Olympic Runners with Sinumerik and ShopMill Olympic Runners ...

EDITORIAL
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A. Kradisch
Dear
readers,
Trumpf
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The turning and milling centers of the British
tool maker XYZ Machine Tools are equipped
with Sinumerik
XYZ
As a result of its universal design architecture, our
Sinumerik 840D has literally become synonymous
with performance and innovative solutions for
lathes and milling machines. However, the fact
that Sinumerik equipped with linear drives was
installed in a wind tunnel to test the motion of the
new Airbus and other plane models is really
something special – particularly so, considering
the solution employs innovative parallel
kinematics actually developed for machining
centers, as the article on page 10 explains.
SOLUTION PARTNERS
Machining Simulation
16 Test Run – As Close As It Gets
First Sinumerik Solution Partner in Scandinavia
norld
18 SHORT LIST
CNC Design, Australia
Volvo, Sweden
H&H Machine Tools, Australia
19 DIALOGUE
The article on the CNC milling solution for the
bobsled runners of Olympic gold medal winner
and world champion Sandra Kiriasis provides
a winterly backdrop for our Sinumerik control
(see page 6). It also offers a good example of
the team effort of Sinumerik along with leading
technological partners, and of the performance
and innovative capabilities present in Germany –
while also making a contribution to professional
sports.
Just as the top athletes, we also want to play in
the pro leagues, in the international “Champions
League” – with superior technical concepts and
smart solutions designed to secure your
competitive advantage.
The fact that renowned global market research
institutes recognize our continuous efforts to
improve customer value, performance and simplicity,
is both a source of motivation and responsibility
for us. In a recent study on the CNC market
conducted by ARC, our Sinumerik was once again
cited as the leading system worldwide – and
Siemens as the market leader. With a mix of
courage, inventive spirit and the appropriate dash
of passion that characterizes winners, we will
continue to work at securing the top spot together
with you.
I wish you a prosperous new year and, as always,
hope you enjoy the articles.
Bernd Heuchemer
Head of Marketing Services
Siemens A&D Motion Control, Erlangen
motion world 1/2007