EMO 2019 REVIEW GLOBAL EXEMPLARS
DMG Mori’s WH Flex
enables customisation
through its modular design
its own factories. Thoenes said that the
company “cannot be copied” it “will
continue to accelerate”. DMG Mori’s
Famot, Poland operation is the showcase
site, running 24/7, he stated.
ISMART THEREFORE I MAKE
Yamazaki Mazak is another
global machine tool player
that is
rolling out
its own
leadingedge
equipment
and software solutions across its own
facilities in its iSmart factories – the UK is to
be upgraded to this level, in fact. Mazak
seemed to have a more positive global
outlook, saying that the year to March has
seen strong home demand plus growth in
the US, with various countries in Europe,
such as Germany and Italy performing well.
The company has seen significant year-onyear
growth overall, company president
Takashi Yamazaki reported, with 2018-19
described as a record year.
At EMO, the company showed 27
different machines, a new Mazatrol
Controller (SmoothAi) and 16 integrated
automation solutions.
One of the world debuts was the UKdesigned
entry-level 5-axis machining centre
CV5-500. Designed for the European market,
it features a newly designed constant
overhang headstock to maintain machining
rigidity, even at full Z-axis stroke.
Additionally, Thermal Shield maintains stable
cutting accuracy by applying automatic
compensation to negate temperature
fluctuations. Spindle speed is 12,000 rpm
know-how via an FAQ database are future
developments. Third-party machines will also
benefit in the future, via a WERKBLiQ
technology upgrade.
A further digital novelty is Tulip, a
company with which DMG Mori has
partnered. This offers no-code, drag-anddrop,
visual programming to create for
example, work instructions and checklists
for shopfloor activities hosted on a PC or
CELOS-fronted control – think interactive
process sheets, for example.
Moving onto the next stage of Industry
4.0 journey, artificial intelligence, DMG Mori
has taken a stake in Up2Parts, which
specialises in just that. Up2Parts’
focus is on AI-based optimisation
and the acceleration of
procurement and manufacturing
processes: from quotation and order
entry, through work preparation and CAM
programming, to machine planning. An AIdriven
NC programming system under
development was briefly shown at EMO that
can take 2D drawings create 3D models
where features and tolerances are extracted
to support automated programming,
employing cutting data gleaned from its own
factories, as well as from cutting tool
makers. EMO 2021 in Milan will see this
featured in CELOS controls, Dr Mori offered.
In all of this, DMG Mori is itself testing
and applying its own digital solutions within
Designed
in the UK for Europe
for entry-level 5-axis
machining
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