CNC retrofits & rebuilds

Extend the life and capability of critical CNC equipment.

REAXIS modernizes high-value machine tools through coordinated controls, electrical, mechanical, precision, and commissioning work. The objective is to return the machine as a reliable, supportable production asset.

Legacy Schiess vertical machine before modernization
Legacy machine conditionHistorical team experience
The case for action

Preserve the structure. Replace the limitations.

Large and specialized machines can be difficult, costly, or slow to replace. Their castings, foundations, travels, capacity, and proven production role may still hold substantial value even when controls, electrical systems, or mechanical components have reached the end of practical service life.

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The condition can change. The machine's inherent value can remain.

Archive photographs show the same Schiess vertical machine in legacy and later modernized conditions. They demonstrate the visible scale of a recovery program without making an unverified claim about the complete technical scope or measured result.

Historical team experience. Detailed scope and performance outcomes remain unpublished.
Legacy Schiess vertical machine before modernization
Legacy condition

Legacy machine condition

The Schiess vertical machine shown in a later modernized condition
Modernized condition

Modernized machine condition

Scope

Engineering disciplines coordinated around the machine.

The final scope is defined from inspection, operating requirements, documentation, technical risk, and the required production result.

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Controls & electrical

Remove unsupported technology and create a documented, maintainable controls platform.

  • CNC, PLC, HMI, servo and drive modernization
  • Panel engineering, build and machine rewiring
  • Safety, I/O, feedback and auxiliary integration
  • Controlled backups, configuration and commissioning
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Mechanical rebuilding

Recover the mechanical systems that determine machine condition and long-term reliability.

  • Gearboxes, headstocks, spindles and transmissions
  • Ball screws, bearings, couplings and drive systems
  • Slideway grinding, scraping and alignment
  • Disassembly, repair, reassembly and lubrication
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Geometry & validation

Confirm machine function and document the condition achieved before production handover.

  • Baseline inspection and geometry assessment
  • Axis, spindle, tool-change and safety validation
  • Specialist measurement coordination where required
  • Commissioning documentation and operator training
Delivery process

A controlled modernization path

  1. 01

    Assess

    Document the machine, condition, production role, failures, risks, and objective.

  2. 02

    Define

    Establish architecture, boundaries, component strategy, schedule, and commercial scope.

  3. 03

    Engineer

    Complete controls, electrical, mechanical, safety, and commissioning planning.

  4. 04

    Rebuild & integrate

    Execute the agreed mechanical, electrical, controls, and assembly work.

  5. 05

    Validate & support

    Test, commission, document, train, and establish the support path.

Before replacing a critical machine, understand what can be recovered.

Send the machine make, model, control, current condition, known problems, location, and production objective. We will help define the next practical step.

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