Shops Serving Oilfield Customers Appreciate Retrofits
Buying new is nice, but there are reasons why retrofits make sense for shops serving the oilfield industry.
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CNC retrofits are ideal for large machines in good overall mechanical condition such as this G&L 350T boring mill with 5-inch spindle diameter installed at KD Machine in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
There are a number of reasons why shops serving the oilfield industry see value in upgrading existing machine tools with a new control package. If price were no concern, these shops would more than likely choose to buy new machines. However, the cyclical nature of this industry combined with the size of the equipment required to machine some oilfield components has a number of shops eyeing more affordable CNC retrofits. This story cites examples.
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