Precision state
Lower load, controlled clearance and high positioning sensitivity.
- Target stiffness
- Flow and thermal state
- Rotor separation
Adjustable conical support architecture
One spindle architecture. Multiple controlled support states.
AURA evaluates whether controlled changes in clearance, supply state and support configuration can move stiffness, load capacity and rotor behaviour across several machine duty points.
Variable support stateClearance, supply and configuration.
Tunable performanceStiffness, capacity and flow.
Rotor consequenceNatural frequencies and separation.
Model-range questionCan fixed variants be consolidated?
The commercial question
Can one controlled architecture cover operating zones that currently require several fixed variants?
AURA treats that as an engineering envelope problem. Each duty point is tested against capacity, stiffness, flow, clearance, rotor response and the machine constraints.
Balanced production state
Combined radial and axial duty with defined speed and process load.
- Capacity margin
- Stiffness matrix
- Critical-speed consequence
Higher-load state
Adjusted support state for a more demanding machine operating point.
- Minimum clearance
- Supply requirement
- Dynamic margin
What AURA changes and evaluates
Adjustment creates value when the complete machine envelope closes.
What may change
- Support clearance
- Supply pressure or controlled supply state
- Conical support geometry
- Restrictor and feed configuration
- Support pairing and machine layout
What is recalculated
- Radial and axial capacity
- Stiffness matrix
- Damping state
- Air or gas consumption
- Minimum clearance and margin
What the rotor must still satisfy
- Natural frequencies
- Critical-speed separation
- Unbalance response
- Operating envelope
- Next CAD, CFD or test question
Decision logic
AURA tests whether one adjustable spindle can cover the required duty points while preserving the full machine envelope.
01
Define duty points
Loads, RPM, accuracy, envelope and supply constraints.
02
Synthesise support states
Generate candidate states for each operating zone.
03
Carry each state into the rotor
Inspect critical speeds, response and margin.
04
Decide the product architecture
One adjustable spindle, several fixed variants or a mixed range.
Physical and research basis
The concept is connected to manufactured hardware and a documented research programme.
Manufactured architecture
A physical adjustable-conical spindle track anchors the architecture in hardware.
See hardware demo →
Industrial origin
The conical support method grew from an operating direct-drive machine and original drawings.
Open ALMAZ case →
Productisation in AURA
Direct analysis, inverse synthesis and rotor handoff convert the concept into a controlled engineering workflow.
Inspect AURA →Define the duty points and test whether one architecture can cover them.
Start with the required loads, RPM, envelope and operating states.