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Via Rompada 38, 6987 Caslano, Switzerland
+41 91 606 20 48
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Overview
- Summary
- TDM SA is a company specializing in the design and production of high-frequency motor spindles, with innovation and flexibility as its core strategic elements. The company provides spindle solutions used in machine tools for producing components in the automotive, aerospace, and watchmaking industries. It is a developer and supplier of products optimized for various industrial demands, based on high-speed, high-precision, and high-rigidity spindle technology. With Swiss precision technology and over 20 years of development and manufacturing experience, it offers a wide range of products including multi-tools and hydrostatic components.TDM SA is a company specializing in the design and production of high-frequency motor spindles, with innovation and flexibility as its core strategic elements. The company provides spindle solutions used in machine tools for producing components in the automotive, aerospace, and watchmaking industries. It is a developer and supplier of products optimized for various industrial demands, based on high-speed, high-precision, and high-rigidity spindle technology. With Swiss precision technology and over 20 years of development and manufacturing experience, it offers a wide range of products including multi-tools and hydrostatic components.
- Key Products/Technologies
- Electrospindles: A diverse range of electrospindle products including milling, grinding, adaptor, special, micro motors, and belt-driven spindles. Grinding motor spindles feature high rotational speeds up to 180,000 rpm and high power up to 40 kW for a 170mm spindle housing diameter. Special motor spindles offer customized solutions with power up to 100 kW, torque up to 1200 Nm, and spindle diameters up to 400 mm. Adaptor spindles are designed for mounting into ISO or HSK tapers, with power up to 12 kW, torque up to 12 Nm, and spindle diameters up to 150 mm.Electrospindles: A diverse range of electrospindle products including milling, grinding, adaptor, special, micro motors, and belt-driven spindles. Grinding motor spindles feature high rotational speeds up to 180,000 rpm and high power up to 40 kW for a 170mm spindle housing diameter. Special motor spindles offer customized solutions with power up to 100 kW, torque up to 1200 Nm, and spindle diameters up to 400 mm. Adaptor spindles are designed for mounting into ISO or HSK tapers, with power up to 12 kW, torque up to 12 Nm, and spindle diameters up to 150 mm.
- Multi-Tools: An innovative solution allowing multiple tools with a single motor spindle. These multi-tools provide dynamic performance up to 80,000 rpm and fast tool change times of less than 2 seconds chip-to-chip. They support HSK tool interfaces and a tool count from 2 to 10, offering power up to 30 kW and torque up to 60 Nm.Multi-Tools: An innovative solution allowing multiple tools with a single motor spindle. These multi-tools provide dynamic performance up to 80,000 rpm and fast tool change times of less than 2 seconds chip-to-chip. They support HSK tool interfaces and a tool count from 2 to 10, offering power up to 30 kW and torque up to 60 Nm.
- Hydrostatic Elements and Spindles: Ultra-precision spindle technology with virtually unlimited lifespan due to minimal wear, no friction at low velocities, and no stick-slip. Characterized by excellent thermal stability through direct heat removal via lubricating oil, ultra-high rotational accuracy, high damping coefficient, and low thermal expansion. Capable of achieving ultra-high speeds up to 250,000 rpm and radial rotational accuracy within 20 nanometers.Hydrostatic Elements and Spindles: Ultra-precision spindle technology with virtually unlimited lifespan due to minimal wear, no friction at low velocities, and no stick-slip. Characterized by excellent thermal stability through direct heat removal via lubricating oil, ultra-high rotational accuracy, high damping coefficient, and low thermal expansion. Capable of achieving ultra-high speeds up to 250,000 rpm and radial rotational accuracy within 20 nanometers.
- Rotation Axis and Motors: Design and production capabilities for rotation axes and both synchronous and asynchronous motors, which are core components of spindle systems. The company possesses in-house developed motor technology to maximize spindle performance.Rotation Axis and Motors: Design and production capabilities for rotation axes and both synchronous and asynchronous motors, which are core components of spindle systems. The company possesses in-house developed motor technology to maximize spindle performance.
- Advanced Technological Elements: Innovative tool cooling systems for deep hole drilling and specially designed rotary joints supporting 300 bar pressure and speeds up to 30,000 RPM. A mechanical indexing system for the shaft enables milling and turning operations with radial and axial precision positioning of +/- 0.002 mm. State-of-the-art electronics allow integration of various sensors like temperature, encoders, vibration, and shaft elongation sensors into the spindles.Advanced Technological Elements: Innovative tool cooling systems for deep hole drilling and specially designed rotary joints supporting 300 bar pressure and speeds up to 30,000 RPM. A mechanical indexing system for the shaft enables milling and turning operations with radial and axial precision positioning of +/- 0.002 mm. State-of-the-art electronics allow integration of various sensors like temperature, encoders, vibration, and shaft elongation sensors into the spindles.
- Core Advantages
- Ultra-High Precision and High-Performance Spindle Technology: Hydrostatic spindles offer unique advantages such as virtually unlimited lifespan, friction-free low-speed operation, excellent thermal stability, ultra-high rotational accuracy, and high damping. The company achieves surface roughness down to 1 nanometer Ra in grinding applications.Ultra-High Precision and High-Performance Spindle Technology: Hydrostatic spindles offer unique advantages such as virtually unlimited lifespan, friction-free low-speed operation, excellent thermal stability, ultra-high rotational accuracy, and high damping. The company achieves surface roughness down to 1 nanometer Ra in grinding applications.
- Wide Range of Industry-Specific and Customized Solutions: Provision of optimized spindle solutions tailored to the specific requirements of diverse industries including automotive, aerospace, watchmaking, dental, medical, electronics, and railway. Capability for developing and producing customized spindles based on specific customer needs.Wide Range of Industry-Specific and Customized Solutions: Provision of optimized spindle solutions tailored to the specific requirements of diverse industries including automotive, aerospace, watchmaking, dental, medical, electronics, and railway. Capability for developing and producing customized spindles based on specific customer needs.
- Market Responsiveness through Innovation and Flexibility: Over 20 years of experience and continuous R&D investment leading to innovative product development and flexible adaptation to market changes. Maintenance of technological leadership through the development of new multi-tool and hydrostatic spindles.Market Responsiveness through Innovation and Flexibility: Over 20 years of experience and continuous R&D investment leading to innovative product development and flexible adaptation to market changes. Maintenance of technological leadership through the development of new multi-tool and hydrostatic spindles.
- Rigorous Quality Control and Reliability: All spindles undergo comprehensive testing and certification before delivery, ensuring quality. Test certificates include detailed measurements of geometric tolerances, electrical parameters, vibration values, and average temperatures. This guarantees high reliability and stable long-term operation.Rigorous Quality Control and Reliability: All spindles undergo comprehensive testing and certification before delivery, ensuring quality. Test certificates include detailed measurements of geometric tolerances, electrical parameters, vibration values, and average temperatures. This guarantees high reliability and stable long-term operation.
- High Rigidity and Low Vibration Design: The high axial and radial rigidity and low vibration levels of the spindles directly contribute to extended tool life, improved bearing life, and enhanced machining quality. Multi-tool spindles, in particular, offer 2-3 times higher stiffness and 4-5 times less vibration compared to standard turrets.High Rigidity and Low Vibration Design: The high axial and radial rigidity and low vibration levels of the spindles directly contribute to extended tool life, improved bearing life, and enhanced machining quality. Multi-tool spindles, in particular, offer 2-3 times higher stiffness and 4-5 times less vibration compared to standard turrets.
- Provision of Integrated Solutions: Offering complete solutions that include not only spindles but also necessary peripherals such as cooling systems, frequency converters, and air-oil lubrication units. Enhanced productivity through multi-tool spindles with integrated automatic tool changers.Provision of Integrated Solutions: Offering complete solutions that include not only spindles but also necessary peripherals such as cooling systems, frequency converters, and air-oil lubrication units. Enhanced productivity through multi-tool spindles with integrated automatic tool changers.
- Target Industries
- Automotive Industry: Machine tools for producing automotive components such as milling gearboxes, engine blocks, and engine heads.Automotive Industry: Machine tools for producing automotive components such as milling gearboxes, engine blocks, and engine heads.
- Aerospace Industry: Machining aircraft components through chip removal, including heat-resistant and high-hardness alloys.Aerospace Industry: Machining aircraft components through chip removal, including heat-resistant and high-hardness alloys.
- Watchmaking Industry: High-precision and small-dimension component machining, meeting demands for high productivity, flexibility, precision, surface finish, and repeatability in watch component manufacturing.Watchmaking Industry: High-precision and small-dimension component machining, meeting demands for high productivity, flexibility, precision, surface finish, and repeatability in watch component manufacturing.
- Dental Industry: Dry and wet cutting of various materials like titanium, stainless steel, cobalt alloys, and ceramics.Dental Industry: Dry and wet cutting of various materials like titanium, stainless steel, cobalt alloys, and ceramics.
- Medical Industry: Production of medical components through chip removal, requiring high surface quality and dimensional accuracy.Medical Industry: Production of medical components through chip removal, requiring high surface quality and dimensional accuracy.
- Electronics Industry: Machining and polishing molds for smartphone, tablet, and PC components, ensuring high-quality surface finish with extremely low vibration levels.Electronics Industry: Machining and polishing molds for smartphone, tablet, and PC components, ensuring high-quality surface finish with extremely low vibration levels.
- Railway Industry: Machining solutions to meet increasing requirements for accuracy and productivity in the rail transport industry.Railway Industry: Machining solutions to meet increasing requirements for accuracy and productivity in the rail transport industry.
- Major Markets
- ChinaChina
- SwitzerlandSwitzerland
- United StatesUnited States
- Certifications/Patents
- Technical Competitiveness: A quality assurance system through thorough testing and certification for all spindles. Issuance of test certificates including detailed measurements of geometric tolerances, electrical measurements, vibration values, and average temperatures. Spindle design and stability ensured through over 3 decades of experience with computerized parameter optimization and Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Support for standard tool holder interfaces such as ISO and HSK.Technical Competitiveness: A quality assurance system through thorough testing and certification for all spindles. Issuance of test certificates including detailed measurements of geometric tolerances, electrical measurements, vibration values, and average temperatures. Spindle design and stability ensured through over 3 decades of experience with computerized parameter optimization and Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Support for standard tool holder interfaces such as ISO and HSK.
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Via Rompada 38, 6987 Caslano, Switzerland
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