CNC tool grinding machines, Motion Controls and Manufacturing Solutions from vertically integrated production.
ANCA Europe GmbH
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About ANCA
ANCA is a manufacturer of CNC tool grinding machines, Motion Controls and Manufacturing Solutions with more than 1,000 employees across the group. Founded in 1974 by Pat Boland and Pat McCluskey in Melbourne, the company builds CNC grinding machines for the manufacturing and resharpening of cutting tools such as ball-nose and corner-radius end mills, drills, taps, milling cutter tips and medical devices. Production is vertically integrated: machine beds, enclosures, control and drive systems as well as design, simulation and monitoring software are produced in-house. With the MX7 ULTRA, ANCA offers a control with nanometer axis resolution and achieves form accuracies of less than +/- 0.002 mm. The MX7 ULTRA was presented in Weinheim in August 2022. Customers come from tool and mould making, aerospace, power generation, the 3C/electronics industry and medical technology. Due to its niche, ANCA exports 99% of its products to over 45 countries. ANCA Europe GmbH in Weinheim serves as the European headquarters for sales and support.
- Site
- Weinheim
- Processes
- CNC tool grinding (Tool & Cutter Grinding), CNC grinding machines for tools and cutter tips, Motion Controls / drive and control systems, Manufacturing Solutions (e.g. AIMS Connect, Redax production and machine monitoring), Software (ToolRoom RN35, 3D tool simulation), Spare parts supply, Support and application engineering, Training (ANCA Academy eLearning)
- Materials
- Tungsten carbide, Tungsten carbide (Carbide), Tool geometries
- Founded
- 1974
- Employees
- >1,000 (Group)
- Industries
- Tool and mould making, Aerospace, Power generation, Electronics/3C industry, Medical technology, Tool manufacturing (cutting)
- 01
Engineering and design
- 02
Manufacturing of machine components (vertically integrated)
- 03
Assembly of CNC tool grinding machines
- 04
Software and Motion Controls
- 05
Sales and support via worldwide locations
- 06
Spare parts, training and regrinding solutions
Materials and Processes
Tungsten carbide (Carbide)
Carbide tools are machined, including regrinding to add value to worn cutting tools.
Tool geometries
Applications include end mills, drills, woodworking tools, taps, burrs and medical devices.
Components and Applications
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC tool grinding (Tool & Cutter Grinding)Machining | +/- 0.002 mm (form accuracy, MX7 ULTRA) | – | – | – | Tungsten carbide (Carbide) |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC tool grinding machine | ANCA MX7 ULTRA | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1974
ANCA founded by Pat Boland and Pat McCluskey in Melbourne; first CNC controls by retrofitting machine tools with computers
- ca. 1980
Decision to export and focus on the global market for CNC tool grinding machines
- 1986
First overseas subsidiary ANCA Inc in Novi, Michigan; first company with in-machine tool measurement via touch probe
- 1988
Subsidiary in England
- 1991
Subsidiary in Germany
- 2004
First China office in Shanghai
- 2022
Presentation of the MX7 ULTRA with nanometer axis resolution in Weinheim (August 2022)
- 2026
Edmund Boland becomes Group CEO (as of 01.08.2026); ANCA Tool of the Year 2026 winners announced at IMTS