Rajesh Ghashi, Managing Director, Chiron India Machine Tools Pvt. Ltd.

Renowned for CNC vertical milling and mill-turn machining solutions

The CHIRON Group, headquartered in Tuttlingen, Germany has a global presence, with production and development sites, sales and service subsidiaries, and sales agencies worldwide. About 1,900 employees tackle complex demands and develop future-proof solutions with real team spirit. Founded in the year 1921 as a surgical equipment manufacturer further diversifying into manufacturing of air compressors in the early 1950’s and in 1958 Chiron introduced its first feed machines in the metalworking machines and continues till date to build high precision, high productive machining centres for various applications and industries. The company’s headquarters in Tuttlingen has the sales/service, applications, automation, and R&D. Precision Factory in Neuhausen has the assembly and application of Group Products. The facilities of assembly, sales & service, and application are in US, China, Poland, Switzerland, Croatia.

Chiron’s niche

The CHIRON Group is specializing in CNC vertical milling and mill-turn machining centers, as well as turnkey and automation solutions. Comprehensive services, digital solutions and products for additive manufacturing complete the portfolio. Around two thirds of machines and solutions that are sold are exported. Key customer sectors are the automotive, mechanical engineering, medicine and precision engineering, aerospace industries, as well as tool manufacturing. The range of machines covers from Micro Precision Machine to Large Machining Centres up to 12 meters. One short note on a success story: First time right: Titanium machining at AMAG components

It is not uncommon for passenger aircraft in the Airbus A320 family, business jets, helicopters, transport aircraft, and freight aircraft to have complex components and assemblies from AMAG components on board. The titanium components, which are often critical to safety, are manufactured on a »first time right« basis on various machines at the sites in Karlsruhe and Übersee on Lake Chiemsee, Germany – including on CHIRON Group machining centers. The company uses two machines of the MILL Series and one FZ 16 S five axis, and in April 2023 also brought in two DZ 22 W five axis machines for double-spindle machining of large components in short cycle times.

Innovations galore

The CHIRON Group is one of the world’s leading providers of machining centers and processing solutions. The machining centers convince in all industries and leave nothing to be desired in terms of speed, acceleration, and precision. With the system competence of the CHIRON Group automation improves efficiency and achieves a higher output with lower costs. Together, the machining center & automation solution becomes a highly productive, complete system. The Digital solutions from the CHIRON Group exploit create real, lasting added value in production & focusing on more efficiency, greater availability, & increased productivity.

One such innovative product is the Micro 5. In a very short amount of time, the smallest and most energy-efficient machine in the product portfolio of the CHIRON Group has become a bestseller. The USPs of the Micro5 are sustainable and ultra precise. This machining center features an energy requirement of just 0.5 kW/h, a footprint of under 1 m2 and micron-level precision. Together with the automation Feed5, the Micro5 features high autonomy. With a workpiece blank of 50 x 50 x 3 mm (capacity of over 1,200 blanks) and an assumed cycle time of ten minutes, that equates to eight days of automated production. The Micro5 and Feed5 will demonstrate dynamic and productive high-speed milling at EMO and will be a real eye-catcher for everyone working in precision technology.

The skill is to pick out the innovations and new developments from the many being presented that can take your manufacturing and production forwards. Whether they focus on productivity, quality or service, the aim is ultimately to implement your own innovations. Under the motto “Innovative Manufacturing”, the EMO exhibition will this year quite definitely bring all these together in one place. Anyone using Hanover as an opportunity to discover any kind of innovation for their company will find satisfaction with the CHIRON Group.

Sustainability at Chiron Group

The Chiron Group has laid a solid foundation for making sustainability a strategic factor in its business model, for the company and its customers. Chiron is building on this and continuing with this approach – to make the CHIRON Group carbon-neutral and, just as importantly, successful in the long term.“ The first sub-goal toward achieving net zero emissions globally in production by 2025 was reached in December 2022: Production in Germany (Scope 1 and 2) is carbon-neutral and both the Taicang Innovation Factory and Croatian site at Zadar will also reach this goal this year. In addition, under the Science-Based-Target Initiative (SBTi) the company has committed to playing its part in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change. The company is one of the first in the industry to collaborate with the SBTi.

Sustainability and impressive environmental performance are also reflected in the CHIRON portfolio. One example is multi-spindle systems, which give customers a competitive edge thanks to reduced investment costs, lower space requirements and reduced energy consumption. To meet the growing demand and serve customers even more effectively in their markets, the CHIRON Group made significant investments last year. The company has been present in Eastern Europe since August through a new location, CHIRON Croatia; the portfolio now also includes high-speed motor spindles, clamping devices, and spindle services. Construction of a new production hall measuring roughly 1,000 square meters is to begin soon at the Zadar site.

CHIRON Swiss in Isérables is now a full-fledged sales and service company for the entire product portfolio of the CHIRON Group in the Swiss market. Series production of the Micro5 machining center and the new Feed5 automation has been underway in Tuttlingen, Germany since October – on an assembly line specifically designed for the smallest machining center produced by the CHIRON Group. In addition, capacity for the end assembly of series was developed at CHIRON Polska and the personnel was qualified accordingly.

The integration of Greidenweis GmbH, which was acquired in January 2022, was completed successfully. With its combined expertise, the CHIRON Group can convincingly meet the growing demand for automating complete processes. This applies to process automation applications ranging from high-volume parts production in a single machining center to complex production lines, where automation ranges from blanking to end-of-line testing.

Chiron is today focusing on growing markets like e-mobility or medical technology, and on automation and digital solutions.