30 years of High-Speed Milling
An expertise built over decades
MIKRON MILL is a global expert in vertical milling with over a century of experience (1908), and a pioneer of High-Speed Milling since 1996.
Renowned for dynamic accuracy and freeform accuracy, our automation-ready and scalable machines, with production cell extension, are unique on the market. Delivering top performance in complex applications, MIKRON MILL stands for innovation, scalability and lasting value.
BUILDING MILLING EXPERTISE SINCE 1908. PIONEERING HIGH-SPEED MILLING SINCE 1996.
“High-speed milling was born from a breakthrough: ultra-high cutting speeds force heat out with the chip, enabling us to machine the hardest steel.” Mr. Jean-Philippe Besuchet |
Feed speed up to 100m/min
with an axial acceleration of 2.5 g (24.5 m/s2)
From the HSM 700 to today's High-Speed Milling
The HSM 700 brought together technologies that had only just become dependable: the HVC 140 spindle by STEP TEC, running on ceramic hybrid bearings at 42,000 rpm; axis acceleration of 1 g; a lightweight yet rigid machine structure; and a CNC control with the computing power to master such dynamics. At these speeds, even a tool imbalance of just a few micrometers would have affected surface quality.
While other manufacturers concentrated on High-Performance Machining (HPM) for heavy material removal, a dedicated development team made a deliberate choice to pursue HSM. It paid off: hardened steel could be machined directly, with high surface quality and far less post-processing. The story did not stop there. The high-speed technology developed for HSM was later carried over into our HPM machines, combining strong material removal with the dynamic accuracy of high-speed milling.
The machine that started it all, and the one that carries it forward: the HSM 700 (1996) and the MIKRON MILL X series (2026)
1996 HSM 700 The machining center that set the benchmark: the first industrially manufactured CNC machine to reach 1 g of axial acceleration with a high-speed STEP TEC spindle. |
Today MIKRON MILL X series The pioneering spirit of MIKRON MILL, pushed further: 50% more acceleration, up to 100 m/min rapid traverse, and a further-developed high-speed STEP TEC spindle. |
Dynamic accuracy for complex part production
High-Speed Milling opened new machining possibilities
Each new capability shifted the limits of what could be machined, and set the next limit to push. High-speed milling made it possible to machine hardened tool steel directly, with high surface quality and far less post-processing.
Five-axis simultaneous HSM then opened up entirely new geometries, and today’s accuracy, automation and smart features keep extending the field of what can be produced.
“Physics is everywhere and constantly tries to undermine your dynamic accuracy. Our daily challenges as engineers are literally to enforce our dynamic accuracy despite physics.” Dr. Moritz Wiessner |
Dynamic accuracy for complex part production
Real-world applications
Highly complex geometries, thin-wall structures and precise sealing surfaces define semiconductor equipment components. Multi-technology machining and stable long cycles deliver the accuracy these parts demand, from the first cut to the last.
Implants, instruments and surgical tools demand perfect surfaces and absolute traceability. High-speed 5-axis milling combines accuracy and finish quality to produce complex medical parts in a single setup.
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MIKRON MILL at a glance
As a pioneer in milling and high-speed milling, we help our customers overcome today’s and tomorrow’s challenges in a rapidly changing world, thanks to our expertise and dedicated support around the world.
1908
First milling machine
1996
First high-speed CNC milling machine in the world
120+
Patented innovations