Haimer enhances the precision of Starrag machining centres

7th August 2015
Posted By : Siobhan O'Gorman
Haimer enhances the precision of Starrag machining centres

In order to machine engine components such as turbine blades and blisks, the aerospace industry has been relying on the quality provided by Starrag Machining Centers for a very long time. At the same time, it is very important for the Swiss company that external suppliers also provide the best quality possible. This is why they trust and believe in the shrink fit chucks and shrink fit machines manufactured by Haimer.

The product brand Starrag is located at the Starrag Group headquarters in Rorschacherberg, Switzerland. The company is mainly focused on the aerospace and energy industry and offers five-axis machining centres capable of high metal removal rates in order to produce highly precise turbine blades, impellers, blisks and other structurally complex parts.

Since the beginning of the 20th century the aerospace industry has been the core market for Starrag machine tools. Even at that time they were able to distinguish themselves from other products and brands through their rigid and robust design and their high technological standard. Therefore, it is no surprise that in the 1960’s Starrag was regarded as one of the pioneers in the area of five-axis simultaneous machining. A know-how-advantage is clearly visible in their current high quality product portfolio, which includes machine types such as the STC and BTP series for titanium machining. Furthermore, machining centres that are specialised in blisk cutting and the LX series are part of the portfolio and were especially designed for the highly precise, efficient and simultaneous five-axis machining of turbine blades.

Patrick Rutishauser, Head of Application Engineering, Starrag, said: “Technologically speaking, our machines are of premium quality. They are known for their high performance capacity and precision. Furthermore, we offer our customers additional value regarding the application. When a customer approaches us with a component he needs 10,000 pieces of, we design the complete system for him and supply the machine with the software, clamping fixtures, tool holders and peripheral components and machines.”

Such an additional offer is only possible after many decades of experience regarding the development of machine tools, CAM systems and special tools, and because of the application know-how which Starrag is able to acquire during the production of prototype and small series turbine blades.


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