Precision that accelerates processes Efficient thread production and high-speed machining with the heimatec product portfolio

When it comes to precision, process reliability and productivity in modern turning and milling operations, powerful tooling solutions are a decisive factor. Especially for complex components, challenging threads and high production volumes, the right tool determines quality, machining time and cost-effectiveness. heimatec offers a broad product range of static and live precision tools, tool change systems and customized solutions.

We are presenting two product areas that deliver efficient manufacturing processes with strong practical benefits: heimatec.Whirling for precise thread production and high-speed units, also known as Speeders, for higher cutting values and shorter machining times.

A product portfolio for demanding manufacturing tasks

The heimatec product range includes static BMT and VDI tool holders, driven tools for turning centers and SwissTooling, as well as tooling solutions for machining centers. The portfolio is complemented by polygon milling tools, multi-spindle tools, quick-change systems and customized tools. This enables heimatec to cover a broad spectrum of productive turning and milling operations – from standard applications to complex, customer-specific solutions.

The company’s particular strength lies in the combination of high manufacturing quality, durable spindle bearing technology, precisely ground gear components, as well as rigid housings and spindles. The result is tooling solutions that operate reliably even in demanding machining tasks and help users make their manufacturing processes more efficient, stable and economical. heimatec sees itself not merely as a supplier of individual tool holders, but as a solution partner for productive machining concepts. Whether standard tool, machine-specific design or customized special solution – the focus is always on the specific benefit in the application.

heimatec.Whirling: precise thread production in a single operation

With heimatec.Whirling, heimatec offers an innovative solution for thread whirling – a process that demonstrates its strengths particularly where demanding external threads require high precision, excellent surface quality and machining with minimal burr formation. The thread is produced in just one operation. This reduces manufacturing times and makes processes significantly more economical compared to conventional methods. This is precisely where the key advantage of the whirling unit becomes clear: it combines precision and efficiency in one stable, process-reliable machining step.

The whirling unit is particularly suitable for manufacturing bone screws made of titanium, implants, feed screws, threaded components and complex parts for medical technology. In these applications, high surface quality, exact thread profiles and burr-free results are crucial. Gradient angles of up to 25° and cutting diameters of up to 12 mm can be achieved with the heimatec solution. While whirling units are typically used on long lathes, heimatec also offers the technology for various short lathes, opening up new application possibilities in precise external thread production. This makes heimatec.Whirling a flexible solution for users who want to manufacture complex threaded components productively and reliably.

Another advantage is the individually developed quick-change system. Plate holders including inserts can be conveniently changed from the rear of the unit. This saves setup time, increases flexibility in everyday production and supports short response times when components or thread profiles change. The plate holders are available in different cutting diameters, lengths and for various indexable insert geometries; they are manufactured according to heimatec specifications by the user’s preferred insert manufacturer. This allows the whirling unit to be adapted very well to different materials, component geometries and production requirements.

heimatec.Whirling proved particularly convincing in a practical test on a fixed headstock turning machine. Feedback from the application was extremely positive: the thread quality achieved impressed the users, the machining process ran stably, and the result stood out with a clean, precise and process-reliable thread. This satisfaction from the field test confirms the practical value of the solution. For users, this means that heimatec.Whirling is not only a technical innovation, but a solution that performs convincingly in real manufacturing environments – with a result that can rightly be described as an outstanding thread.

High-speed units / Speeders: more speed for productive machining

When the speed of a machine or turret limits the achievable cutting speed, heimatec high-speed units start directly at the live tool. Thanks to a speed-increasing gear ratio of up to 1:4, speeds of up to 48,000 rpm can be achieved. This provides the basis for higher cutting values, shorter machining times and greater output in less time. Especially in production environments where components must be manufactured quickly, reliably and with consistent quality, Speeders offer a clear competitive advantage: they increase productivity, improve the utilization of existing machine capacity and enable economical high-speed machining even with small tool diameters.

The Speeders are particularly interesting for applications with small tool diameters, where high speeds are crucial for economical machining, tool life and surface quality. Typical fields of application include drilling and milling operations, micro-milling, engraving, slotting, finishing, as well as applications on sliding headstock lathes, CNC turning machines and turn-mill centers. The higher cutting values allow machining times to be reduced without compromising precision. For users, this means more speed in the process, consistently reliable results and higher production output.

heimatec offers high-speed units in various designs, including axial, radial, offset and angle-specific versions. Suitable high-speed tools are available for machine concepts from a wide range of well-known manufacturers. Axial as well as angled drilling and milling heads with a 1:4 ratio enable speeds of up to 48,000 rpm, supporting flexible, compact and productive manufacturing concepts while ensuring more performance, more precision and higher quantities – especially where short cycle times and productive machining are essential. The combination of high-quality gear technology, stable design and high speed makes the Speeders a practical solution for modern manufacturing companies.

For demanding industries and complex parts

Whether medical technology, precision mechanics, series production or demanding turning and milling operations: with heimatec.Whirling and the high-speed units, heimatec provides two solutions that specifically address different manufacturing requirements. While heimatec.Whirling is particularly convincing for complex threads and medical precision parts, Speeders provide more speed for drilling and milling applications with high speed requirements. Both product areas, however, pursue the same goal: enabling users to make their manufacturing processes safer, faster and more economical.

In this way, heimatec once again demonstrates how application-oriented tool development, a strong commitment to quality and close customer focus work together. Users receive not just individual tools, but well-thought-out solutions for stable, precise and economical manufacturing processes. Feedback from practical applications in particular makes it clear: when tool technology, application experience and manufacturing requirements come together, the results are convincing – both in thread production and in high-speed machining.

Whirling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOgbWX8PTg4

Speeders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHz71XZhCT0