In the application for the »Micron d’or« award, Andreas Lorenz, Product Manager Chiron France, and Samuel Vuadens, co-founder of the Micro5, presented the machine in all its details. The technical data such as 60 tool places, spindle speeds of up to 60,000 min^-1, sophisticated automation solutions with robot cell Feed5 and AGVs (autonomous guided vehicles) meet all the requirements of micro-machining. The fact that high-tech can also be designed and made sustainably in a resource-saving manner is demonstrated by the minimal power consumption of just 0.5 to 1.5 kW/h (depending on the application) and the small space requirement of a Micro5 resp. Feed5 of just 1550 in² - extreme energy efficiency and minimal footprint were certainly further convincing advantages for the jury in favor of the award.

Fabrice Belin, Managing Director of Chiron France, sums up the advantages of the Micro5 series as follows: "With the modular design principle of the Micro5, users can make their micro-part production resource-efficient, ultra-precise, autonomous and scalable - in Switzerland, around 100 Micro5s are currently successfully machining high-precision components for the watch and jewelry industry, and a growing proportion are also being used in medical technology." As far as the future of the Micro5 in France is concerned, Belin sees good prospects: "In France, which in the micro-machining now is for the Micro5 the second most important market, there will already be over a douzend machines in the field by the end of this year. And our micro-machining team is working on new solutions in other industries with good prospects of success.