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Writing Industry

Writing Industry

Product catalog summary
Overview: Mikron is a leader in manufacturing machinery for writing instruments, particularly focusing on cost-efficient tip manufacturing equipment. Their history is closely tied to the development of ballpoint pens, and they have continuously innovated to produce more productive machines as the cost of pens has decreased.
Tip Manufacturing: Mikron's Multistar LX-24 and LX-12 machines are central to their tip manufacturing process. These machines can produce ballpen tips from various materials like brass, nickel-silver, and stainless steel, with production outputs ranging from 80 to 300 tips per minute. The machines are known for their precision and ability to produce high-quality rollerball and gel ink tips.
Machinery Details: The Multistar LX-24 features 24 workstations and up to 44 working spindles, allowing for simultaneous machining from both sides and high productivity. The LX-12 model offers economic high-volume machining, particularly for brass and NiSi tips, with interchangeable components to reduce spare parts stock.
Refill Manufacturing: The Mikron IMPI-34 is a reliable and productive refill assembly machine, suitable for economical capillary refills. It assembles writing tips, performs crimping, and plug assembly, with capabilities for blind hot stamping.
Quality Control and Support Equipment: Mikron provides a range of equipment to ensure high-quality manufacturing, including coldforming machines, rotary transfer machines, and ink joiners. The ATW-10 writing test machine evaluates refill performance under various conditions, while the MM-10 Drill Grinder and precision tools ensure high-quality tip production.
Precision Tools: Mikron emphasizes the importance of high-performing cutting tools, offering both standard and custom tools manufactured in-house to meet demanding quality standards.
Contact Information: Mikron has multiple offices worldwide, including in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, the USA, and Taiwan, providing global support and services.
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Writing Industry-1

Writing Instruments Mikron leader in writing instruments machinery

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Writing Industry-2

Cost efficient tip manufacturing equipment from Mikron Tip manufacturing Mikron Machining Technology’s past is closely linked to the history of the ball point pen. Since the early stages of the ballpoint pen, Mikron has developed machinery to make writing tips and to assemble refills. As the cost of pens has been reduced over the years, Mikron has developed more and more productive machines. Ballpen tips, whether made from brass, nickel-silver or stainless steel are efficiently produced on the Mikron Multistar LX-24 and Multistar LX-12 Writing machines. Tips can be made automatically from coldformed...

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Cold heading press Mikron RP-32: The metal is straightened, placed in the die and cut to the desired length Wire cutting machine Mikron TR-42 WRI The Mikron TR-42 is a machine for the economical and straight shearing of wire metal. Cold heading press Mikron RP-32 As a single stroke cold header the Mikron RP-32 is most suitable for small plain parts working directly from coil.

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Mikron Multistar washing machine Multistar LX-24 Writing The Multistar LX-24 with 24 work stations and up to 44 working spindles is the guarantor for a smooth mass production. With the Multistar LX-24 machining is possible from below and above. Other additional features are the 24 intermediate stations, which allow measuring, controlling and cleaning procedures during the same run. That way you can quadruplicate your productivity It is unique! A run produces up to 600 simple workpieces per minute. Separating the fields of work doubles, triples or quadruplicates the amount of production at the...

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Refill manufacturing High precision refill tips machined on Mikron Multistar LX-24 and assembled with IMPI 34 hand pump hand centrifuge Multistar LX-12 Writing offers economic high volume machining at a low investment level. The Multistar product line, with over 600 machines sold world wide in the writing instruments field, has been completed with the model Multistar LX-12 Writing. This rotary transfer machine is particularly suitable for the high-speed machining of brass and NiSi tips in a single working cycle. Compared with today’s traditional production methods, the Multistar LX-12 Writing...

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Quality Control and Support Equipment Mikron supplies equipment which meets the specific requirements of the writing instrument manufacturer and is renown for planning and implementing costefficient manufacturing facilities for tips and refills. The automatic production machines made by Mikron cover the complete range of tip and refill manufacturing. • • • • Coldforming machines TR-42 and RP-32 Rotary transfer machine Multistar LX-24 Ink joiners and assembly machines IMPI-34 Write test machine ATW-10 To guarantee a continuous, premium quality and outstanding productivity, the very best quality...

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Cutting tools and aggregates suggested by Mikron Precision tools One of the key elements when producing steel or brass tips on Mikron’s Multistar machine, are cutting tools. Mikron has recognized the importance of high performing tools many years ago and has thus established it’s own in-house tool manufacturing facility. We are able to provide standard and special cutting tools from small special production to large volume series all within the most demanding quality standards. Consult us for your tooling needs; our specialists are ready to help you. AE-100 Analytical Balance Electronic Analytical...

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Mikron Machining Your contacts Headquarter Mikron SA Agno Via Ginnasio 17 CH-6982 Agno Tel. +41 91 610 61 11 Fax +41 91 610 66 80 [email protected] Mikron Taiwan Office P.O. Box 91-251 Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C. Tel. +886 2 2231 07 07 Fax +886 2 2231 01 07 [email protected] Mikron® is a trademark of Mikron Holding AG, Biel (Switzerland)

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