In today's difficult worldwide markets, sales increases, productivity quality and cost savings can compete with one another. To stay competitive with new technologies and competitors from emerging markets, machine tool builders need innovation. Step-Tec motor spindles help improve machine tool performance and application quality while they reduce the total cost of integration.

Our platform solutions strengthen your ability to respond to new product requirements, with high-frequency motorized spindles that provide more than just hardware. These complete platform solutions enable you to produce best-in-class products with maximum availability through exceptional service, technical knowhow, accessories and software packages.

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Our strength

Compact design

Achieve the highest precision with an extremely compact, stable spindle system that offers proven results for machine builders. Select bearing systems and preload types deliver minimal axial displacement of the spindle shaft in a slim housing.

Temperature stability

For precise machining and longer machine life, stabilize temperature behavior faster with Step-Tec than with other spindles. Opticool and COOL-Core cooling compensate for the temperature fluctuations that result from speed changes, yielding better part results.

Long life

Step-Tec motor spindles set the standards for spindle life, precision and economy. Our constant innovation, in-house production of key spindle elements, specialized technology and quality assurance have developed Step-Tec into a proven performance line.

Industries

Do you face the challenges of quality, integrity and accuracy while optimizing costs and increasing flexibility and traceability in uncertain market conditions? In fast-growing market segments, we enable a future in which even the most complex and demanding industries profit from intelligent, high-performance, resource efficient and fully predictive motor-spindle solutions.

Aerospace

Aerospace machining demands dedicated motor spindles that provide cost-effective productivity and maintain high quality standards.

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Automotive

Automotive machining requires the highest-possible efficiency to meet the pressures of internal market downturns and external crises. 

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ICT and EC

The highly dynamic ICT and electric-component industry continues to grow, which increases competitive and cost pressures. These small parts demand maximum quality.

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Precision mechanics

Precision mechanics relies on quality and cost, with high-priced workpiece materials that shops cannot afford to waste and small parts with tight tolerances that demand high accuracy.

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Medtech

Medtech's focus on product safety makes output quality its most important production criterion.

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Packaging

In the packaging industry, competitiveness requires productivity, enhanced through cost reduction during manufacturing.

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Machinery and general mechanics

In the machinery and general mechanics industry, competitiveness requires productivity, enhanced through cost reduction during manufacturing.

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Transportation

In transportation manufacturing, an out-of-service machine hampers competitiveness.

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Spindle platforms

Platforms are spindles of the same diameter with as many common parts as possible and broad bandwidth of performance. So the platforms are easy to interchange as no new housing is required. Within one platform there are plenty of specific spindle performances.

History

1995

Founded in a garage, STEP-TECH (Spindle Tools Engineering Periphery Technology) launches to develop the world's best high-performance milling spindle. 

1996

STEP-TECH develops and produces its first 42,000 rpm high-speed motor spindle for Mikron AG.

1997

The company renames itself Step-Tec and moves onto the premises of its new owner, Mikron AG.

1997

Step-Tech high-speed spindles mill integral parts from aluminum plates.

2000

To meet growing demand for its products, Step-Tec moves to a new modern building in Luterbach.

2015

More than 20,000 Step-Tec spindles are in use around the globe as Step-Tec celebrates its 20th anniversary and builds its 4,000th HVC 140 motor spindle.

2019

Step-Tec integrates with the sales, development, assembly and repairs departments in a new GF Machining Solutions building in Biel.

2020

Step-Tec celebrates its 25th anniversary.

Contact

GF Machining Solutions AG - Step-Tec

Roger-Federer-Allee 7

2504 Biel

Switzerland

+41 32 681 35 35 website e-mail
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