Used LNS Equipment For Sale

LNS was founded in 1973 in Orvin, Switzerland, by three friends whose initials gave the company its name: Mr. Léchot, Mr. Neukomm, and Mr. Scemama. They originally set out to build mechanical bar loaders for the precision watchmaking industry of the Swiss Jura Arc. When a watchmaking industry downturn struck in 1974, the company pivoted with the help of engineer Philippe Scheurer, whose patents led LNS to invent the first hydraulic bar feeder in 1975 — a breakthrough that defined the company's trajectory. Through decades of acquisitions and organic growth, LNS expanded into a global group with manufacturing and sales operations across the United States, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, China, and Taiwan.

The core of the LNS product range is its bar feeding systems, which cover every major machining philosophy — short-bar, half-bar, and long-bar configurations for both fixed and sliding headstock lathes. The flagship Quick Load Servo series, including the S1, S2, S3, and S3+ variants as well as the Quick Load Servo 65, 80, and 105+ models, uses all-electric servo drives for precise, high-speed bar positioning and fully automatic diameter changeover. The legacy Super Hydrobar and Hydrobar HS lines use hydrodynamic guide-tube technology and remain widely used on Swiss-style and cam-controlled screw machines. The Sprint and Express series round out the long-bar automatic magazine feeder range. Alongside bar feeders, LNS manufactures chip conveyors under the Turbo brand, high-pressure coolant systems under the Chipblaster name, oil and coolant mist collectors, and coolant management accessories.

LNS bar feeders are found across a broad spectrum of precision manufacturing industries. Automotive and aerospace shops rely on them for high-volume, lights-out turning of shafts, bushings, and structural components. Medical device manufacturers use LNS systems to produce bone screws, implants, and surgical instrument components to extremely tight tolerances. The electronics sector and the Swiss watchmaking industry — LNS's original market — depend on the company's sliding-headstock feeders for miniature turned parts. General precision engineering, defense, and energy sectors also count LNS among their preferred automation suppliers.

Buyers seeking used LNS bar feeders benefit from the brand's reputation for rugged, long-service construction and a parts ecosystem that has remained consistent across generations of product. The servo-driven Quick Load Servo platform in particular holds its value well on the secondary market because its all-electric architecture requires minimal hydraulic maintenance and its HMI-driven automatic changeover keeps setup times short even on older units. LNS's global service network and the wide availability of guide channels, pushers, and electronic components mean that a well-maintained used LNS bar feeder can deliver many additional years of productive service at a fraction of new-equipment cost.

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