PRODUCTS CUSTOMER SERVICE SOLUTIONS ABOUT FANUC CONTACT FANUC NOW UK Nano-machining linear bearings Vertical machining centre delivers high precision FANUC > Customer cases > Nano-machining linear bearings 5-axis milling machine UK brewery adds robots to the process Stand-alone fiber laser cutting ARS srl Audi Assembly line for motor PCBs Automated production cell Automatic loading and unloading ARC Mate robot used in production of lifting equipment Bag palletiser Collaborative robot automating car manufacturing Berlinger Special AG Automated handling of blister packaging Bottling robots Bulltek CNC controls for grinding machines Drives and controls for tool grinding machines CNC for precision parts CNC gear-cutting machines CNC gear hobbing machines CNC grinding spindles CNC hard turning CNC machining dental instruments CNC micro-drilling machine CNC plastic machining CNC transfer centre CNC tube cutting CNC turned parts Automated composites manufacturing Continuous production machine Automation through handling, bonding and spot welding DESMASA CNC diamond-cutting machine Universal Alloy Corporation Double-spindle machining centre Emerson EUROEDIL Skopje Automated Loading of parts and tools in compact machines Food-packaging-robots Robotics in food processing Process automation for increasing demand Giuliani Gnutti Positioning and handling metal castings Hans Arnold Kunststofftechnik High cutting precision achieved with robots High efficiency sanding and smoothing of speaker cabinet surfaces Retrofit specialist imparts new properties to old Hauser grinding machines Minimizing breakdown time Automated injection plastics ITD Reliable, precise and accurate parts production Plastic pipe handling CNC package solutions Otto Lynker GmbH Machining door and window fittings Machining pump bodies Services provided by FANUC Bulgaria mean reliability Manufacturing composite materials Regrinding and production of milling tools for metal cutting Multi-spindle lathe Nano-machining linear bearings Automating the nightshift to meet growing production demands Orma SRL Ortitalia srl Packing cans Packing insulation Automated packing of food Palletising kegs Palletising glass jars Automating the assembly line of food production Pierre Bercher The polishing robot Optimised resources and sustainable molding CNC precision machining Machining precision turned parts Prontoplast Spritzguss AG Punch machine Raimondi Two complex turning centres share the same automation. Robotic welding of bucket teeth Rollomatic Schmidt & Heinzmann Schuster Sheet metal cutting machine SimLogic Welding of train parts Robot relieves the burden on packaging line employees Gaining a competitive advantage in robotics Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited Production of electric storage water heaters TESY selects FANUC for its production robotics Tool and die making machine Tool grinding and eroding High precision turning revolution with FANUC CNC Ulrich Rotte Anlagenbau und Fördertechnik GmbH High precision levels through milling centres VIGAP VL Robotix GmbH Sensitive testing of buttons and control knobs using Touchfinger Watchmaking machine Welding automotive components Wire-cut machining injection mould tools Wire cutting dies Dutch precision manufacturer relies on ROBODRILL to machine linear bearings to incredible accuracies Task: Dutch bearing specialist PM Bearings required a machining centre that could be nano positioned to produce tiny ultra-precise linear bearings Solution: Use FANUC ROBODRILL to nano machine the tiny linear bearings for high precision medical, military and semiconductor applications. These offer incredible repeatable accuracy, plus the fastest milling, drilling, tapping and tool change times on the market. Result: PM Bearings nano machines all its linear bearings using ROBODRILL machining centres and has never had to interrupt production due to a malfunction or defect. One machine is 19 years old and is still working perfectly. Needless to say, accuracy is second to none, whatever the material being machined. DOWNLOAD PDF FOR THE FULL STORY ON NANO-MACHINING LINEAR BEARINGS Nano-machining linear bearings with a ROBODRILL machining centre High-speed tool changes The right tool for precision bearings Incredible results ROBODRILL produces the most accurate linear bearings in the world PM-Bearings in the Dutch Dedemsvaart specialises in nano-machining linear bearings and ultra-precise linear guides, nano-positioning systems and complete machines, in which a micrometer-precise positioning is an absolute requirement. The metal-working company very conscientiously chose ROBODRILL for producing its smallest linear bearings for medical, military and semiconductor applications. For over 20 years, FANUC ROBODRILLs have been assuring the production of the smallest guides in small to medium sized series of 10 to 500 pieces. The production takes place in the material that is most suited for your application, such as stainless steel, aluminium, carbon and even ceramic. You will find the bearings in, among others, semi-conductors and lithography machines for producing electronic chips, pick & place systems, microscopes and all kinds of high technology medical equipment. FANUC ROBODRILL awaits installation Ultra-fast milling, drilling and tapping Production Manager Pim Lüth: "We chose FANUC at that time because the ROBODRILL excelled in speed. And they still do that even now. Drill holes, tap threads and bevel bearings and mill to length: no other machine mills, drills and taps so fast. It changes over incredibly quickly from drill to tap to mill. We always have high-speed spindles installed. In our models, we get 20,000 revolutions per minute. The precision and therefore the quality of our guides also increased significantly. Precision is vitally important for us. Our profiles deviate by maximum 2 micrometers per meter. The end product must also be finished precise to the micrometer. The maximum deviation of our bearings is 4 micrometers.” Machines with fourth axis are faster PM-Bearings currently uses seven ROBODRILL: one a-T10B, two a-T14iAL’s, one a–T14iBL, one a-T21iDL and two six years old a–T21iEL’s. The company equipped four out of these with a fourth axis. Pim Lüth: "We had to machine our guides along all sides. The ROBODRILL with a fourth shaft and the DDR turntable do that in one clamping and do it faster. We use them to produce the medium sized series. On the machines with three axes, an operator must still change the piece from the side a few times. The robustness of the machine is also a great plus. We have never yet had to interrupt our production on any of our ROBODRILL due to any malfunction or defect. The older ROBODRILL that we have, the a-T10B, is already 19 years old. It is still working perfectly." Polyvalent control Are there any other advantages that the ROBODRILL offers PM-Bearings concerning nano-machining linear bearings? Pim Lüth: "You install even raft components from other manufacturers on the ROBODRILL. The CNC controller easily communicates with them. Due to the automation we could also reduce the cost price of our products, PM Bearings has plans to fully automate the production of its high precision linear bearings within a few years. "Our goal is fully automated production. A first step in this is to fit ROBODRILL with the automatically opening doors and FANUC robots to load and unload them. Maximum flexibility for nano machining PM-Bearing, a global player PM-Bearings is part of the PM Group. With its Dutch offices in Dedemsvaart, Almere and Hengelo, the Group designs, develops and manufactures mechatronic systems, precision structures in sheet metal, advanced coatings and high quality solutions for the aviation and military sector. Companies all over the world call on the expertise of this Group. Almost 90 percent of the production is destined for export within Europe, to North America and Asia. If this page looks broken please consider using another browser or updating your browser to benefit from the advanced functionality. Updating or changing your browser will improve your browsing experience and maximize your security. 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