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Overview
Breton is a prominent manufacturer of high-precision machining solutions, serving industries such as aerospace, automotive, and mould & die. Established in 1963, the company has been at the forefront of advanced technologies and materials, offering a variety of high-speed 5-axis vertical machining centers.
Key Products and Technologies
  • Breton Hawx: Specializes in high-speed milling and trimming of complex 3D parts made from light alloys, resins, or composites, featuring a monolithic structure and box-in-box architecture for enhanced material removal and accuracy.
  • Breton Raptor: Designed for large workpieces, it offers high-speed milling with electrospindles up to 40 kW, excelling in dynamics and precision for complex profiles.
  • Breton Eagle: A modular 5-axis gantry center ideal for high-speed precision machining of complex shapes in light alloys and composites, offering high modularity and various configurations.
  • Breton Flymill: Combines milling and turning operations, suitable for large volume parts and tough materials, with high power and torque capabilities.
  • Breton Matrix Series (E1, E2, E3): High-dynamic and high-precision centers for medium to large parts in steel and composites, featuring technologies like Thermal Shield and High Dynamics for superior surface finishes.
  • Breton Ultrix: A multitasking center with rotary table and independent turning bar, capable of high-precision milling, turning, and grinding on light alloys and super alloys.
Technological Innovations
  • Box-in-Box Architecture: Enhances rigidity and accuracy.
  • Thermal Shield Technology: Controls thermal expansions for precision and repeatability.
  • Direct Drive Heads: Eliminates backlash and vibrations for increased precision.
  • Dual Drive Motors: Provides power and precision, adapting to machining demands.
Applications
Breton's machining centers are utilized across various sectors including aerospace, automotive, defense, energy, and general engineering, capable of handling a wide range of materials from low-density composites to steel and super alloys.
Conclusion
Breton's extensive range of machining solutions integrates advanced technology with high productivity and quality standards, making them a preferred choice in industries requiring precision and efficiency.
Overview of the Ultrix Range:
The Ultrix range includes three models, with the largest capable of processing workpieces up to 1,600 mm in diameter, designed for high-speed milling across various materials including low-density materials, composites, light alloys, steel, titanium, and superalloys.
Technological Features:
The machines feature thermostable direct drive heads, high dynamics, and advanced spindle capabilities, with spindle speeds up to 28,000 rpm and torque ranging from 12 to 300 Nm depending on the model. They are equipped with thermal shields and high-performance milling and turning heads.
Performance and Capabilities:
The Ultrix machines offer high-speed milling and turning capabilities with rapid feed rates across multiple axes, equipped with motor spindles providing varying torque and speed options tailored for different machining needs, designed to handle demanding machining conditions with features like pneumatic brakes and thermally stabilized components.
Breton Milling Heads:
Breton's milling heads are robust, available in fork-style or single-sided solutions, equipped with thermally stabilized milling motor spindles, capable of working with a wide range of materials, designed for precision and durability, featuring digital brushless motors or thermally stabilized direct drive motors.
Global Presence and Customer Support:
Breton has a global presence with branches and authorized service providers in countries including Belgium, France, Germany, Israel, USA, UK, Australia, Italy, Turkey, Ukraine, and more, offering comprehensive customer service with installation, start-up, and remote assistance, supported by a network of service centers worldwide.
Research and Innovation:
The Breton Institute of Technology is dedicated to exploring and creating new technologies and sustainable materials, recognized for its pioneering approach in the design and production of industrial machinery for transforming natural stone, ceramics, and metals.
Company Background:
Founded in 1963 by Marcello Toncelli, Breton is headquartered in Treviso, Italy, with additional production sites and branches worldwide, known for its commitment to research and innovation in the industrial machinery sector.
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power meets precision High-speed 5-axis vertical machining centers Breton offers a complete range of solutions dedicated to high-precision machining required by the aerospace, automotive and mould & die industries.

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About Breton Breton - a pioneer in the development of advanced technologies and materials - has been a world leader in the design and manufacture of state-of-the-art industrial machinery since 1963. Breton is active in different industrial sectors, which need products and services of excellence with high technological content, combined with the need of high productivity and quality standards. The Machine Tool Division was founded in the early ‘90s and Breton has firmly established itself as one of the most appreciated manufacturers of highspeed machines. Patented innovations Service centers

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The right machine for every application Breton’s goal is to ensure the best relationship between the investment required and the working efficiency on multiple materials. Efficiency considers a number of parameters, including the volume that can be machined, the maximum precision and the speed with which it can perform machining operations on a specific material. The graph shows the investment efficiency for the purchase of a specific Breton machining center in relation to the machined material. Composites materials Light alloys and special composites breton hawx breton raptor breton eagle breton...

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General Engineering

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High-speed 5-axis vertical machining centers Engineered on your needs Breton offers a complete range of solutions dedicated to high-precision machining required by the aerospace, automotive and mould & die industries. Breton designs, manufactures and commissions high-speed machining centers with gantry architecture that offer optimal performance on any type of material, from the strongest super alloys to composite materials, all the way through steel and light alloys.

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Breton hawx Hawx E1 4.000 mm X/Y/Z axes rapid feedrate A axis rapid feedrate C axis rapid feedrate Spindle speed Milling tool taper Table dimensions vertical machining centre. The right combination of strength and stability makes it ideal for High-speed milling high-speed milling and trimming operations on complex threedimensional shaped parts made of light alloy, resin or composite materials.Thanks to its optimised design, Breton Hawx is not only more rigid and stable, but it also provides an excellent footprint-working area ratio. The electro-welded, monolithic, self- supporting structure is...

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Breton raptor Raptor E1 4.000 mm X/Y/Z axes rapid feedrate A axis rapid feedrate C axis rapid feedrate Spindle speed Milling tool taper vertical machining center. The design suitable for large workpieces, electrospindles up High-speed milling to 40 kW and the right degree of robustness, allow high-speed milling and trimming operations on elements with a complex 3D shape such as light alloys, resins, and composite materials. Thanks to the linear axis speed tilting head with ± 200° rotation of the C-axis and 0° +115° rotation of the A-axis, it shows excellent performances both for dynamics and...

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Breton eagle Eagle E1 2.000 - 30.000 mm X/Y/Z axes rapid feedrate A axis rapid feedrate C axis rapid feedrate Spindle speed Milling tool taper vertical machining centre with modular structure. The wide range of available High-speed milling structural combinations makes it possible to have a configuration tailored to the required work volumes. The technical equipment makes it ideal for high-speed precision machining of elements with complex three-dimensional shapes in light alloy, resin or composite materials. This machining center is range to satisfy many market demands, for dynamics, precision...

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Breton FLYMILL Flymill E1 3.000 - 30.000 mm X/Y/Z axes rapid feedrate A axis rapid feedrate C axis rapid feedrate Spindle speed Milling / Turning tool taper Rotary table dimensions Modular 5-axis gantry vertical machining center with high power and high precision. A combination of strength and accuracy on large dimensions to High-speed milling High Dynamics Direct Drive heads Automatic head change Thermal Shield Dual Drive obtain the maximum performance in roughing, semi-finishing and finishing operations on pieces made of tough material, steel or metal alloys. Available also in the Mill-Turn...

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Breton matrix e1 Matrix E1 X axis travel X/Y/Z axes rapid feedrate A axis rapid feedrate C axis rapid feedrate Spindle speed Milling tool taper Table dimensions 5-axis gantry vertical machining centre. Available in different configurations to best meet the needs of specific applications including moulds, High-speed milling Direct Drive heads Thermal Shield aerostructures and composite machining. It is particularly suitable for hi-feed roughing, semi-finishing and finishing operations on medium size parts made of steel, light alloys and special composites. The monoblock structure ensures greater...

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Breton matrix e2 Matrix E2 X axis travel X/Y/Z axes rapid feedrate A axis rapid feedrate C axis rapid feedrate Spindle speed Milling tool taper Table dimensions 5-axis gantry vertical machining center with high dynamics and high precision. It is the result of careful technical choices that combine thrust and sturdiness with dynamics High-speed milling High Dynamics Thermal Shield Direct Drive heads Dual Drive and precision to obtain the ideal performance in high-feed roughing, semi-finishing and finishing operations on medium- large size parts made of steel, light alloys, or special composites....

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Breton matrix e3 Matrix E3 X axis travel X/Y/Z axes rapid feedrate A axis rapid feedrate C axis rapid feedrate Spindle speed Milling tool taper Table dimensions Modular 5-axis gantry vertical machining center with high dynamics and high precision. Careful technical choices made it possible to combine thrust and strength with dynamics and High Dynamics High-speed milling Direct Drive heads Thermal Shield precision, in order to obtain the ideal performance in hi-feed roughing, semi-finishing and finishing operations on large parts in steel, light alloy or special Matrix E3 is used in applications...

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All Breton SpA - Advanced Technologies catalogs and technical brochures

Archived catalogs

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  2. ULTRIX

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  3. FLYMILL

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