Aerospace

Aerospace machining demands dedicated motor spindles that provide cost-effective productivity and maintain high quality standards.

For aerospace manufacturers, technical requirements trigger business challenges, including productivity, quality and cost reduction. To increase performance and ensure safety, machine tools must support the entire machining process from cutting parameters to part approval. As a spindle manufacturer, we meet the technical challenges of our customers with dedicated solutions based on our understanding of their needs and desires.

Our market-oriented solutions

Step-Tec HPC 190 platform

The HPC 190 spindle platform for roughing and finishing precision aerospace parts provides the power, torque and speed to achieve high productivity. Its wide coverage ranges from high-power, high-speed performance for typical structural aluminum milling all the way up to full blisk turning and finish milling in tough Ni/Ti alloys, holding a radial effort up to 500 Nm with an optional shaft interlock. Platform options include the most-advanced process sensors on the market to achieve the advantages of continuous manufacturing process improvement and regulatory compliance for the aerospace industry.

 

HPC 190

The HPC 190 Aero spindle is the perfect aluminum structural part machining solution, with a maximum speed of 27,000 rpm and 114 kW (S6 40%) of power.

Step-Tec HPC 240 platform

The HPC 240 spindle platform for roughing and finishing precision aerospace parts provides the power, torque and speed to achieve high productivity, with housing diameters as small as 240 mm. Its coverage ranges from high-power, high-speed performance for typical structural aluminum milling all the way up to full fir tree turning and finish milling in tough Ni/Ti alloys, holding a radial effort up to 800 Nm with an optional shaft interlock. Platform options include the most-advanced process sensors on the market to achieve the advantages of continuous manufacturing process improvement and regulatory compliance for the aerospace industry.

 

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The HPC 240 Precipod spindle finishes parts with just one clamping, with a maximum speed of 12,000 rpm and 312 Nm (S6 40%) of torque.

Step-Tec HPC 290 platform

The HPC 290 spindle platform for roughing and finishing precision aerospace parts provides the power, torque and speed to achieve high productivity, with housing diameters as small as 290 mm. Its wide coverage ranges from high-power, high-speed performance for typical structural aluminum milling all the way up to full fir tree turning and finish milling in tough Ni/Ti alloys, holding a radial effort up to 800 Nm with an optional shaft interlock. Platform options include the most-advanced process sensors on the market to achieve the advantages of continuous manufacturing process improvement and regulatory compliance for the aerospace industry.

 

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The HPC 290 Toughprod spindle can machine very tough material, with a maximum speed of 10,000 rpm and 702 Nm (S6 40%) of torque.