Clinical precision
Smart manufacturing solutions for medical technology
Clinical precision
Smart manufacturing solutions for medical technology
Perfect, reproducible surface quality thanks to maximum precision: The manufacture of medical implants, instruments, components or devices for medical technology places the highest demands. Manufacturing solutions from SW combine precision with productivity. Particularly important: SW machines, production cells and systems guarantee 100 percent traceability of all processing steps down to NC record level and integrate seamlessly into higher-level MES and ERP solutions of life science companies.
Our machining centers are characterized by (among other things)
| Thermostable monoblock design for high-precision machining
| Highest cutting performance
| Minimal footprint per component
| Short chip-to-chip time
| Seamless system integration and high customizability
Good reasons to rely on SW in production:
Dynamics
Thanks to the thermostable monoblock design, SW machines operate with high precision even at maximum acceleration values and speeds of up to 40,000 rpm.
Reliability
Direct drives – such as linear and torque motors – generate movement without mechanical transmission elements. This makes SW solutions not only highly dynamic, but above all wear-free and therefore reliable in everyday production.
Productivity and profitability
With SW you reduce non-productive times and increase productivity: The high production speed in combination with a weight-optimized design ensures minimal non-productive times compared to axes with servo motors. This allows you to manufacture your parts highly productively with the shortest cycle times.
Wide range of configuration options
The variable machines from SW can be flexibly adapted to the diverse and dynamic requirements in medical technology with a wide variety of configurations – ideal for the large number of different instruments and implants.
Precision, transparency & process reliability
SW has been known for decades for premium machines that achieve the required accuracies easily, reproducibly and always reliably – with a position tolerance of ≤ 6 µm. Every component and every processing step is traceable.
Variety of materials
You can manufacture 5-axis components made of aluminum, titanium, steel or carbon on SW machining centers.
Short bar loading technology with automation
The innovative bar feeder integrated in the 5th axis makes it possible to produce even with short bars or profiles. The clamping situation is particularly optimized for short components and ensures higher productivity. This is particularly advantageous for long cycle times, such as in the production of spinal implants.
best per part.
SW offers the optimum production solution for every workpiece and every quantity.
Implants
e.g.
| Bone plates
| knee
| hip
| Shoulder
| Elbow
Instruments
e.g.
| Needle holders, scissors
| tweezers
| forceps
| Spreader, bender
| forklift
| fixators
| endoscopes
“We see the current requirements of our customers in the medical technology sector as our challenge to find the most suitable solution. In terms of productivity combined with industry-standard flexibility, we offer you solutions that will set you apart from the market and equip you for the future.”
Your expert for medical technology Matthias Dreher
Modular, flexible, dynamic and connective:
Excerpt from our portfolio
Our machining centers set standards in the economical and precise machining of stainless steel, titanium and non-ferrous metals. The machine portfolio is highly variable in terms of work area size, machining material and number of spindles with the same operating architecture and covers a wide range of workpieces. As a crane The machining centers save installation spaceand shorten (re)commissioning times.
Dynamic, flexible all-rounder:
The 3-series
- Depending on the design, our three-axis units are available as single- or two-station machines with two or four work spindles and a choice of 4 or 5 axes.
- Magazine expansion to up to 180 spaces
- Ideally suited for complex workpieces made of various materials such as steel, cast iron, titanium or aluminum.
Integrated automation:
Plug & Run ex works
Why order and commission machine tools and automation separately? This usually only adds to the complexity of the process. As Technology People, we equip CNC machining centers of certain sizes ex works with integrated automation to create self-sufficient production cells and supply them to you as a plug & run solution, ready for installation.
The loading module with 6-axis robot and vertical pallet storage for raw and finished parts offer you immediately usable productivity benefits such as
| Main time parallel and automatic loading and unloading over an entire shift
| Space-saving and manual workpiece loading thanks to the robot’s ceiling mounting
Example needle holder:
There is space for six blank panels on a pallet. One blank plate is used to produce one plug-in part and one box part. This results in a storage capacity of 144 raw part plates for 144 needle holders. With a cycle time of 9 minutes per needle holder, this results in a running time of 21.6 hours.
AMR MR-1
Automated Guided Vehicle MobileRob
The driverless, freely programmable transport system can be used to automate logistics processes and flexibly link processes from chip removal to tool delivery.
Strong service that leaves no questions unanswered.
With our life-services, we accompanyyou throughout the entire service life of your machine. Our common goal is to keep your productivity at the highest level and extend the life cycle of your machines. Benefit from our comprehensive services for your machining centers, fully automated systems and complete production lines. Gain new insights into your production with data-based tools – as comprehensive as you want and with full control over your data.
