BIPOLAR PLATE TOOLING
WITH PROVEN EXPERTISE

Reliable precision every time
Unequaled surface finish

Akris group > Bipolar plate tooling with proven expertise

Some key data

requirement and tolerance

Parallelism

< 10μm

Contour Accuracy

+/- 5μm

Radius

< 0.05mm

Bipolar plates up to

250x350mm

Surface Quality

Ra<0.02
Geogleiss

Precision machining

HIGH SPEED MILLING

Sub-micron machining accuracy and repeatability up to macro-scale machining applications.

Scale Feedback (0,00125 micron scales)
Minimum Input Increment (0,0001 mm)
Helical Interpolation
Rigid Tapping
45,000 rpm, HSK-E32 Spindle

The tooling technologies
that we master

COMPACTION
TOOLING

INJECTION MOLD
TOOLLING

HYDROFORMING
TOOLING

STAMPING
TOOLING

A wide range of Tool for
any type of materials

non porous
graphite plates

METAL BASE PLATES

Stainless steel, aluminium, titanium, nickel.

COMPOSITE PLATES

Graphite poly carbonate / Thermoplastic +
Carbon bases fiber or filler.

Quality

Geogleiss Technology

20 nanometers precision
Sharp edges
Prepared edge breaks
Carefully controlled

Finition

360° Vision - Laser Metrology

A Quality Management System integrated into the operations of the company and audited annually to ISO certification, proudly maintained since 2006.

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Our machines are developed within an Industry 4.0 framework.

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CMMs with scanning on board where we offer both contact scanning and full 3D laser
topography.
Full non-contact measurement is offered on internal and external features – no limits on radius size.

Expertise

an international group

Akris is a global stakeholder in high precision mechanical systems serving industrial sectors. We deliver our product to Europe and North America.

SUMCA offers high-precision tooling, S3M provides general machining, while in the United States, CTS offers new tool supply and after-sales service.

The group’s management aims to be a partner for improvement for all its customers.

recognized expert

Since the creation of SUMCA in 1978, he founders have been using their knowledge in precision machining to manufacture tools.

Precision is fully part of the group’s values and has been cultivated for all these years. Today it is one of the pillars of Akris which aims for « zero error ». Akris’ investment focus on people, design, sustainable factory, and machining.

Thanks to this commitment, our customers trust us as an expert in machining.