Industries We Serve
Automotive
Our combination cutting tool and aggregate head solutions for machining carbon and SMC components have resulted in great time and cost savings for customers involved in automotive machining. For example, pressing tools can be designed much more cost-effectively due to the elimination of slides. Furthermore, the elimination of manual grinding work when, for example, inserting edge radii, saves labor costs and significantly increases process reliability.
Application examples:
- Rework-free machining of edge radii on body components, e.g. front covers or hoods
- Rework-free insertion of cut-outs with edge radius, e.g. at the cut-out of a third brake light lamp
- Insertion of grooves with tolerated depth, e.g. groove for fastening spoilers
- Drilling and countersinking in one operation
- Milling and drilling in difficult to reach areas of parts
Aerospace
Our probe milling and countersinking units (TFA and TSA) as well as our angle heads are used worldwide to process components from the aerospace industry economically. Eliminating the need for repeated measurement operations and manual rework has generated savings of over 85% in processing time.
Application examples:
- Precise depth control of countersinks in uneven materials such as composites or aluminum
- Machining of honeycomb materials in engine casings
- Machining grooves with precise depth, e.g. a circumferential groove on an engine housing
- Milling and drilling in difficult to reach areas of parts
Transportation - Rail
By using our floating head aggregates and angle heads, many machining processes can be carried out much more economically. The focus here is on drastically reducing or eliminating the times for measuring as well as manual reworking.
Application examples:
- Machining the inner webs at the ends of the side walls
- Machining the inside webs on the window cut-outs
- Machining cut-outs on the C-profiles
- Levelling of the welding seams
- Drilling and countersinking in one operation
- Milling and drilling in difficult to reach areas of parts
Defense
The use of light-weight composite materials has increased in defense-related manufacturing presenting unique challenges for manufacturers seeking to deliver the highest quality results and contain costs. Our specialized cutting tools, often used in combination with an aggregate head such as a floating aggregate, help improve surface quality, reduce fiber pullout, and reduce the need for frequent measurement and manual rework.
Application examples:
- Precise depth control of countersinks in uneven materials such as composites and aluminum
- Machining honeycomb materials
- Machining helicopter rotor blades
- Production of body and vehicle armor
Energy
The growth of renewable energy such as wind power has led to the increased use of composite materials to provide structural components that are lightweight yet also possess the strength for years of durable performance in often challenging environments.
Application examples:
- Machine wind turbine rotor blades
- Production of composite structural components and housings
- Machining down-hole components and tubing
