MTE: The milling machine manufacturer that also mills itself

It stands to reason that anyone who manufactures milling machines should machine the assemblies that are installed in their own machines themselves. In practice, however, this is not the case for many machine manufacturers. A shortage of skilled workers, high costs and a lack of expertise have led to fewer and fewer manufacturers producing and machining their own parts.

We mill our assemblies ourselves

At our plant in Itziar, we machine our assemblies from the raw casting onwards – naturally on our own MTE milling machines. We use two large traveling column milling machines from the FBF M series, two bed type milling machines from the K & KT series and an RTV rotary table bed type milling machine. The machine park is supplemented by a grinding machine and a boring machine. Our employees have a lot of experience and know-how, which is particularly important when milling large components.

The process: from raw casting to customized production

We obtain the cast components from a regional foundry in batches. This means that the cast bodies delivered are usually not yet assigned to a project. First, we rough the assemblies and have them measured. We then store the assemblies so that stresses in the material can be relieved by resting. We then manufacture the assemblies to order to size. We mill large assemblies such as machine beds, machine tables, machine towers or cantilevers at an angle. This allows us to machine the parts in just a few clamping operations and ensures optimum Chip removal. Some assemblies run over several shifts and days. Our experienced employees know exactly when a drill or milling cutter has reached the end of its service life.

Precision and experience in mechanical engineering

In mechanical engineering, where high-precision work is carried out, you need to know both the machines and the parts to be manufactured precisely. Simply milling according to drawings does not always lead to the desired result. With over 30 years of experience, we know which milling strategy and which tool will lead to the required result. Nevertheless, we are constantly learning, as every component behaves differently and requires individual adjustments.

Keeping added value in-house

A large part of our added value lies in the fact that we carry out many processes ourselves. In addition to milling and grinding, we also build our own milling heads.

We are our own guinea pigs

When we develop new products, we first test them in our own production facilities. We test and optimize innovations such as new Milling heads / heads in our machining department before they are sent to our customers.
This is how we ensure that our machines meet the highest quality standards and are continuously improved.