Many machining processes produce unwanted burrs and protruding fibres on components and to remove these automatically and in a contact-free manner, ultraTEC innovation GmbH has developed an innovative process. The technology company based in southwestern Germany uses the power of ultrasonic to deburr components. The technology guides components along an ultrasonic horn in a water basin, whose generated vibrations cause the burrs and fibres to break-off in an energy-efficient manner.

It all began five years ago as a start-up in the Swabian town of Laupheim. Dieter Münz, founder and Managing Director of ultraTEC innovation GmbH, is shaking up the deburring market with his new ultrasonic deburring technology. A successful youth research project paired with technical finesse and a lot of will serve as the basis for the young company. Today, ultraTEC has many different ultrasonic deburring machines in its portfolio and can respond flexibly to customer requirements. In addition, ultraTEC has been part of the internationally active Vollmer Group from Biberach an der Riß since July 2022 and will also be able to serve international markets in the future.

Non-contact ultrasonic deburring with the patented ultrasonic horn is the foundation of ultraTEC. Whether drilling, milling, turning or grinding, as soon as machining takes place, unwanted burrs and fibers are created on edges, cross bores or surfaces. In addition to common metals, ultraTEC systems can also be used to deburr components made of various titanium and nickel alloys through to fiber-reinforced plastics.

In the process developed by ultraTEC, components are guided to the high-frequency ultrasonic horn in a process water basin. Stimulated by a generator, it oscillates back and forth over 0.1 millimetres 20,000 times a second. These vibrations move burrs and fibers back and forth until they break off with a sharp edge in a reliable process. Users can easily dispose of the process water without further treatment.

It all started at with the A series. Back then, the A15 was the first ultrasonic deburring machine to be launched on the market. This was later replaced by the more flexible A25, which has been continuously optimized in recent years. The new A25 S is already visually very different from the previous A25. This is because ultraTEC is moving away from a machine housing made of aluminum profiles to a solid steel frame with the new “Generation S”. This results in significantly greater stability and an even more precise deburring process. But there are also some new features in the machine. In addition to optimised part drying, the process water basin has been completely redesigned. This enables even more flexible processing of a wide variety of components with the ultrasonic horn.