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In a modern machine shop, high cutting speeds, high fluid pressures and driven automation dictate stringent safety standards. Machine tool guards have long ceased to be simple perimeter barriers; today they are complex systems that must contain chips and mist, abate noise, and provide ergonomic access for the operator.

MIBA partners with manufacturers in the industry as an integrated industrial partner, transforming the fabrication of these fairings into an efficient process that combines precision carpentry, component assembly, and plug-and-play supply logic. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Anyone who has visited a machining department knows that the environment is hostile. Inside a machining center or CNC lathe, very high-energy processes take place: spindles rotating at tens of thousands of revolutions, tools removing metal generating glowing chips, coolant liquids pumped at high pressure.

Machine tool guards are the only element that separates this chaotic environment from the operator and the outside environment. Their primary function is, undoubtedly, safety: they must prevent accidental contact and contain dangerous projections.

However, merely viewing these structures as mere "fences" is a strategic mistake. In today's industry, the guarding is much more: it is the machine's environmental management system (smoke and mist containment), it is the acoustic barrier that makes the workshop livable, and it is, last but not least, the face of the machinery itself. The design, quality of finish and perceived solidity of machine tool guards immediately communicate the technological value of the manufacturer brand.

The challenge of integration: beyond the sheet metal

For a machine builder, making these structures in-house is often a bottleneck. Modern fairings are complex hybrids: they require sheet metal, of course, but also polycarbonate or safety glass, special oil-resistant seals, sound-absorbing materials, ergonomic handles, and interlocking safety sensors.

Managing this heterogeneity of components fragments the supply chain and slows down final machine assembly.

This is where MIBA's approach flips the paradigm. We don't offer ourselves as mere suppliers of bent parts, but as systems integrators. Our philosophy is that the customer should not have to worry about assembling glazing or gluing gaskets-they should receive a module that is ready to be assembled on the machine.

From component to turnkey assembly"

Our Equipment Division works in perfect synergy with carpentry to transform machine tool guards into finished subsystems.

This means that MIBA takes on all the management and operational complexity:

• Accessory management: we undertake the procurement and installation of laminated glass or scratch-resistant polycarbonates, ensuring proper sealing to prevent liquid leakage.
• Soundproofing: We apply sound-absorbing panels and damping materials at critical points in the fairing to reduce vibration and noise, improving the acoustic comfort of the working environment.
• Cinematics and access: we install guides, hinges, gas springs, and sliding systems for doors, making sure they open and close smoothly and sturdily, ready for millions of cycles.
• Electromechanical integration: where required, we pre-install safety limit switches, internal LED lights and basic wiring, delivering a module that requires only the final connection.

The precision of carpentry as a prerequisite

Obviously, no assembly can be quality if the structural base is not perfect. Machine tool guards must mate to the machine base with minimal tolerances. A gap of a few millimeters can mean the escape of oily mists or chips.

In our Carpentry Division, precision is ensured by state-of-the-art laser cutting and CNC bending technologies.

We process carbon steels for load-bearing structures (with subsequent oil-resistant powder coating) and stainless steels for internal areas subject to corrosion or frequent washing.

Our 40 years of experience enables us to handle complex geometries, ensuring that panels are flat, stress-free and perfectly aligned, which greatly facilitates assembly work on the customer's line.

Accompaniment in industrialization (Co-design)

Industrial designers often design machine tool guards that are aesthetically appealing but extremely expensive or difficult to produce.

MIBA's added value lies in intervening before the design becomes final. Through co-engineering and DFX (Design for Excellence) analysis, we support the client's engineering department in industrializing the product.

We suggest changes that are imperceptible to aesthetics but substantial to production: changing a bend radius, optimizing a joint, unifying hardware.

This refinement work leads to fairings that are stronger, lighter and, most importantly, cheaper to mass produce, without compromising the look & feel desired by the manufacturer.

The "Free Pass" guarantee: your time is value

In machine tool manufacturing, assembly time is the most critical cost. Receiving a fairing that does not line up with the holes, has paint defects, or is missing a component means stopping the line.

MIBA eliminates this risk with its "Free Pass" philosophy.

Our machine tool guards are tested in-house before shipment. We check for dimensional match, quality of finish, and functionality of moving parts.

The manufacturer receives the material directly in assembly line, with the assurance that it will integrate seamlessly the first time, eliminating the hidden costs of input checks and rework.

Our diktat: protect the value of the machine

The fairing is the first thing the end customer sees and the last thing he touches before starting production. It must convey solidity, safety and technology.

Entrust to MIBA making machine tool guards means choosing an industrial partner who understands these dynamics. We don't just build bent sheets; we build the physical interface between your technology and the outside world, ensuring that it lives up to the performance you promise.