Beckhoff: Upscaling a 5-Axis CNC Machine
It’s not just the watchmaking industry that needs compact and dynamic machine tools like the Micro5 from Chiron – in medical technology and mold making, components need to be machined just as precisely and quickly. The workpieces, however, are much larger. The machine builder has therefore scaled up its concept based on PC-based control from Beckhoff for components with an edge length of up to 120 mm. “Market analyses and discussions have shown that there is indeed a need for a highly dynamic 5-axis CNC machine with a larger milling center than the successful Micro5 series offers for components with an edge length of up to 50 mm,” says Matthias Rapp, Vice President Global Marketing at Chiron Group SE in Tuttlingen. Therefore, Chiron decided to develop the Micro5 XL building on the existing machine
