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SIAMS 2022: Update From the Swiss Machining Show in Switzerland

4/9/2022

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by Matt Saccomanno
Check out this optometrist office in Moutier-- displaying an antique screw machine in between the eyeglass bunnies
Check out this optometrist office in Moutier— displaying an antique screw machine in between the eyeglass bunnies
Hi everybody!

It’s been a fantastic trip and an amazing closing day to the SIAMS 2022 exhibition! A hectic schedule and more talking and trying to decipher French than I’m built for, but super worthwhile. 

SIAMS is in the village of Moutier, in the heart of the “Jura” region, which spans a distinct area in the lower mountains overlapping the border of Switzerland and France. It is the historic center of the Swiss watch industry, but also is a dense cluster of high precision manufacturing like probably no other in the world.

​For our customer base of “Swiss-type” machining (“décolletage” in French), you literally can find the best of everything, including the awesome products of a particular company in Oceanside California. 
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​We are represented here by Dunner SA, based about a half mile from the exhibition hall in Moutier.

The Swiss approach to selling is amazingly low key. They didn’t even have any actual product displayed at the Dunner booth!

When I asked Daniel Dünner about this, he said “If we show the product, everyone will immediately recognize it as a collet (“pince” in French, pronounced pin-seh), and then they will assume they already know what it is and keep walking.

​Instead, we show only the video and brochure, so they must stop and ask about it.” I was skeptical at first, but his method works!
Sébastien Dünner SIAMS 2022 Microconic
Sébastien Dünner, passionately explaining the Microconic system
Unlike in the past, Masa is now known and very much respected. I was often introduced almost like visiting royalty as “Mr. Masa”. Several people even commented “You cut your hair” (in French of course), having seen the early video Bernie took of me describing the product at IMTS 2016.

We are still the new kids on the block, but known and perhaps even admired. 
Daniel Dünner SIAMS Award 2022 Exhibitor Masa Tool Microconic
Daniel Dünner (center) receives the plaque for continuous exhibiting at every SIAMS
Dunner SA, founded in Moutier for 4 generations, is very respected. Daniel and his son Sébastien Dünner, now transitioning into being the managing director of the company, basically know everybody who’s anybody.

They received a plaque and bottle of champagne to celebrate that they are one of only 14 companies that have exhibited continuously at every SIAMS (photo attached).

​Later today, I was introduced to the mayor of Moutier, who graciously tried to converse with me (he speaks French and German). 
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I can’t say this without tears in my eyes how so very proud and grateful I am for the integrity and effort everyone puts into making Masa the literal BEST in the world at what we do!

With joy and gratitude,

Matt

About SIAMS - 

The trade fair for microtechnology production tools located in the center of the regional Jura industry, SIAMS unites every two years the players of the industry and presents the means of production of microtechnology. This fair created to respond to the specific concerns of precision-industry entrepreneurs presents an ideal technology platform with more than 450 specialized exhibitors.
Even today, however, SIAMS still focuses and shall continue to focus on its core competencies: the means of production of microtechnology, establishing contacts between visitors and exhibitors, and the industrial pragmatism that characterize it since 1989.

​As a trade fair for the entire production chain of microtechnology for a total of 15 events, SIAMS has always been a pioneer in the development of synergies between exhibitors.
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At SIAMS, the entire microcosm or "ecosystem” of microtechnology is represented:
Machinery equipment, assembly measurement, control, and quality assurance automation tools, accessories, mechanics raw materials semi-finished products metalworking – suppliers plastics processing installation service companies organizations.
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Shop improves Dental Surgical Tool Production with Microconic Over-Grip Collets

1/12/2022

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A Swiss CNC machine shop presented us with several problems related to long cycle times and poor tool life  with a high-volume group of  Dental Surgical Drills, Taps, and Counterbore Drills with standard ISO shank configuration.  
​These surgical components are made from 465 SS, 17-4PH, and Titanium.  The shop makes them complete with cutting edges on a Swiss-type CNC turning center. 

Due to the complexity of the cutting edge configurations, they are machined entirely on the main spindle, with the cutting edges out first. In all cases the cutting edges are larger in diameter than the shank.  
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Before Microconic: The Workholding Problems

Before implementing the Microconic solution there were a number of problems:
  • The cutting edges would be damaged by contact with the pick-off collet.
  • All operations had to be performed in the main spindle because the part could not be held rigidly enough in the sub-spindle. This made for a very long cycle time.
  • The milled flat and groove operations on the shank end had to be finished in the main spindle because of the lack of rigidity & lack of concentricity in the sub spindle
  • The cut off tool took a beating due to the interrupted cut at the milled flat.  The cut off tool had to be sharpened or replaced every 60 pieces.
  • Due to high tool maintenance and frequent adjustments, these jobs required a skilled setup person to run this product with little time to spend elsewhere. 

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Solving Pick Off Collet Problems by Masa Tool

10/4/2021

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During the New England Tool Corp Oktoberfest Open House in September 2021, Matt Saccomanno, President of Masa Tool, presented a webinar "Solving Pick Off Collet Problems"

Matt talks about why traditional Pickoff Collets suck so bad: Micro-movement, Poor concentricity, Size is not available NOW and poor control of clamping pressure which leads to overall length variations and crushed parts.
MicorGrad Collet Wrench
No other collet system has permits you set clamping pressure for consistent clamping repeatability of 0.0002" TIR
Matt goes on to explain how the Microconic System solves all of the problems with traditional pickoff collet with a   guaranteed 0002" TIR accuracy and ships everything from stock within two days of placing an order!
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Design and function: The Microconic Cartridge

5/19/2021

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Dragan Marjanovic Masa Tool Co Founder Microconic
At Masa Tool no machine is put into production without a thorough calibration and extensive customization. Here our cofounder and master of precision Dragan Marjanovic personally inspects a newly reconditioned grinding machine.
Masa Tool's Microconic cartridge is made of exotic high-chromium tool steel, triple tempered and cryogenically treated to provide stable construction.  All functional seating surfaces are ground with extreme precision on a one-piece, ultra-rigid body structure.

“The cartridge can be used as a calibration gage to verify the machine spindle accuracy,” Co-owner Chip Prescott notes.

Microconic collets are finished to exacting standards with a five-step grinding process that removes the effect of heat-treat warpage. Also, the proprietary Microconic form of the closure surfaces is inherently more accurate than traditional collets, providing for a greater full-accuracy working range.
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Cartridges are available to fit in push-type dead-length collet closers and also draw-type closers: F20M10 (for TF20 collet replacement), F25M10 (for TF25 collet replacement), and 5CM10 (for 5C collet replacement). All of these cartridges use the same Microconic UM10 collets, with more cartridge sizes in development to be released soon.
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Radical Over-Grip with the Masa Microconic Collet System

7/1/2020

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High precision long nose collet system for sliding-head Swiss-type CNC lathe/turning centers. Opens 4mm larger than clamping diameter! Super accurate, super rigid.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

3/20/2020

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As a critical industry supplier, Masa Tool remains operational with appropriate precautions, and shipments are occurring normally, within 2 days of order. We are suspending our same-day expedite for now. If order deliveries are delayed we will notify accordingly. 

Thanks for your understanding. Best wishes to all for your health and safety!

Please send all new orders to sales@masatool.com
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Over-Grip Collet Scores with Cycle Time Reduction on Wiha Tools Screwdriver Bits

2/17/2020

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Andreas Stengele (left) and Eugen Belz examine the Masa Tool overgrip system, which is used to manufacture the bits for the Speed-E electrical screwing aid. Image: Yannick Schwab / Konradin
 Wiha: Family business with a high level of vertical integration

Founded 80 years ago as a small company by Willi Hahn, Wiha Werkzeuge is now a global company with production sites in Vietnam, Poland, Germany and Switzerland. In the second generation, his son Wilfried Hahn, who is still part of the management team today, built up a global company network that is currently managed by the founder's grandson, Wilhelm Hahn.

The Mönchweiler plant is the location for the company's VDE tools. The screwdrivers and bits that are manufactured here are usually coated with plastic to protect the user from electric shocks.

​According to Andreas Stengele, head of the Langdreher / Bits department at Wiha, the resulting very high demands on security and quality still justify production in the high-wage location of Germany. The plant, or the entire company, impresses with a high level of vertical integration.  Even the hardening process and the surface treatment take place on site. Only the electroplating is done externally.
Clamping technology specialist at the hand tool manufacturer

In production at the Mönchweiler location, Wiha relies on a total of 13 Swiss-type lathes from various manufacturers. The Schlenker company, which is based in nearby Villingen-Schwenningen, has made special modifications to some of the Swiss-made lathe machines and, for example, modified the mounting of the counter spindle.
The fine line of proper leadership

Bits for screwdrivers are a core product in Mönchweiler: Wiha produced 1.1 million of these components in 2018 from low-alloy spring tool steel, mostly in batches of around 5,000. The raw material is provided in hexagonal bars, each three meters in length.

During machining, very high concentricity and roundness requirements are placed on the parts. If this is not the case, the insulating plastic layer will be distributed unevenly during overmolding and the risk of breakdown when working with the screwing aid increases. Particularly in the area of ​​guide bushes on Swiss-type lathes, it is difficult to meet the requirements in terms of both concentricity and roundness. According to Andreas Stengele, this is due to the diameter of the material used: “We work in the diameter range of three to four millimeters, but we use much larger machines. Because the smaller machines offer neither the necessary tool positions nor the necessary performance. ”The hexagonal bars are clamped with the main collet and guided through a guide bush. If it is too narrow, the material will bend when it is fed. However, if it is too loose, concentricity and roundness will suffer. “That's why it's always a fine line how I adjust the guide bushing,” says the expert.

Conventional, adjustable guide bushes can be adjusted using a thread. Flexible guide bushes, on the other hand, such as those offered by Schlenker, adapt to the material. Eugen Belz, technical manager at Schlenker: “This is a pneumatic system that is controlled by the machine. There is a constant pressure on the guide bush, for example 2.5 bar. If the material becomes larger or smaller, the guide bush adapts to the changed conditions. "
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The Masa Tool basic body and the associated Microconic collet on a Maier long lathe. Image: Yannick Schwab / Konradin
Reaching over for rear processing

In order to further optimize the bit production process and save cycle times, Schlenker has equipped the Swiss-type lathes with the Masa tool. The overgrip collet from the Masa makes it possible to overgrip turned parts with a diameter difference of up to four millimeters, regardless of the available path of the machine. This means that the subspindle can be viewed as a fully-fledged spindle. Depending on the geometry of the workpiece to be machined and the possibilities of the machine, this can lead to enormous savings in cycle times.

The Masa Tool Microconic systems consists of a base body and, in this case, an over-grip collet in T-design.

The use of this collet makes sense if the diameter to be clamped is smaller than the diameter to be overcome. This enables a concentricity of 5 μm.

The system is used in the subspindle and can be precisely set on the machine. For this purpose, Schlenker provided  the Masa Tool MicroGrad setting ring, whereby the closure of the microconic collet can be adjusted in steps of 0.02 mm. This setting is then held by the base body.

According to Andreas Stengele: “Normal collets are adjusted by feeling. With the Microconic system, I can define exactly how far you tighten it for the ideal tension." The closed system is made of spring steel and is very flexible. "We have been offering the system for over two years and have not yet seen a break," emphasizes Eugen Belz.
Minimize cycle and changeover times

Without the Microconic solution, processing would alternatively only be possible in two stages, which ties up more capacities and employees - because Wiha does not manufacture unmanned. “It's always about saving yourself the second or third step,” explains Daniel Schanne. The aim is to reduce lead times in order to get the product to the customer faster. In this way, more than a quarter of the cycle time could be saved in the small parts series.

The family business has also organized its production in such a way that ideally only one bar diameter is machined on a sliding head lathe and therefore only the profile to be milled changes. Since the rear side remains the same and is spanned at the front, the machines do not have to be converted, which is time-consuming. "In order to mill the most varied of screw profiles, you only have to change the milling cutter," says Daniel Schanne with satisfaction.
To view the original article click here.

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​This article originally appeared in MAV Innovations Forum

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CNC WEST: Swiss Job Shop Finds Advantage with Microconic System

12/1/2019

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CNC WEST: Swiss Job Shop Finds Advantage with Microconic System

"The Microconic System provides extreme concentricity, incredible accuracy, fantastic rigidity, and has a unique micrometer style locking system so you can clamp on the most delicate part without crushing them. You can hold a fragile part solidly in place allowing the sub spindle to do things like broaching or heavy drilling that isn't always possible."


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​This article originally appeared in the CNC West Magazine

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Masa Tool Microconic Cartridge Replaces Standard Collet

3/13/2019

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PMTS 2019: Masa Tool’s F37M10 cartridge is said to replace the standard TF37 collet in a users CNC spindle. 
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PMTS-Masa Microconic Cartidge
The F37M10 Microconic cartridge from Masa Tool is a micro-workholding system for use in high precision, small diameter CNC turning applications.
Masa Tool’s F37M10 cartridge is said to replace the standard TF37 collet in a users CNC spindle. This enables the use of the company’s Microconic collets to achieve concentricity within 5 microns (0.0002"), according to the company. 

The cartridge is a micro-workholding system for use in high precision, small diameter CNC turning applications. This cartridge is compatible with spindles that accept DIN 1536E, Meister Swiss 563, Schaublin F37 (76-740), Southwick and Meister TF37, KEB (MasWerks) MC37 and Hardinge TF37 / 4619 collets.
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The company’s cartridge and collet assembly is designed to vector the chucking force directly over the holding surface. This means the chucking force is reduced while at the same time the holding power is increased. This is said to open up the possibility of moving part operations to the sub-spindle and reducing cycle time. Also, the cycle time is commonly reduced by 20-40 percent.​

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This article originally appeared in 
Production Machining 1/12/2019​
​EDITED BY TARAH RAUCH
Event Coordinator & Association Specialist, Gardner Business Media
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Microconic Collets available from Floyd Automatic

1/16/2019

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Designed for the clamping of micro-workpieces in the sub-spindles of sliding-head turning machines, Floyd Automatic Tooling, in association with Masa Tool of the USA, has released the Microconic system into the UK marketplace. The Microconicworkholding system consists of a cartridge and precision collet. Importantly, no machine adaptations are required: the collet fits inside the cartridge and is adjusted before being fitted directly into the existing collet sleeve.
Masa Tool Microconic Floyd Automatic UKMicroconic workholding system available from Floyd Automatic in the United Kingdom
With a concentricity level of between 3 to 5 µm, Microconic is suitable for sliding-head lathe marques including Tornos, Citizen and Star. It is currently available for F20 and F25 style collets, with F37 versions in development. A 5C version can also be offered.

The cartridge system incorporates a solid extended nose and has the facility for micron-adjustment of the collet closure. To confirm precision levels, the hardened and ground cartridges can be used as gauges to verify spindle accuracy.

Masa’s Microconic also includes ‘over-grip’ collets where clamping behind a shoulder is necessary, for example. The cartridge/collet combination can accommodate openings more than 4 mm larger than the clamping diameter (depending on the application). This flexibility offers production engineers the potential to machine the part the other way around, which can sometimes help improve cycle times.

Microconic collets are available in 0.05 mm increments from 0.22 to 10 mm diameter. Each collet has a nominal clamping range from 0.05 to 0.1 mm depending upon the chosen collet diameter. With regard to the over-grip collets, the nominal clamping diameter starts at 0.5 mm with a maximum clamping diameter of 7.2 mm.

For further information
www.floydautomatic.co.uk


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This article originally appeared in Machinery Trade International

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