EPUMENT® I Mineral casting for cutting-­

edge machine beds and components

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Machine Systems
Innovative solutions for highly dynamic
production technology
RAMPF Group RAMPF Machine Systems

The international RAMPF Group stands for engineering and Based in Wangen (near Göppingen), Germany, the company is the
chemical solutions and caters to the economic and ecological market-leading development partner and system supplier of com-
needs of industry. plete machine bed solutions and machine systems.

Our range of competencies includes: Its service portfolio includes system solutions, trunk machines,
> Production and recycling of materials for modeling, lightweight basic machinery, and multi-axis positioning and moving systems
construction, bonding, and protection based on machine beds and machine bed components made
> Technical production systems for precise, dynamic positioning from alternative materials such as mineral casting, hard stone,
and automation, as well as technologies for complex composite ultra-high performance concrete, aluminum foam, and fiber
parts production composites.
> Comprehensive range of solutions and services, particularly
for innovative customer-specific requirements High-precision machine systems are created using innovative rep-
lication, grinding, and lapping processes in temperature-con-
This know-how helps our customers achieve profitable and trolled production environments.
sustainable growth.
This makes RAMPF Machine Systems the full-service partner for
Trusting relationships are of utmost importance to RAMPF. They developing and manufacturing future-oriented machinery and
are a vital part of the success story of the family-owned company, production technology for a wide range of industries.
which now spans over 35 years.

RAMPF thinks globally and acts locally. The company has production
facilities strategically located in Germany, in the United States,
Canada, China, and Japan.

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» The epoxy resin-bonded mineral casting material for vibration-­damping machine beds
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Mineral casting — a construction material with a real future. Specially-­selected stones and
minerals, and high-quality binding agents based on epoxy resin pave the way for machine
beds and machine bed components with impressive properties, a wide variety of design
options, and considerable economic benefits. «
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Industries

Machine Tools Production Laser Technology

EPUMENT ®
mineral casting for EPUMENT mineral casting for cut-
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EPUMENT® mineral casting for inno-
productive and precise machine ting-edge production equipment vative laser applications, including
tools used in applications such in electronics, photonics, display, cutting, removing, coating, joining,
as milling, turning, grinding, and solar, and battery applications scoring, testing, and marking
eroding
Your industry l Your application
We have been serving well-known customers across the globe for 40 years. In the European and ­Asian
markets, we develop and produce innovative mineral casting beds at our own factories for all kinds of
applications and industries involved in high-performance production technology.

Machine tools Woodworking machinery

Laser applications Medical technology

Solar module production Power machines

Electronics production Optics production

Microproduction Graphics machinery

Measuring, testing, and inspection technology Food technology

Packaging machinery Pick & place applications

Display technology Textile machinery

Battery production Dispensing technology

©© Oerlikon Esec Semiconductor
©© Mikron Agie Charmilles AG

©© Bystronic Laser AG

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Properties
EPUMENT® l Mineral casting
A vibration-damping machine bed material for highly dynamic mechanical engineering applications and
technologies

EPUMENT® mineral casting is a high-tech material that is perfect

for the primary machine bed functions, such as precisely securing
the geometric position of the individual machine elements, and Your benefits
the static, dynamic, thermal, and acoustic absorption of forces
>> Superior damping to metal materials improves the
and moments.
dynamic stability of the machine bed structure in fast
and accurate production machinery
It boasts high media resistance, e. g. to cutting oils and coolants,
flawless ecological credentials thanks to resource-saving manu- >> Machine beds and machine bed components with an

facture, and environmentally sound disposal and recycling excellent mass/rigidity ratio

options. >> Fewer faults when subjected to thermal loads thanks

to high thermal inertia

Measure EPUMENT® 145/B EPUMENT® 140/8B EPUMENT® 140/5

Density g/cm3 ca. 2.4 ca. 2.3 ca. 2.3

Modulus of elasticity
kN/mm2 40 – 45 35 – 40 30 – 35
(compression testing)*

Poisson’s ratio ca. 0.30 ca. 0.29 ca. 0.28

Compressive strength* N/mm2 130 – 150 130 – 150 140 – 160

Flexural strength N/mm2 30 – 35 30 – 35 35 – 45

Coefficient of thermal expansion (20 °C) 10 K

-6 -1
ca. 15 ca. 16 ca. 19.5

Logarithmic decrement 0.022 0.03 0.035

Maximum particle size mm 16 8 5

Minimum castable wall thickness mm 80 50 40

* Measured on Form + Test Seidner testing machine, model 502/3000/100SP

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Design
EPUMENT® l Engineering, design, modeling
Services for material-specific design of mineral casting beds and bed components

RAMPF Machine Systems is the end-to-end development partner

for system solutions made of EPUMENT® mineral casting — from
material-specific design and engineering to FEM modeling and the Your benefits
design of casting molds, replication gauges, and fixtures.
>> High level of integration reduces assembly throughput
times; conduits/lines and sensors are an integral part
Low casting temperatures combined with innovative precision and
of the mineral casting beds
bonding technologies produce precise machine components with
high functionality and an exceptional level of integration. >> Unconventional bed and variant structures for ma­
chines thanks to flexible modeling, non-cutting replica­
tion, and innovative bonding technology

>> EPUMENT® mineral casting’s surface and design

­functionality cuts machine cover/cladding costs

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Manufacture
EPUMENT® l Production, accuracy,
­precision assembly
Complete service offering with ready-to-use mineral casting bed as a system solution

RAMPF Machine Systems is the system supplier of complete min­

eral casting beds with high-performance production technology.
State-of-the-art foundry equipment, climate-controlled replication Your benefits
halls, and an in-house precision grinding center underline the out-
>> Shorter assembly times in production thanks to opti-
standing position of the world market leader.
mum accuracies and a high level of finishing; guides
and other machine elements are already fitted with
Based on the latest technologies and a reliable quality assurance
high precision
system to ISO 9001 : 2008, the company supplies complex mineral
casting structures and assemblies with excellent dimensional >> High availability and short delivery times thanks to
three self-sufficient production plants located across
accuracy, top quality, and the best possible price/performance
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the globe
ratio.
>> Low tooling costs due to the impressive service lives
of molds and gauges

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Applications
EPUMENT® l Industrial applications and
references
for machine beds and machine bed components made from mineral casting

Machines have a bed base, regardless of whether they form, re­

move, join, apply, assemble, test, or install materials.

Additional information
Today’s production equipment needs to satisfy growing demands in
>> Image on opposite page: Machine bed of a high-
terms of process accuracies under static, dynamic, and thermal
speed milling machine (11,920 kg; precision-ground
loads. Machine beds and machine bed components made from
surfaces, fitted guides, high-precision bonding of bed
EPUMENT® mineral casting play a key role in meeting these high
and gantry)
expectations thanks to their minimum deformation under maximum
loads. >> Image bottom left: Bed of a tool grinding machine
(3,520 kg; non-cutting replication of precision surfaces,
fitted guides, high-precision bonding of bed with chip
Every working day, up to 20 mineral casting machine beds with unit
tray and stand)
weights of between 200 kilograms and 20 metric tons leave our
facilities. >> Image bottom right: Inclined lathe bed (8,630 kg;
precision-ground surfaces, complex conduit system
integrated)

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 Applications

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Additional information
Image 1: Bed of a die bonder (800 kg; cast in one piece;
non-cutting replication of precision surfaces in
three planes)

Image 2: Bed of a jet printer for electronics production

(1,680 kg; non-cutting replication of precision
surfaces, fitted guides, cladding and design
functions integrated in mineral casting)

Image 3: M
 ineral casting base of a flip-chip bonder
(330 kg; precision-ground surfaces)

Image 4: Base of a tool presetting unit (840 kg; non-cut-

ting replication of precision surfaces, cladding
and design functions integrated in mineral cast-
ing)

Image 5: Bed of a laser machining unit (840 kg; cast in one

piece; non-cutting replication of precision surfac-
8 es, cladding and design functions)

Image 6: C
 abin of an X-ray-based measuring device made
from radiation-absorbing EPURAM mineral cast-
ing (4,800 kg, mineral casting assumes load-bear-
ing, vibration-damping, radiation-absorbing, and
design functions)

Image 7: 
Bed of a diamond-wire wafer saw (3,870 kg;
cast in one piece; non-cutting replication of
precision surfaces)

Image 8: Bed of a high-speed milling machine (3,760 kg;

precision-replicated surfaces, guides fitted,
high-precision bonding of bed and gantry)

Image 9: 
Bed of a 5-axis universal machining center
9 (4,180 kg; precision-replicated surfaces in two
planes, bed and upper section screwed toge­
ther; non-cutting replication of contact surfac-
es; integrally cast cooling system for X-axis)

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 RAMPF Group | Locations

DE I Bessenbach, RAMPF Präzisionsschleifen

DE I Grafenberg, RAMPF Holding

DE I Pirmasens, RAMPF Eco Solutions
DE I Grafenberg, RAMPF Polymer Solutions
DE I Grafenberg, RAMPF Tooling Solutions

CA I Burlington, ON, RAMPF Composite Solutions, Inc. DE I Wangen, RAMPF Machine Systems

DE I Zimmern o. R., RAMPF Production Systems

JP I Osaka, RAMPF Group Japan K.K.
US I Wixom, MI, RAMPF Group, Inc. KR I Hwaseong-si, RAMPF Korea Co., Ltd
US I St. Johns, MI, RAMPF Group, Inc.
US I Suwanee, GA, RAMPF Group, Inc.
CN I Taicang, RAMPF (Taicang) Co., Ltd.
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RAMPF Machine Systems GmbH & Co. KG

Daimlerstrasse 18 – 26 | 73117 Wangen bei Göppingen | Germany
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