Stop Replacing Ball Screws.

September 24th, 2021 at 4:35 pm

Linear Drives combined with glass scales provide the high speed and acceleration necessary to provide the fastest cycle times while ensuring long term accuracy and repeatability

featured throughout the entire line of Mikron MILL S High Speed Machining Centers

Perfect solution for graphite machining applications to eliminate potential ballscrew failure

Long term, repeatable precision

High Acceleration (1.7G) & High Feed Rates (61m/min) are key to fast cycle times

No Glass Spindles Here!

Step-Tec Spindles are Swiss built, air/oil lubricated units featuring hybrid ceramic bearings designed for 24/7 machining
Excellent power/size ratio
Very common to see Step-Tec 42k rpm Spindles with over 40,000 hours without replacement!

Shorten time to market by reducing time-consuming, manual polishing operations with outstanding precision and advanced spindle technology.

Maximize ROI with fully integrated workpiece changers, tool magazine expansions and more for extended uninterrupted production.

Mikron MILL S

Mikron MILL S - Graphite

High Speed Milling Charcteristics

Mikron MILL S

Speed and High Surface Quality—Combined

Achieve speed, precision and surface finish automatically optimized to your particular mold and die, or precision part focus—whether you’re serving automotive, ICT, packaging or electronic component manufacturers—with these three and five-axis Milling solutions.

For more than 20 years, GF Machining Solutions has been pioneering the High Speed Milling (HSM) technology with its GF Mikron machines. The Mikron MILL S series is the result of this continuous development and brings together the utmost features that make it the reference solution within the industry.

Mikron MILL S

Linear Drives - 1.7G Acceleration

Water Cooled
Key to fast cycle times and long tool life

Swiss Built Step-Tec Spindle

24k to 60k RPM
High RPM
Oil/Air Lubricated 24/7 Operation

Polymer Granite Base

6x better dampening than cast iron means less vibration
20x lower thermal conductivity than cast iron means less accuracy impact of room temperature variations
Benefits: • Less tool wear • Lower tooling costs • Better accuracy and surface finishes

Direct Rotary Torque Table

Dynamic, Precise, Less Wear

Swiss Factory Built

Designed With Automation In Mind

Portal Design
Ergonomic, No Operator Interference

Symmetrical Design

High Accuracy - Stability throughout the day

Integrated Chuck

Less Stack Error
Reach your tolerances easier

Heidenhain CNC

Best in Class for 5-Axis, Contouring
Fully Loaded

Integrated Pallet Changer - Industry Leading Affordability

Easily Configured For Graphite Machining

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MILL S Accuracy

Linear Drives vs Ballscrews

High Speed Milling Applications

Feed F = 5 m/min

Blue plot: Linear Drives

Red plot: ball-screw

+25% Productivity While Increasing Accuracy

The linear drives supports the require of a smooth and homogeneous surface finish in order to decreasing manual polishing. Software tools like OSS (Operator Support System) enables to match the machine parameter with your performance needs.

Automatic Machine Calibration (AMC)

100% Precision; Right on Time and Process

With AMC (Automated Machine Calibration) as standard the machine geometry can be calibrated at any time within minutes by any operator. The powerful cooling of all machine components will keep your process stable.

Excellence in Graphite Machining

From information and communications technology (ICT) and automotive to electronic components, manufacturers must cope with a variety of graphite machining challenges. These range from material specifications to requirements for highest precision and surface quality. Whatever your application, GF Machining Solutions has the right solution.

Request a Graphite Machining Test Cut or Machine Quote Today!

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Mikron MILL S

Surface Finish & Precision

Increase overall process productivity by combining finishing and polishing in one operation.

No Performance Limits on Hard Material

Increase flexibility and value by performing solid state carbide processing.

Improve Your Tooling; Perfect Your Plastic Part

Simplify production chain and reduce production cost of molds due to perfect surface quality.

Ambient Robust

+45% Reduction of Tool Center Point Drift

The Ambient Robust technology enables a constant stabilization of the machine body temperature. Minimal movement of machine geometry will result in lowest possible drift of the tool center point.

Affordable Integrated Palletization

24/7 Spindle UpTime

24h Billable Autonomy

Integrated Automation with GF Machining Solutions most compact pallet changer. Preparation for third-party automation with robot interface. Even with automation access to working area is always ensured.

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