Hydromat Machining Services

E. J. Basler offers extensive hydromat rotary transfer machining services, also known as large diameter swiss machining. Utilizing both manual (hydraulically driven), CNC, and EPIC machine types, there are no parts that we can’t be competitive on that fit the bill.

Hydromat machines fit into the category of “rotary transfer” type machines. A slug is cut off from bar stock (part blanks such as forgings and castings can also be robotically loaded). Each workpiece is then loaded into a collet and indexed to the next machining station.

E. J. Basler has both 12 and 16 station-type machines which divide the work among each station (ex: turn, drill, ream, bore, thread, mill). Similar to multi-spindle logic, dividing up the machining stations greatly decreases the cycle time per part. The longest hydromat machining operation in the machine then determines the cycle time for the part.