MAQ AB | Anti-Vibration Tool Holders, Sweden

MAQ AB, Vibration-Damped Tool Holders from Sweden

Company at a glance

Company name: MAQ AB
Brand name: MAQ
Business type: Manufacturer of machining tools
Address: Snickarvägen 5A, 132 38 Saltsjö-Boo, Sweden (Stockholm area)
Founded: 2017
Products: Vibration-damped tool holders for milling and turning, damped fine boring bars
Technology: Patented STMD self-tuning mass damper
Industries served: Aerospace and defence, automotive, energy, medical, precision parts manufacturing

About MAQ AB

MAQ AB is a Swedish company that makes tool holders designed to stop vibration during machining. It was founded in 2017 near Stockholm by Dr Qilin Fu, Mihai Nicolescu and Amir Rashid. The technology grew out of Dr Fu's doctoral research at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and the company's name is made from the founders' first names.

Vibration, or chatter, limits how far a cutting tool can reach and how fast it can cut. MAQ's answer is its patented STMD self-tuning mass damper, which is built into every MAQ tool. The damper tunes itself to the cut, so the operator doesn't need to adjust it, and it needs no oil or regular maintenance. This lets machine shops use longer tools at higher feed rates while keeping a good surface finish.

MAQ makes damped tool holders for milling and turning, and damped boring bars for fine boring of deep holes. Its growth has been backed by EIT InnoEnergy, Sweden's innovation agency Vinnova and private investors. MAQ sells through a network of distributors, works with European manufacturing partners, and can design custom tools for special jobs.

Products

Damped tool holders for milling

• Vibration-damped milling tool holders for long-reach milling

Damped tool holders for turning

• Vibration-damped turning bars for internal turning

Damped boring bars

• Damped fine boring bars for precise, deep holes

Custom tools

• Damped tools designed for specific machining jobs

Product range snapshot

• Milling: damped milling tool holders
• Turning: damped turning bars
• Boring: damped fine boring bars
• Technology: STMD self-tuning damper in all tools

Services

• Custom tool design
• Technical guidance, manuals and a 3-pass boring calculator
• Sales through distributors
• Tool re-manufacturing

Who MAQ AB suits best

MAQ suits CNC machine shops and parts makers in aerospace, energy, automotive and medical work that struggle with chatter when machining deep pockets, long bores or hard materials. Shops that want to use longer tool reach without slowing down their cutting speeds will find MAQ's damped holders a good fit. Because the tools tune themselves, they also suit shops without specialist tooling engineers.

Frequently asked questions

What does MAQ AB make?
MAQ AB makes vibration-damped tool holders for milling and turning, and damped fine boring bars. All of its tools use its patented STMD self-tuning mass damper.

Where is MAQ AB based?
MAQ AB is based at Snickarvägen 5A, Saltsjö-Boo, near Stockholm, Sweden. It sells through distributors and works with manufacturing partners across Europe.

How do MAQ damped tools reduce vibration?
Each MAQ tool contains a self-tuning mass damper that absorbs vibration during cutting. It adjusts itself to the cut, so no manual tuning, oil or regular maintenance is needed. This allows longer tool reach and higher feed rates with less chatter.

How do I get a price from MAQ AB?
Send an enquiry through the MachineMatcher form on this page. Tell us your machine, the operation, tool length and material, and we will pass your request to the company.

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