GF AgieCharmilles product range
High-Speed and High-Performance Milling Centers
In terms of cutting speed, HSM centers are 10 times faster than conventional milling machines. Greater accuracy and a better surface finish are also achieved. This means that even tempered materials can be machined to a condition where they are largely ready to use. One essential advantage of HSM is that with systematic integration, the process chain can be significantly shortened. HSM has developed alongside EDM into one of the key technologies in mold and tool making.
Electric Discharge Machines
EDM can be used to machine conductive materials of any hardness (for example steel or titanium) to an accuracy of up to one-thousandth of a millimeter with no mechanical action. By virtue of these properties, EDM is one of the key technologies in mold and tool making. There are two distinct processes -- wire-cutting EDM and die-sinking EDM.
Laser Ablation
Laser ablation supplements and extends the technologies offered by GF AgieCharmilles.
With our laser technology we enable you to produce texturizing, engraving, microstructuring, marking and labeling of 2D geometries right through to complex 3D geometries. Laser ablation, compared to conventional surface treatment using manual etching processes, offers economic, ecological and design advantages.
Tooling, Automation, Software
Tooling for fixing workpieces and tools; automation systems and system software for configuring machine tools and recording and exchanging data with the various system components.
HSM Spindle Technology
Development, production and sale of the motor spindles that form the core components of modern HSM centers. The spindles rotate at speeds between 10,000 and 60,000 rpm.
Services and Consumables
Service, maintenance, spare parts and consumables for EDM, milling and HSM systems as well as for other machine tools; consumables include filters, wire, graphite, copper electrodes and special resin.