UK Research and Innovation · Awarded contract
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Supply of Ultra High Precision 5-Axis CNC Milling Machine to UKRI

Awarded 21 Dec 2020

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Awarded21 Dec 2020
Value£624,959.00
RegionSouth East
CategoryManufacturing & Industrial
Ended 5y 7mo ago3mo term
Awarded 21 Dec 2020Expired 29 Mar 2021

UK Research and Innovation awarded a contract to KERN Microtechnik GmbH for the supply of a fully enclosed, single unit, compact, ultra-high-precision CNC 5-axis milling machine with an integrated tool and workpiece changer.

The machine is capable of reproducibly machining metal to micron/submicron tolerances and achieving outstanding surface finish on completed components, and can accept workpieces up to 350 mm in diameter and 200 mm in height.

The machine will be installed in the RAL Space Millimetre Wave Technology Group's Precision Development Facility at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.

The contract value is AUD 624,959.

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