notuncommon for a number of their production staff turn up.

“Whilst this isn’t a problem per se, it can result in four or five people peering (oftenover each other’s shoulders) at the machine’s control – not that ideal for thepeople at the back of the group.

“Now, by using the Control Centre, we can take customers into a dedicatedlearning environment away from the hustle and bustle of the demonstration area,and go through the different machine tool control options with them using thelarge 65” interactive touch screen.”

The Control Centre is particularly useful tohelp explain to those customers, unfamiliarwith conversational programming softwaresuch as Manual Guide and ShopMill, thefeatures, benefits and intricacies of thesesystems.

Visit the Control Centre whilst you are at the INFINITE OPPORTUNITIESOpen House.

For more information about theControl Centre call Mills on 01926 736736 or visit our website atwww.millscnc.co.uk

Mills CNC’s new ‘Control Centre’ facility will make machining demonstrations evenmore personal and effective.

The personal touch.

VCF 850 machines are large capacity vertical machiningcentres with a B-axis head which can tilt 110 degrees oneither side of vertical, enabling them to machine large andcomplex parts in a single setup, eliminating costly fixturesand associated downtime. Their tilting head capability inconjunction with their 500mm or 800mm diameter rotarytable (depending on table configuration) means that up tofive sides of a part can be accessed.

The VCF 850 machines have a rigid, one-piece, fine-grainMeehanite bed with heavy ribbing to reduce vibration anddeformation during heavy cutting operations – therebyimproving accuracy, surface finish and tool life.

Owing to their travelling column design the table, andtherefore the work-piece itself, remains locked duringmachining. This ensures a uniform load to the guide-ways,ball screws, and motors.

All machine axes are of a roller linear-motion guide type(rather than the more common ball bearing guide types),delivering higher stiffness, increased accuracy andimproved surface finishes. (Roller guide-ways are threetimes more rigid than, and twice as durable as, ballbearing guide-ways, and help optimise weight and forcedistribution).

Each axis is driven by a high-precision double nut ballscrew that is centered between the guide-ways andsupported on both ends by angular contact thrustbearings, and all ball screws are cooled by circulated,refrigerated oil (as are other critical components includingthe ball nut, support bearings and the motor housing).

This system, coupled with a double pretension design,provides outstanding positional repeatability with virtuallyno thermal growth. All axes also have large diameter ballscrews that are directly connected to oversize A.C. servodrive motors without gears or belts in order to helpeliminate backlash.

The X, Y, and Z axes on the machines use absolute-typelinear glass scales for higher positional accuracy. Thesescales virtually eliminate the impact of slides and ballscrew thermal expansion and backlash. This improves theability to hold tight part tolerances requiring fewer offsetchanges.

The machines are equipped with a Doosan rotary table(either embedded or top-mounted) that enablesmachining on multiple faces of the work-piece withouthaving to re-fixture.

Cutting performance is provided by a powerful, high-torque 18.5kW/22kW 12,000rpm built-in oil cooled spindle(204 N-m). The refrigerated cooling-control systemcirculates cooling oil around the spindle in order tomaintain a constant temperature, increasing accuracyregardless of ambient temperatures.

The machines feature the dual contact tooling (Big Plus)system which helps reduce vibrations during the cuttingprocess thereby improving part accuracies and surfacefinishes, and, increasing tool life.

The system is supported by high precision permanentlylubricated ceramic ball bearings which help deliverimpressive spindle acceleration / deceleration times. Anencoder is attached to the spindle to allow rigid tapping,further increasing the machines’ productivity.

VCF 850 5AX machines have a choice of tool changersystems. A 30-position drum-type tool magazine issupplied as standard and a 60-tool, chain-type double-armautomatic tool changer is also available as an option. Tool-to-tool changeover time is 1.5 seconds.

The inclusion of a separate pickup magazine capable ofholding 5 long, large tools (up to 450mm in length and150mm in tool diameter), increases the machines’ versatility.

Further versatility is provided by the machines’ large X-axistravel (3 metres) and multi-vice chucking capability. Toexploit this potential a partition is located within themachining area which separates the cutting area from theset-up area thereby increasing productivity.

Market reaction to new VCF 850 5AXmachines.At the time of going to press - two newVCF 850 5AX machines have been soldto date in the UK and Ireland.

Need more information on our VCF 8505AX machines?

Call Mills CNC on 01926 736736 or visit www.millscnc.co.uk

See the VCF 850 5AX in action at theINFINITE OPPORTUNITIES Open House.

New powerful and versatile Doosan VCF 850 5-axis machining centresintroduced by Mills CNC

Jaw-dropping, spine-tingling, breath-takingtechnology.

Mills CNC Customer and Visitor Centre, Ground floor level (not to scale)

ControlCentre

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Mills CNC Customer and Visitor Centre, Mezzanine level (not to scale)

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See the latest advanced Doosan machine tools in action at the Infinite Opportunities Open House.

On the page opposite is a floor plan highlighting the different machines we’re showcasing during the event in our Customer and Visitor Centre. The second floor plan(below) indicates where you can find out more about Mills CNC Servicing and The CNCTraining Academy.

5-axis machining centres

VC 630 5AX

DNM 350 5AX

NEW VCF 850LSE

Multi-axis mill-turn centre

NEW SMX 3100

Vertical machining centres

DNM 650 II

DNM 500 (Heidenhain)

DNM 400 II (Siemens)

Mynx 7500-50

Lathes and turning centres

NEW Puma 5100LXB

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Opening times: 9.00am – 5.00pm

Don’t forget to see our Puma GT 2100M with integrated Fanucrobot in action in ourTurnkey Development

Centre.

Mills introduces the new Puma 4100 and Puma 5100 range of heavy-dutyturning centres to replace the Puma 400 and Puma 480 series’.

The next big thing in turning circles has arrived withDoosan’s two new ranges of high-rigidity and heavy-dutyturning centres…the Puma 4100 and Puma 5100 series.

The new Puma 4100 and 5100 series replaces the popularand successful Puma 400 and 480 series, and is primarilyaimed at precision component manufacturers machininglarge parts for the oil and gas, energy and powergeneration and large automotive sectors.

The new lathes provide superior machining performance,excellent process reliability and are equipped with anumber of new productivity-enhancing features thatsurpass their predecessors.

There are a total of 22 different machines in the new rangewith customers not only able to specify different chucksize models (i.e. 12”, 15”, 21” or large bore options), but alsodifferent machine functionalities and capabilities i.e. long-beds, driven tools etc. The machines’ performance andcapabilities can be increased quickly and easily (withoutmodifications) via special thread functions, tailstocks,steady rests and long boring bars.

The new Pumas have maximum travels/turning lengths ofone metre (Puma 4100 machines) or two metres (Puma5100 machines), and maximum turning diameters of 550mm (Puma 4100 machines) and 650 mm (Puma 5100machines).

The new Pumas are the most powerful machines in theirclass. They have been designed to take tough machiningoperations in their stride (including heavy duty,interrupted cutting), and can also be relied upon to deliverexcellent accuracies and surface finishes.

The machines are equipped with powerful, high-torque 2-speed gear-box driven main spindles (up to 45kW and upto 3000rpm depending on the model). Puma 4100/5100 models with driven tools are equipped with a 7.5kW/4000rpm milling spindle.

The new machines also feature a high-resolution BZisensor that delivers improved C-axis (indexing) accuracy,and a servo-driven indexing tool post ensures fast andreliable tool post rotation.

2-axis machines are equipped with a 10-tool positionturret whereas machines with driven tools have a 12-position turret as standard.

The new lathes are packed with performance boostingfeatures that includes the EOP (Easy Operation Package)and EZ (Manual Guide i).

See the Puma 5100 in action at theINFINITE OPPORTUNITIES Open House.

Need more information on our Puma 4100 or 5100 machines?Call Mills CNC on 01926 736736 or visitwww.millscnc.co.uk

Puma 5100 models with Y-axiscapability

Sales Director, NickWhite, explains thebenefits.

“The new Puma5100 series includesmodels with avirtual 150mm (+/- 75mm) Y-axiscapability.

“A virtual Y-axis function allows rotary tools to be move in a plus and minus directionperpendicular to the Z-axis, enabling multi-tasking machining operations to beundertaken…actions that are unable to becarried out with 2-axis lathes.

“This makes Puma 5100 lathes with Y-axesincredibly versatile and productive, enablingparts to be machined to completion in fewer set-ups and in faster cycle times.”

The end of an era –the start of another!

The CNC Training Academy is the UK’s premier trainingorganisation and offers a comprehensive range of CNCProgrammer and Operator Courses to customers.

If you’re looking to: • reduce time spent on job-set-ups and improve your

productivity; • minimise time spent on checking – and eliminate

re-working; • improve manufacturing efficiency and avoid

production bottle-necks; • exploit the functionality of your machine tools and

reduce downtime;• win new, higher value machining contracts....then give us a call.

What we offer• CNC Programmer training : basic through to

advanced- Fanuc Turning and Milling courses (including Fanuc

Manual Guide i Conversational Programmer training).

- Heidenhain Milling and Turning courses (includes new

Heidenhain iTNC 620 training).

- Siemens Milling courses (including Shopmill

Conversational Programmer training).

• CNC Operator trainingPractical, hands-on training courses using Academy-

dedicated machine tools to help machine operators

improve their skills and realise their potential.

• CNC Maintenance trainingPractical and task-oriented Electrical and Mechanical

Maintenance training at the Academy, tailored to your

Doosan machine tool.

• Customised training coursesWe can design and deliver bespoke CNC training to meet

individual company needs and requirements (e.g. helping

customers comply with and achieve continuous

improvement and Investors in People certification and

accreditation).

• A state-of-the-art modern training environmentAll of our training rooms are well equipped and feature:

- powerful desk top simulators* that replicate a machine

tool’s CNC control;

- wide interactive touchscreens.

* Our simulators are portable enabling them to be used

off-site at a customer’s premises or other designated

training areas.

• Dedicated machine toolsThe Academy has new dedicated Doosan machine tools

that can be used by course attendees to test out their

newly-acquired skills.

Precision component manufacturers looking for high-quality, professionally-delivered and cost-competitive CNCProgrammer or Operator training need look no furtherbecause The CNC Training Academy is open for business.

• Course materials and CertificatesCourse attendees all receive individual course manuals, and

on completion of each course are awarded their CNC Training

Academy Certificates.

• Easy Payment TermsManufacturers can spread the cost of their training from the

Academy over a 12 month period (i.e. 12 x monthly

repayments) to help manage cash flow.

Hannah’s on the case!The CNC Training Academy looks to raise its profile and increase

sales with new business development appointment.

The CNC Training Academy, the UK’s premier CNC training

organisation and part of Mills CNC, has appointed Ms Hannah

Walby to head up its business development operations.

Previously employed at the CNC Training Academy since 2013

as Training Administrator, the promotion will see Ms Walby

coordinate and implement the Academy’s new business

strategies.

The business development position is of critical importance and

will help the Academy achieve its ambitious growth plans in the

future which are multi-faceted and which include:

- raising the profile of the Academy with UK and Irish precision

component manufacturing companies;

- promoting the Academy’s comprehensive range of standard,

advanced and specialist CNC Programmer training courses to

potential customers;

- positioning the Academy as a strategic training partner to

those companies looking to address their own in-house skills

shortages by investing in proven, professionally-

delivered and cost-competitive Fanuc, Heidenhain

and Siemens CNC Programmer and Operator training.

A significant percentage of Ms Walby’s time will be

spent visiting manufacturing companies throughout

the UK and Ireland to discuss their training needs

and requirements.

Comments Hannah Walby:

“The CNC Training Academy is successful. Ever since

it was created back in 2010 year-on-year sales have

grown exponentially.

“However, 55% of turnover derives directly (and not

surprisingly) from Doosan machine tool sales.

“There is a huge opportunity therefore to grow

business with non-Doosan machine tool users

who are using machine tools with Fanuc,

Heidenhain and/or Siemens controls.

“With an already excellent reputation in the

market combined with the Academy’s

experienced and dedicated team of trainers and state-of-the-art

training facilities, I am confident that we can and will achieve

great things.”

The promotion of Ms Walby is part of the Academy’s wider

expansion plans that will also see the organisation further

increase its CNC training capabilities by increasing the number

of training rooms available at the Mills CNC Technology Campus

and appointing new CNC Trainers to meet the anticipated

increase in demand.

To find out more about the range ofcourses we offer (including course content and our latest course schedule),and our Easy Payment Terms, call Hannah Walby on 01926 438363 or alternatively visit our website atwww.cnctrainingacademy.co.uk.

Not sure what training best meets yourneeds?

Call Hannah now to arrange a trainingneeds audit and assessment at yourpremises.

See Hannah at the INFINITEOPPORTUNITIES Open House or callher on 01926 438363 to arrange anappointment.

Best-in-class Training courses.

Mills CNC has announced that its best-selling DNM Mark IIrange of Doosan 3-axis vertical machining centres is nowavailable with the powerful Siemens 828D CNC controlsystem and Shopmill, Siemens’ conversationalprogramming software.

In a phased introduction of the new machines into theUK, Mills will be first bringing in Siemens-controlled DNM400 II and DNM 500 II models as stock machines from thesummer with DNM 650 II machines becoming availablelater in the year.

The introduction of the new Siemens-controlledmachines will further increase the attractiveness ofDoosan’s DNM Mk II range of machines to those UK andIrish precision component manufacturers who, in thepast, decided against acquiring a Doosan verticalmachining centre because it could not be supplied withtheir preferred (Siemens) control.

This move by Mills will enable the company to penetratethe Siemens CNC control user market that was hithertoout of reach and, more importantly, will mean that thesemanufacturers no longer need to compromise when itcomes to investing in a high-quality, ultra-reliable andcost-competitive 3-axis machining centre.

Says Kevin Gilbert, Mills CNC’s Managing Director:

“Doosan is an innovative and pro-active company. When

it sees a gap in the market it quickly mobilises itsextensive R & D,production and logisticsoperations to fill it.

“A few years ago Doosanlaunched and begansupplying Siemenscontrolled lathes andmachining centres to markets in Asia and Europe (mostnotably Germany).

“The steady growth in demand for Siemens controlledmachines here in the UK and Ireland has been the catalystbehind us stocking these machines – starting withDoosan 3-axis machining centres.

“Naturally we are confident that we will soon be acquiringand growing share of the Siemens’ user market as aconsequence.”

To help Mills achieve these ambitions, the company hasrecently created a new resource at its Technology Campusfacility in Leamington.

The aptly-named ‘Control Centre’ is a dedicated discretefacility located in Mills’ machine tool demonstration areathat will be used to help visitors and customersunderstand more about the different CNC control system

options (e.g. Fanuc, Heidenhain and Siemens), availableon Doosan machines.

Using the latest Hi-Tec interactive large touch screentechnology customers can learn all about the strengths and nuances of each control, and start exploring the

relative merits of each controls’ onboard softwaresolutions like Fanuc Manual Guide i, Siemens Shopmilland Heidenhain conversational programming systems.

See the new Siemens-controlledDNM Mk II machines at INFINITEOPPORTUNITIES.

For more information on Doosan’s Siemens-controlled

machines – call Mills CNC on 01926 736736.

New Doosan vertical machining centres from Mills CNC - now supplied with Siemens Controls.

Controlled marketexpansion!

Mills CNC’s website has undergone a recent and radical transformation. The new site doesn’tjust look better than its predecessor...it is better, and provides visitors with a more enjoyableand rewarding experience.

A site for sore eyes.

Visit www.millscnc.co.uk and we think you’ll like what you see.

The old site, designed five years ago, has now been replaced by a new, easier to navigate and easier to maintain one that ismore in keeping with Mills’ market-leading status.

The new site has been significantly streamlined and ensures that visitors are able to access and select relevant machine tooland after-sales service information, latest news articles and machine tool videos, efficiently and effectively. To ensure thatthe website is always up-to-date, the integration of a powerful content management system enables web updates andamendments to be made quickly by nominated Mills staff, in real time.

A specific requirement of the new site was to improve SEO and to enable Mills to plan and monitor, far more effectively

than before, its online marketing campaigns and promotional activities. The new site will enable Mills to develop andimplement in-house its email campaigns (and review their effectiveness), and refine its social media presence.

Says Kevin Gilbert, Mills CNC’s Managing Director:

“The new site looks fresh, modern and exciting and rather than being a passive tool (as was the case with the previous site)is now a front-line marketing tool that will help drive growth and also help us communicate more effectively withcustomers and prospects.

“It’s taken a little while getting here – but the modernisation exercise has been worthwhile.”