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Five-axis continuous micro-milling, micro-drilling and electrical discharge machining
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In micro-milling, the company has opted for continuous 5-axis machining as it always allows work to be carried out using very short tools. For Vuichard Michel S.A., software such as Hyper Mill offers the possibility of optimising tool lengths and easily defining toolpaths in continuous 5-axis machining. According to the company, this approach is only viable with very high-precision machines such as the Matsuura LX-0, which features a linear motor and a torque motor, offering positional control to 0.01 μ and travel accuracy to 0.1 μ (0.0001 mm).

Micro-milling operations are carried out on ultra-adhesive materials such as platinum, as well as on hardened steels rated at 68 HRC, or on brittle materials such as crystal, silicon or nickel-phosphorus.

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0.1 mm end mills in 65 HRC? Vuichard is up for the challenge!

Hard milling to diameters of less than 0.4 mm is not something everyone can manage…

Vuichard Michel SA has just acquired a 5-axis Matsuura LXo to rise to the challenge.

Founded in 1967 in Jurens, near Valleiry (74 – close to Geneva), Vuichard Michel SA began operations with a major contract for electrical discharge machining (EDM) of ST Dupont luxury lighters, and nearly two million lighters passed through the company’s workshops over a period of 27 years.

The company built up an excellent reputation in the fields of die-sinking and wire EDM, before branching out into micro-drilling in 2000 with two Sarix machines and extensive optical inspection equipment.

Matsuura for direct hard milling.

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The ‘p’th powers of the difference
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In difficult times, a different strategy enables a company to stand out from the crowd. This oft-repeated maxim also holds true for small businesses. In the field of micromechanics, a subcontractor does not hesitate to invest in order to strengthen its highly specialised expertise.

Founded by Michel, the Vuichard company specialises in high-precision electrical discharge machining of very small components. Whether it’s micro-drilling on a Sarix machine, wire EDM using 0.03 mm wire on a Charmilles dual-wire machine, or die-sinking complex shapes using six machines of the same make, Vuichard is renowned for achieving the impossible with parts the size of a sugar cube – or even smaller.

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