STAR

The Japanese brand STAR means several decades of tradition in the design and manufacturing of machine tools dedicated to the operations of turning and free-cutting. Since the 1950s, it offers varied and extensive ranges of state of art equipments in order to enable its customers to benefit from the highest production quality and achieve the highest productivity levels. The machine tools manufactured by STAR are characterized by their robustness, power, and flexibility. They are used by operators around the world, operating in different industrial businesses such as automotive, aeronautics, aerospace, clocks, medical sector, goldsmiths’ art, eyewear, and connector business. Today, STAR is best known for its various models of CNC tailstock lathes. The catalog of the Japanese company includes, among others, CNC tailstock lathes with B axis, large capacity tailstock with 3 turrets and 4 axes Y, multifunction tailstock with 2 Y axes, tailstock without barrel, twin carriage tailstock, and ultrafast production tailstock. STAR machine tools are remarkably present on the French market, especially since the founding of the company STAR Machine ToolFrance in September 2001 in Scionzier, in the department of Haute-Savoie. The Japanese company also has offices in Switzerland, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States, in addition to its facilities in Japan and France. In addition to its machine tools designed according to the actual needs of its customers, STAR offers a variety of commercial and technical services as well as training and after-sales support services to ensure a continuous improvement of the handling of its equipments by the operators using them. The CNC tailstock lathesand other systems meant for free-cutting operations holding the STAR brand are highly sought-after products, especially on the second-hand market.