Discover our innovative special machines
Agfar offers high-quality special machines for microtechnology, the watch industry and for any production with sensitive processes. Our machines have been known and appreciated in various branches of industry for over 40 years.
The six steps — from initial conversation to delivery
Agfar has already developed a variety of special machines, systems, manual workstations and automatic machines and has put them into operation with customers in a wide variety of industries.
Our systems work productively and meet the individual needs of our customers in a wide range of industries.
People often ask us about our area of expertise — our answer is clear: Any project in which small and fine parts have to be sorted, delivered, distributed, connected or otherwise processed and cannot be completed “off the shelf”. We live for special machine construction and micromechanics! Together with you as a customer, Agfar builds your company-specific machine in six steps. Here is an overview:
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From contact to concept development to offer
Based on your specifications, a kickoff meeting will determine the exact requirements, outline initial ideas and discuss variants. A personal visit to the work processes and work environment at your site allows a deeper understanding of requirements. The result of this concept phase is the offer, i.e. our specification, which usually contains an exact cost statement as well as images and image descriptions of the CAD design.
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Engineering - Design and Software Development
Our engineers plan, discuss and develop the concepts until the machine guarantees optimum performance requirements on paper; always in close cooperation with you as a customer. Right from the start, the software department is involved in the design of the system; this is essential today, as the software of a machine is a central component. It allows a wide variety of individual options; it is the software that makes a machine an Industry 4.0 machine.
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Manufacturing - Real things are created
Agfar's polymechanics and CNC mechanics mill, turn, drill, erode and grind all components required to build the machine. We purchase large components such as base frame, base plate and protective housings from long-standing partners who manufacture these elements in accordance with our requirements.
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Assembly - put together what belongs together
Our assembly mechanics and automation engineers assemble the machine: They build the control cabinet and connect the individual elements of the system, both mechanically and electrically. The machine is taking shape! The culmination of this phase, a central milestone, is the “power-up”: de-energizing the machine.
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Start-up - breathe “life” into it
Designers, software engineers and start-up engineers work closely together during this hot phase. After initial setups and movement tests, the stations and elements of the system are put into operation, adjusted, programmed, coordinated, corrected and optimized until the individual elements as well as the machine as a whole show the desired performance. Agfar is commissioned in a special room with cleanliness, air conditioning and a quiet working environment.
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Delivery and installation
Special moments happen: The machine at Agfar by you as a customer and the training of your machine operators. After acceptance, the machine is prepared for shipping.
After receipt, our specialists in your company start up the machine on site: production starts!
Examples
Rotary transfer machines
Classic rotary transfer machines: They allow several work steps to run in parallel and are hard to beat in terms of productivity for watches, medical and electronic components.
Linear machines
Linear machine concepts are ideal for sensitive processes. As only one tool is used for each process, which does not rotate on a rotary table, highly complex designs with various monitoring systems and movements can be realized. Another advantage is the convenient accessibility to the individual stations.
- Joining, pressing, riveting, flanging, welding
- For watches, medical and electronic components, etc.
- Optionally integrated: Image processing, quality control
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Laser integrations
Processing and welding with light is a fascinating matter: one of our core competencies!
- Laser welding systems
- Laser cutting systems
- Combined laser welding and cutting systems
- Laser drilling systems
- Laser marking systems
Manual workstations
Semi-automatic machines are superior to fully automatic machines for certain sensitive production processes. Agfar designs semi-automatic machines with the greatest possible ergonomics in mind: the result is flexible, employee-specific workstations.
Assembly stations
- Dosing devices
- Servo presses and their tools
- Resistance soldering and welding stations
- Laser processing stations
- Separation units
- Thermal caulking of plastics
Test stations
- Torque measuring stations
- Force/displacement measuring stations
- Electrical contact pin test stations
- Electromechanical test stations
- Clearance measuring and setting stations
- Geometry checks on components or assemblies
- Automatic burst pressure testers for batteries
- Undercut measuring device for threading tools
Calibration stations
- Potentiometer linearization machines
- Straightening machines
Share feeders
The feeding of parts and loading from a machine is one of the core problems in the automation industry: Agfar offers various elegant solutions for this.
- Loaders for rolling machines
- Tong loader
- Roue-Brucelle system
- System 3-Roue Brucelle
- Loaders for gear cutting machines
- Laser for drilling centers and rotary transfer machines
- Loaders for punching machines
- Lasers for injection molding machines
- Loading heads for industrial robots
- Magazine systems
- Palletizing systems
Tools
It doesn't always have to be an automatic machine to offer process-specific solutions! A special tool or a sophisticated device can already bring significant improvements to your production!
Contact us for custom solutions
Find out more about our special machines and how we can support you.