Manufacturing Machinery World October 2021

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DUGARD NEW MACHINES AT EMO At the forthcoming EMO exhibition, the principal partners of Dugard Machine Tools will be introducing a host of new machine tools that will be available from Dugard this autumn. The new arrivals include highly productive sliding head turning centres from Hanwha, robust turning centres from SMEC and multi-axis high-end machining centres from Kitamura. For manufacturers of turned parts, Hanwha will be demonstrating the capabilities of its new Hanwha XDI26 and XDI32 sliding head turning centres. Available from Dugard, the new Hanwha XDI26 and XDI32 are sliding head turning centres that provide a turning capacity of 26mm and 32mm diameter respectively. The 3-path 9-axis independent opposite gang tool machines demonstrate exceptional levels of productivity and flexibility for all your small turned part machining applications. The compact production centres are supplied with a FANUC 31iB CNC control, 7 turning tools plus 4 front and 7 rear ER16M tools as well as a multitude of cross drill and B-axis tools for optimum flexibility. As standard, the new XDI machines include cross drilling units, guide bush holder, coolant flow sensors, superimposed control, part conveyor and more. The optional extras are seemingly endless – ensuring that Dugard can facilitate all of your small turned part needs with this new series. For the turning of larger parts, SMEC will be introducing the new PL2000 and NS2100 turning centres. The SMEC PL2000 Series is a 6 or 8-inch chuck machine with a 45-degree slant bed with torque tubing for heavy-duty machining. Available in several variants, the new PL2000 offers a swing over bed of 570mm with a machining length up to 307mm and a through bore capacity of 61 or 76mm depending upon the chosen variant. With a powerful 11/18.5kW spindle motor and up to 12 tool positions on a turret, the PL2000 is a compact and powerful workhorse that will improve productivity and performance for any turned part manufacturer. www.dugard.com EMO MILANO COME AND MEET THE PEOPLE BEHIND HYPERMILL ® The EMO metalworking exhibition being held from 4 to 9 October 2021 will provide a great opportunity for manufacturers to meet the OPEN MIND Technologies AG team and discuss their challenges with machining specialists from many sectors in person. Version 2021.2, the most recent release of the hyperMILL® CAD/CAM suite, will also be presented at booth G12 in hall 7. The CAD/CAM specialists will also be providing an early look at what’s to come in Version 2022.1 as well as demonstrating the hyperMILL® VIRTUAL Machining Center that generates simulations based on real NC data and creates a perfect virtual rendering of reality in the machine, marking the first step in advanced process optimisation and automation. OPEN MIND provides innovative technologies for 2.5D to 5-axis simultaneous machining, additive manufacturing and automation. Playing a central role in process optimisation is hyperMILL® VIRTUAL Machining, this simulates and optimises machining operations using a digital twin, Gleason Corporation will showcase the latest technologies in design, manufacturing and inspection of cylindrical and bevel gears. Special focus will be given to the new KISSsoft Gear and Transmission Design Capabilities, 100%-In-Process Control, Gear Noise Analysis and live manufacturing demonstrations from Gleason operations around the globe. Gleason will present several new products with live webcasts directly from its global operations including a world premiere, the 280HCD Genesis® Gear Hobbing Machine with Integrated Chamfer Hobbing, high precision Threaded Wheel and Polish Grinding, combined Power Skiving and gear hobbing, and the new Phoenix® 500C Bevel Gear Cutting Machine with Pentac® Ecoblade Cutter System for considering the individual machine kinematics. Alongside live demonstrations on CAM workstations, OPEN MIND will also be presenting machining examples to showcase the wide range of functions the software has to offer. The main attraction this time around will be an aluminium panther that will be on display on the booth. This extraordinary, highly detailed piece is the outcome of a collaboration with OPEN MIND and the tool clamping experts at HAIMER GmbH, who are sponsors of the German Ice Hockey League (DEL) team, the Augsburg Panthers. www.openmind-tech.com CLOSED LOOP MANUFACTURING, 100% IN-PROCESS QUALITY CONTROL WITH GEAR NOISE ANALYSIS, AND LIVE DEMOS bevel gears up to 500 mm in diameter. Experts will be available to answer questions and demonstrate specific features of products. For customers not able to participate in EMO 2021, Gleason’s “emotions” virtual showrooms will be available to experience all exhibits remotely. For more details, please refer to Gleason’s website and social media channels. www.gleason.com/emotionsregistration The Gleason Show Team is looking forward to welcoming customers to booth E26 during EMO Show in Milano, Italy. Attendees can schedule meetings at the Gleason booth in advance to ensure that appropriate expert personnel are available. 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CASE STUDY GERMAN STEEL STOCKHOLDER BENEFITS FROM ADVANCED WAREHOUSE SOFTWARE The warehouse management system (WMS) KASTOlogic and the intelligent app KASTOlogic mobile, two software solutions from industrial warehouse system manufacturer Kasto, are helping to streamline the operation of automated and manual storage areas at Schwarzwald-Eisenhandel GmbH & Co.KG (SchwarzwaldEisen). They are allowing the steel stockholder to accelerate its processes, minimise error rate and track orders seamlessly. SchwarzwaldEisen has become the leading steel distributor in the Baden-Württemberg state of south-west Germany, delivering approximately 120,000 tonnes of material per year. The fourth-generation, family-run company dates back to 1870. Since 1966, the headquarters has been located in Lahr and the company has since opened other facilities in Freiburg im Breisgau, Bad Säckingen and Karlsruhe. There are also subsidiaries in the Rhineland-Palatinate state in Germany as well as in Switzerland. Dr Steffen Marco Auer, joint managing director together with his brother Ingo Auer and Alexander Hatt said, “We focus on organic growth and running a decentralised organisation. Instead of operating one major facility, we have several regional sites that are close to the customer, enabling fast and flexible deliveries. “Efficient communication between the individual locations and well-organised logistics are essential for such an operation. That is why we structure all subsidiaries according to a similar principle and utilise proven and standardised technologies and processes across the sites.” SchwarzwaldEisen uses Kasto as the preferred supplier of storage systems. For about eight years, an automated storage system in Lahr from the UNICOMPACT 3.0 series has been providing quick and efficient storage and retrieval of solid bar, tube and section up to six metres in length. The stockholder offers a range of materials consisting of around 10,000 products, mainly construction steel, stainless steel and also aluminium. Seventy to 80 per cent of orders for steel section are semi-processed to customers’ specifications using machine tools in Freiburg. Dr Steffen Marco Auer, joint managing director at SchwarzwaldEisen. For about eight years, SchwarzwaldEisen in Lahr has operated a Kasto UNICOMPACT 3.0 automated storage system for long stock, allowing quick and efficient storage and retrieval of bar, tube and section up to six metres long. For long stock, the Kasto system supplies material to two removal stations via an operating gantry crane having short access times based on a material-to-operator principle. Sheet material is stored in a separate, manually operated area. Steffen Auer outlined the challenges by stating, “Our customers expect us to provide fast, error-free and trackable deliveries. To ensure this, we depend on a simple, clear and reliable control system for our entire material flow.” SchwarzwaldEisen uses the eNVenta inventory management system (IMS) across all of its sites. The storage system in Lahr is linked to it via an interface created specifically for the purpose, as is the case for two other automated Kasto storage systems at Karlsruhe and Westerwald in Rhineland-Palatinate. It ensures standardised order management and a high level of inventory transparency. The IMS transfers order data electronically to the KASTOlogic WMS, which in turn triggers the required material to be called up at the respective site. All processes can be tracked seamlessly, virtually eliminating operational errors. Steffen Auer added, “In the past, our manually operated metal sheet warehouses required paper-based management. It was not always easy to locate the required material in the long rows of shelves. Due to the broad product range, staff sometimes removed the wrong sheets or incorrect quantities and the customer did not always receive what was ordered.” To integrate these storage areas into the intelligent electronic control system, Kasto engineers assessed the problem and developed a solution to display all storage areas in a standardised and consistent control format. One of the tools used was KASTOlogic mobile, a platform-independent, mobile version of KASTOlogic. The software makes it possible to use the essential functions of the WMS on mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones, independently from the UNICOMPACT’s operator panels. The mobile facility is able to manage the UNICOMPACT automated storage system for long stock and, just as easily and flexibly, the manually operated metal sheet storage area. Warehouse staff have access to order and product data at any time. When removing sheets, the system directs the operator to the respective storage location and specifies the required quantity. The shelves have QR and bar codes. When an operator scans one with the mobile device, the material’s removal is confirmed and a replenishment order is triggered if the inventory is running low. All information is available both in the WMS and IMS via customised interfaces. The software system is scalable to include other sites as required. Both the storage system and the control system can be serviced remotely. Kasto is able to access the software and clear malfunctions quickly and easily at any time. If necessary, a service engineer can be on-site from the supplier’s Achern headquarters at short notice. Stephan Auer concluded, “The concept is impressive in every aspect and we want to implement it at our other locations to help us become even more efficient across all of our sites. If an ordered product is not in stock at a specific facility, it can be found in the system quickly and delivered from another site.” www.kasto.com Thanks to KASTOlogic mobile, warehouse employees have access to order and product data at any time, preventing errors and increasing efficiency. Manufacturing Machinery World, October 2021 33
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