A MAJOR Redditch engineering firm has announced significant changes to its UK operations following the takeover of its German parent company by South Korean machine tool manufacturer DN Solutions.
Heller Machine Tools, based in Redditch, confirmed it will discontinue manufacturing machining centres at its current local facility and relocate to new nearby premises as part of the transition.
The announcement comes as the manufacturing industry gathers for MACH 2026, one of the UK’s largest engineering and manufacturing exhibitions.
Despite the operational changes, the company said it remains committed to maintaining a strong presence in the UK manufacturing sector.
According to Heller, the new headquarters will include a dedicated showroom, applications engineering facilities, technical component repair capability, and training areas designed to support customer production teams.
The company specialises in advanced four-axis and five-axis horizontal-spindle machining centres used across sectors including aerospace, defence and precision engineering.
Although Heller will not be exhibiting directly at MACH 2026, the business continues to maintain a significant footprint within British manufacturing through its installed machine base and partnerships with research institutions.
One of the company’s Heller F6000 five-axis machining centres is currently being used at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre in Rotherham for member research projects.
The Redditch company has also confirmed plans to exhibit at several major industry events later this year, including the Farnborough Airshow in July and the MakeUK Defence Summit in November.
Tom Hughes, general manager of Heller Machine Tools, said the company’s focus remains on delivering fully tailored manufacturing systems for customers.
He said: “The core of our value proposition to customers lies in our ability to take their engineering drawings and turn them into fully tailored, end-to-end manufacturing solutions that hit the shopfloor running from day one.”
Mr Hughes added that reducing production costs and improving lead times had become increasingly important for manufacturers, particularly when machining difficult materials such as titanium and nickel-based alloys.
The company says it works closely with tooling and fixture suppliers to create highly efficient machining cells and automated production systems.
Heller recently demonstrated some of its technology at Seco Tools ’’Inspiration Through Innovation’ event, showcasing advanced digital simulation systems and high-performance machining equipment designed to improve production accuracy and productivity.
John Dineen, the company’s UK sales manager, said Heller’s systems regularly deliver ‘double-digit productivity gains’ compared with previous manufacturing methods.
He added: “We are very much looking forward to continuing our discussions with existing customers and potential users at our new headquarters.”
The exact location of the company’s new Redditch headquarters is expected to be announced after MACH 2026.
Heller Machine Tools has been part of Redditch’s engineering and manufacturing sector for many years, contributing to the town’s longstanding industrial heritage.
