The miniaturisation of products requires specially adjusted production technologies which are economically efficient on one hand, and meet high quality requirements on the other hand.
Micro machining with solid carbide milling tools is a production technology based on conventional machining with a geometrically defined cutting edge. Its main advantages are the high geometry complexity that can be achieved, and the great flexibility regarding the workpiece materials to be cut.
As a result of its rich activities in the field of research and development, FRANKEN can now offer you Micro and Mini milling cutters starting from a diameter of 0.2mm. These tools are available in short, long and extra long design. With a length-diameter ratio from 2.2 : 1 to 10 : 1 they cover an extremely broad application range.
In spite of their small size, they are made to withstand amazing strain. At this moment, the Micro and Mini tools are suitable for the machining of steels with a hardness of up to 66 HRC.
Typical applications for these Micro and Mini milling cutters are, for example, the production of molding tools, spray-injection molds, coining and extrusion dies for mass production, graphite and copper electrodes, or the high-precision surface structuring of macroscopic components and the direct production of micro-mechanical components in small and medium series production