Northwestern University Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Advanced Manufacturing Processes Laboratory

Micromilling

Micromilling Machine

The machine is controlled by a Delta Tau UMAC system, which is capable of controlling up to 32 axes simultaneously with a Turbo PMAC2 CPU running at 80 MHz. The feed system of the developed machine is composed of three high-precision linear stages. An air bearing motorized spindle is used to provide high speed of the tool.

  • Delta Tau high precision controller
  • The X-Y stage with resolution of 0.254 μm, the Z axis with a 1.27 μm resolution
  • Maximum spindle speed of 110,000 rpm