CNC machining centers for wood, aluminium and plastics/composites machining – standard and customised industry solutions
MAKA Systems GmbH
Nersingen (headquarters/production) · MAKA UK (Great Britain)New on Amplifa
About MAKA Systems
MAKA Systems GmbH, headquartered in Nersingen near Ulm, has been developing and manufacturing CNC machining centers since 1952, for standard applications as well as customised industry solutions with a high degree of automation. The company, with around 200 employees worldwide, specialises in machining wood, aluminium, plastics such as acrylic and Plexiglas, as well as composites and carbon. The product portfolio includes 3-, 4- and 5-axis machining centers (D-Line, M-Line, P-Line, S-Line) as well as 5-axis gantry systems of the B-Line for workpieces up to more than 50 metres in length. Services include design/engineering, turnkey solutions, automation and robotics in cooperation with KUKA, retrofit, and service including TeleService and the digital twin. With a sales network in over 100 countries, sales and service partners in the USA and the UK subsidiary MAKA UK, MAKA serves customers from industries such as the wood industry, lightweight metal construction, aerospace, rail transport, yacht and facade construction, and automotive. With a market share of over 30% in special-purpose CNC machine building, the company says it ranks among the leading providers.
- Site
- Nersingen
- Processes
- 3-axis machining, 4-axis machining, 5-axis machining, Laser machining/cutting (non-contact), Plastics machining, Aluminium profile and panel machining (nesting), Carbon machining, Door machining
- Materials
- Wood, Aluminium, Plastics, Acrylic, Plexiglas, Composites/composite materials, Carbon, CNC machining, 3-, 4- and 5-axis
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1952
- Employees
- 200
- Industries
- Wood industry, Aluminium/lightweight metal construction, Plastics/acrylic/Plexiglas, Composites/composite materials, Door machining, Caravan/camper
- 01
Design/Engineering
- 02
Machine building/Manufacturing
- 03
Assembly & Commissioning
- 04
Automation & Robotics
- 05
Service, Retrofit & Digitalisation
Materials & Processes
CNC machining, 3-, 4- and 5-axis
Machining centers for wood, aluminium, plastics and composites in various designs and working envelopes.
5-axis CNC gantry machines (P-Line)
For panel and profile machining and nesting, among other things for solid aluminium profiles in facade construction.
5-axis gantry machining center (B-Line)
Machining of large workpieces up to 50 m in length, 10 m in width and 5 m in height, e.g. in aerospace and rail transport.
Laser machining/cutting (non-contact)
Chip-free cutting of Plexiglas and plastics with clean edges and simpler clamping fixtures.
Thermo-smoothing
Developed jointly with the Institute of Wood Technology Dresden, awarded the BDI Environmental Prize.
Sites
Nersingen
DEHeadquarters and production
- Materials
- Wood, aluminium, plastics, composites, carbon
- CNC machining centers D-Line (e.g. DC 7)
- M-Line (MK 7, MM 7, SM 20, CR 27, CM 27)
- P-Line 5-axis gantry machines (PM, PA, AP 70)
- Gantry machining center BC 570
- S-Line custom solutions
MAKA UK
GBSubsidiary
Machines & Applications
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-axis machiningMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood, Aluminium, Plastics, Composites |
| 4-axis machiningMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood, Aluminium, Plastics, Composites |
| 5-axis machiningMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood, Aluminium, Plastics, Composites |
| Laser machining/cutting (non-contact)Machining | Considerably cleaner edges | – | – | – | Plexiglas, Plastics |
| Plastics machiningPlastics | – | – | – | – | Plastics, Acrylic, Plexiglas |
| Aluminium profile and panel machining (nesting)Machining | – | from 4000 mm × up to 3500 mm × up to 400 mm | – | – | Aluminium |
| Carbon machiningMachining | – | – | – | – | Carbon, Composites |
| Door machiningMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
14 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC machining center 3/4/5-axis (D-Line, Dynamic Machining Center) | MAKA Systems GmbH DC 7 | – | X up to 3000 mm, Y up to 1000 mm, Z up to 500 mm | – | Nersingen |
| CNC machining center 5-axis (CR 27t, double table/tandem) | MAKA Systems GmbH CR 27t | – | per table 2200 x 4100 x 400 mm; 5-axis spindle 26 kW | – | Nersingen |
| CNC machining center M-Line light version | MAKA Systems GmbH MK 7 | – | X up to 2000 mm, Y up to 1000 mm, Z up to 600 mm | – | Nersingen |
| CNC machining center M-Line medium version | MAKA Systems GmbH SM 20 | – | X up to 3500 mm, Y up to 4000 mm, Z up to 1000 mm | – | Nersingen |
| CNC machining center M-Line medium version | MAKA Systems GmbH MM 7 | – | X up to 3500 mm, Y up to 4000 mm, Z up to 1000 mm | – | Nersingen |
| CNC machining center M-Line heavy version | MAKA Systems GmbH CR 27 | – | X up to 3500 mm, Y up to 4000 mm, Z up to 1000 mm | – | Nersingen |
| CNC machining center M-Line heavy version double table | MAKA Systems GmbH CM 27 | – | X up to 3500 mm, Y up to 4000 mm, Z up to 1000 mm | – | Nersingen |
| 5-axis CNC gantry machine | MAKA Systems GmbH PM -Modular | – | X from 4000 mm, Y up to 2000 mm, Z up to 400 mm | – | Nersingen |
| 5-axis CNC gantry machine | MAKA Systems GmbH PM 270 | – | X from 4000 mm, Y up to 3500 mm, Z up to 400 mm | – | Nersingen |
| 5-axis CNC gantry machine | MAKA Systems GmbH PA 37 | – | X from 4000 mm, Y up to 3500 mm, Z up to 400 mm | – | Nersingen |
| 5-axis CNC gantry machine | MAKA Systems GmbH AP 70 | – | X from 4000 mm, Y up to 2000 mm, Z up to 400 mm | – | Nersingen |
| 5-axis gantry machining center for large workpieces | MAKA Systems GmbH BC 570 | – | up to 50 m length, 10 m width, 5 m height | – | Nersingen |
| CNC machining center (S-Line, custom solutions) | MAKA Systems GmbH S-Line | – | – | – | Nersingen |
| CNC machining center (used machine) | MAKA Systems GmbH BC 150 | – | – | – | Nersingen |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
MAKA Systems is certified to ISO 9001. Quality assurance includes quality inspections throughout the entire project workflow, inspection equipment monitoring, inspection instructions and records, as well as collaboration with suppliers to achieve the required delivery quality.
| Evidence | Nersingen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1952
Founded as the family business Max Mayer Maschinenbau
- 1980
Patenting of the vibrating chisel stamping tool
- 1986
Entry into plastics machining
- 1997
Entry into robotics through cooperation with KUKA
- 1998
Entry into the aviation industry
- 2000
Entry into digitalisation around the topic of IoT
- 2002
Founding of the UK subsidiary MAKA UK
- 2004
Establishment of sales and service partners in the USA; development of the MM 7 machine series
- 2006
Introduction of minimum quantity lubrication MTB (MAKA Tool Blower)
- 2007
60 years of MAKA
- 2010
The 2,000th machine leaves production
- 2012
First machine with Industry 4.0 applications
- 2013
MAKA gains a foothold in the Chinese market
- 2016
BDI Environmental Prize as a partner of the Thermoface network; thermo-smoothing with the Institute of Wood Technology Dresden
- 2022
The digital twin is put into use