High‑Precision, Cost‑Efficient Machine Beds for Dynamic Machine Tool Applications

Key Takeaways

• EPUMENT^® mineral casting delivers maximum precision, exceptional vibration damping, and long‑term stability with a significantly lower carbon footprint than conventional machine bed materials.
• Cold casting enables the direct integration of functional elements, reducing machining effort, shortening lead times, and speeding up market launch.
• RAMPF China combines German engineering know‑how with local production at its site in Nantong, providing end‑to‑end support from design to final assembly.

Nantong, China, 04/13/2026) Machine tool manufacturers require materials that deliver maximum precision, productivity, and sustainability. At the China CNC Machine Tool Exhibition (CCMT) in Shanghai from April 21 to 25, RAMPF will showcase its market‑leading EPUMENT® mineral casting for machine beds, combining exceptional vibration damping, intelligent functional integration, and a strong sustainability profile – Booth W4‑A182.

EPUMENT® is an epoxy‑based mineral casting material developed specifically for high‑performance machine tool construction. Its combination of exceptional vibration damping, geometric stability, and design flexibility allows manufacturers to unlock new performance levels while reducing complexity, energy consumption, and time to market.

• Compared with conventional metal solutions, EPUMENT® delivers significantly higher damping, ensuring outstanding dynamic stability even in ultra‑fast and highly precise machining operations. The result: improved surface quality, higher accuracy, and enhanced process reliability across a wide range of applications.
• EPUMENT® is cold cast, enabling functional elements such as channels, sensors, actuators, and fastening points to be integrated directly into the machine bed during production, eliminating extensive post‑machining and accelerating assembly and commissioning.
• Energy efficiency and carbon reduction are increasingly decisive factors in machine design. Thanks to its cold‑casting process and high dimensional accuracy, EPUMENT® requires substantially less primary energy than gray cast iron and generates significantly lower CO₂ emissions.
• At the end of its service life, EPUMENT® mineral casting can be recycled as standard construction material, supporting circular‑economy concepts.

Integrated Manufacturing and Engineering Support for Customers in China

Lin Yan, R&D Manager at RAMPF China: “Through our production site in Nantong, we support customers in China with a fully integrated service portfolio – from material‑specific design and engineering to production, assembly, and customized multi‑axis motion systems. RAMPF acts not only as a material supplier, but also as a development and manufacturing partner.”