South Korean machine tool manufacturer Hwacheon Machinery is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a week-long open house festival. Starting as a small job shop in the 1960s, Hwacheon has grown to become a major global supplier of CNC lathes and machining centers with multiple manufacturing sites and subsidiaries around the world. Hwacheon products have been supplied in the UK since the 1980s, with sales increasing significantly in recent years through their sole UK distributor, Ward Hi-Tech based in Sheffield.