With a high-precision machining center placed in the Institute for Machine Tools and Production Processes, researchers are entering into a new dimension in micromanufacturing. "Thanks to high-precision 5-axis-kinematics, hydrostatic axes and guideways and comprehensive temperature management within the machine, we can produce surface structures with micrometer precision and work accurately on the scale of tiny bacteria," said Dr. Andreas Schubert, Head of the Professorship Micromanufacturing Technology. A high-precision machining center manufactured by KERN Microtechnik will allow for the application of various different machining technologies, including micro-drilling, high-polish milling and micro-milling as well as grinding in combination with various cooling and lubrication strategies, in order to generate surface characteristics that adequately meet the challenges related to the application field being addressed. The new machine, with a total value of approximately 700,000 euros, was configured especially according to the specifications of the Professorship Micromanufacturing Technology and was financed by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft as well as the Saxon State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Arts using state funds.

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Michael Leibnitz (l.) and Dr. Andreas Schubert discuss a series of tests at the new high-precision machining center. Photo: Pressefoto Schmidt