Over 60 years manufacturing CNC horizontal lathes

Since its origins in 1957, GURUTZPE has designed, built and serviced more than 6,000 custom horizontal lathes for the most diverse and demanding industrial applications.

Here is a brief visual timeline of our journey:

• 1955

  Jacinto Zulaica founds the Construcciones GURUTZPE company

  In the spa town of Zestoa, Jacinto Zulaica founds the CONSTRUCCIONES GURUTZPE company for the purpose of building turning machines.

  

• 1956

  GURUTZPE manufactures its first lathe

  GURUTZPE manufactures its first lathe, model M, which sees great commercial success.

   

  

• 1957

  Expansion of the company

  Seven new partners are incorporated into the company and the growth of Gurutzpe begins.
• 1968

  Manufacture of large lathes

  Throughout these years the range of machines is extended and a qualitative advance in capacity takes place, manufacturing the first large-size lathes, model Super B (≥Ø800 mm).

   

  

• 1969

  New industrial plant in Iraeta

  Given the success of sales and the need to expand the facilities to meet market demand, Gurutzpe moves to a new and larger industrial plant in Iraeta integrating foundry, heat treatment and machining
• 1974

  GURUTZPE presents the first CNC lathe manufactured in Spain

  At the Machine Tool Manufacturers Exhibition in Bilbao, GURUTZPE presents the first CNC lathe manufactured in Spain.
  Special lathes are also developed with an electronic copier.

   

  

• 1975

  API automatic threading lathe for oil pipes

  The first API automatic threading lathes for oil pipes are developed. In this period of maximum growth of the company, they are building 30 machines a month

 

• 1980

  Production of the first Heavy Duty lathes

  Production of the first Heavy Duty lathes by Gurutzpe, models B1800, with tipping of Ø1800 mm

   

  

• 1985

  Tilted-bed lathes

  Development and manufacture of inclined bed lathes -model A-800- with huge market success

   

  

• 1986

  New facilities in Itziar

  Once again, and given the success of sales, there is evidence of the need to expand production capacity to meet growing demand, which leads to the transfer of the assembly facilities to the Itziar industrial estate

   

  

• 1990

  Four-guide lathes

  The first lathes with four carriageway guides are built

   

  

• 2004

  New large capacity lathes

  The market requires Gurutzpe to build lathes with greater capacity and they therefore begin to manufacture the first models with tipping ≥Ø 2500 mm and ≥ 30 t of capacity
• 2010

  Development of the multi-tasking lathe (Turn Mill)

  Gurutzpe develops the Turn Mill multi-tasking or multi-function lathe, incorporating in the same machine the functions of turning and milling with automatic tool loaders
• 2013

  Incorporation into Etxe-tar Group

  Incorporation into Etxe-tar Group The process of international commercial expansion of Gurutzpe is intensified by the opening of its own commercial branches with Gurutzpe personnel in the USA, China and Russia.

   

  

• 2013

  Hydrostatic guiding

  Implementation of hydrostatic guiding technology in Gurutzpe large capacity and peripheral (steady rests) models
• 2015

  New branches

  Own Commercial Branches with Gurutzpe personnel in Germany, Italy and France are opened
• 2016

  GHD double-bed hydrostatic lathe

  Manufacture of the largest parallel lathe manufactured in Spain: model GHD40, for tipping parts Ø4000mm and 130 t in weight, with double-bed architecture.