Mechanical Micromachining
Mechanical μ-machining technology enables highly detailed shapes and removes material of a workpiece with miniature wearable tools.

Posalux high-tech 2.5D micromachining solutions are tailored for mass production and mainly dedicated to the electronics industry.
Function
Mechanical micromachining, commonly known as micromachining, is a specialized manufacturing technology that involves the use of micro tools, such as micro-endmills or micro-drills, with geometrically defined cutting edges. This subtractive fabrication process crafts devices or features with dimensions in the micrometer range. It mirrors traditional machining in approach but operates on a distinctly smaller scale, necessitating specialized equipment and techniques to define microscale structures or components. Mechanical micromachining provides:
- Flexibility
- Cost-effective solution for small-batches
- Complex geometry
- Reduced waste
- Integration
- Scalability
- Direct production

Drilling and routing of composites and non-ferrous materials for printed circuit boards (PCB) industry
Test socket guide plates micro machining (drilling, milling cutting) for semiconductors testing industry
What material can be micro-machined with Mechanical Micro-machining Technology?
Metal alloys
- Aluminium
- Brass
- Bronze
- Non ferrous metals
- Stainless steel
Precious metal
- Copper
- Palladium
- Titanium
- Tungsten carbide
- Irridium
Bio-metal
- Bio-compatible material
- Nitinol
Engineering plastics
- PEEK
- Polymers
- S1000
- Torlon
- Vespel
- PPS
- Miproplate
Ceramics
- Ceramics
- Hard ceramic
- Photoveel IIs
- Si3N4
- Silicone nitride
- Zirconia
- Silicone carbide
- SiC
Metal
- Hardened metal
- Hardened steel
- Steel
Multi substrates material
- IMS
- Metal baked
- PCB laminates
Composite Materials
- Delitt
- FR4
- FR5
What are the capabilities of Mechanical Micro-machining Technology ?
- X, Y and Z axes with linear motor drives
- Controlled depth drilling and routing processes (blind holes, floating, mapping, polishing, etc.)
- Accuracy ±15 microns
- Axes acceleration up to 4g
- Diameter/depth ratio 1/10
- Up to 12 spindles per machine
- Up to 12’000 tools embedded
- Software with Posalux intuitive MMI
- Dual versions with two identical machining units are available
What is specific to the drilling operation?
- Blind hole to surface
- Backdrilling
- Prehole (Large diameters)
- Variable Pecking
- Adjustable slots
- Substrate drilling Ø<0.1 mm
What is specific to the routing operation?
- Pinless
- Cavity routing referred top surface to innerlayers
- Mapping
- IMS

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