FISCHER USA News

08 Jun
2021

Spindle System – Unclamping System

For over 80 years, FISCHER USA has been known for its Swiss quality craftsmanship of spindles by its confident and reliable team. We also provide our spindle repair services that include in-house precision manufacturing, reverse engineering and full inspection capabilities. Our team will fully test your repaired spindle and ensure it operates just as it would when it is on your machine. Our team is well versed in the various parts of spindles: Bearings Motors Shaft Clamping System Unclamping System Sensors Encoder Cooling System Sealing System/Requirements The Unclamping system is yet another ...
11 May
2021

Spindle System – Clamping System

Located in beautiful Racine, Wisconsin, FISCHER USA provides our customers with Swiss quality work and craftsmanship, while providing our North American customers with service & parts availability. Our team also provides around the clock access to help with any issue that may arise. It's a well known fact that spindles are complex mechanisms with a lot of moving parts. If one component isn't working properly, none of the machine will work properly. A spindle consists of 9 systems: Bearings Motors Shaft Clamping System Unclamping System Sensors Encoder Cooling System Sealing System/Requirements ...
22 Apr
2021

Spindle System - Motors

While FISCHER may be a global company, we have a design, production, assembly and service operations facility located in Racine, WI to fully support the North American market. We have a team of 60 highly skilled and focused individuals to provide you with your spindle needs. Spindles are complex mechanisms, with a lot of moving parts. Within a spindle there are 9 primary systems: Bearings Motors Shaft Clamping System Unclamping system Sensors Encoder Cooling System Sealing System To understand motors, there are a few terms one may need to know: Current - flow of electricity, measured in amps ...
12 Mar
2021

Spindle System - Shafts

Many people know the name FISCHER being synonymous with Precision, Speed, Power and Best In Class customer service. What many people do not realize is that we have been in our current location since 1941 with our sole focus on high performance spindles. We continually invest locally in our design, production, assembly and service operations to fully support the North American market. That being said, our team of highly skilled individuals have over 600 years of combined experience working with spindles. Within a spindle there are 9 primary systems: Bearings Motors Shaft Clamping System ...
09 Feb
2021

What to Know About Bearings

Bearings are used in a lot of different machines and equipment, but how much do you really know about them? The general definition for bearings is that they are used to prevent metal-to-metal contact between two parts by reducing friction and constraining relative motion to only the desired motion. By that definition, we can see the importance of them in many machines, especially high-speed spindles. With over 20,000 rpm, metal-to-metal contact would lead to a large amount of wear on the various parts, which would then result in repairs and replacement. High-speed spindles almost always ...
12 Jan
2021

Most Common Causes of Spindle Failure

There are several causes that can lead to the failure of a high-speed, high-performance spindle. However, the two most common causes of spindle failure that we have seen here at FISCHER USA are Vibration and Peripheral Support System Failure. As a spindle manufacturer, we know that vibration is present in any milling process. However, spindles generally experience vibrations ranging from 0 mm/s to 10 mm/s. When the vibration levels increase above normal for an extended time, the vibrations can cause damage to the various components. The component that is most often damaged due to vibrations is ...