PDF (7.3 MB) - GILDEMEISTER Interim Report 3rd Quarter 2012

86Corporate Situation: Research and DevelopmentCooperation with Mori Seikiextends product portfolioare mainly drawn upon in the field of industrial design. The cooperation with Mori Seikiprovides additional stimulus. Within the scope of the cooperation, it has been possibleto further build upon the existing product portfolio in the important turn-mill machinesegment. In this respect, our customers benefit from proven concepts that have beenadapted to meet customer needs. Moreover, a close exchange with national and internationaluniversities has resulted in additional knowledge for the enhancement of ourproducts and services.groupwide qualification structure in the areaof development / constructionin %Doctorate degree 2%Master craftsmen 3%2010: 451 employeesUniversity graduates 13%Technicians 33%business reportCorporate SituationWorldwide uniqueprocess reliabilityVocational qualification 24%Technical college graduates 25%In the area of software, we offer our customers a solution that is unique worldwidewith the dmg process chain. From drawing with cad-cam programming and simulationthrough to production, our customers receive a coordinated package of services from onesource. Even highly complex workpieces can be easily programmed using the solutionoffered. The finished nc program, like all 3d resources used, is exported via a definedinterface. The dmg Virtual Machine combines the geometry, kinematics and dynamics ofactual dmg machines, as well as all the control functionalities, 1:1 on a pc. In doing so,the 3d machine model is not remodelled but instead is based on the original cad constructiondata. In this way, machining can be simulated with precision in advance; itfacilitates the highest possible level of reliability in planning and implementation, andoffers significant potential for improving cost-effectiveness. Numbering among the highlightsare efficient production processes through optimum preparation, machining timecalculation in real time, top process reliability, and set-up and tooling times that arereduced by up to 80% compared to conventional methods. Furthermore, completely newperspectives are opened up in vocational and advanced training.In the field of machine tool energy efficiency, as a leader in innovations gildemeistersees itself as having a responsibility to support proactively the trend towards an environmentally-friendlyuse of resources together with its customers. All the measures designed