Machining Centers & Cells
But the distinctions between stand-alone machining centers continue to be driven by the addition of multifunction capabilities leading to multitasking magic—five-axis versatility, and altogether new iterations like additive/subtractive machine combinations. The newest advanced machines can bridge the gap between highly complex designs with laser-sintered metal welding deposition and removal of metal through subtractive milling processes. “We see a tremendous emphasis on five-axis machining whether mill-turn or turn-mill machines,” said Randy Harland, executive vice president, DMG MORI USA (Hoffman Estates, IL). “Customers have known for a while that when machining on a lathe it’s generally best to be able to finish machining operations with milling on the same machine. “Now the ability to put the workpiece on a machining center and articulate the workpiece or the head in virtually any direction and do practically any secondary operation on the machine is equally important, particularly turning.”
“We’re seeing a change in terms of recognition by US machine tool consumers to embrace what the Europeans have been doing for a long time. We have a lot of models that we’re having success with, including the DMU and DMC monoBLOCK and duoBLOCK machines, and the eVolution series. One of the most compelling models for us is the DMU 50 five-axis machining center that is excellent for first time five-axis users who are interested in the power and speed of a Siemens or Heidenhain control and shops that would ordinar- ily be buying vertical machining centers,” said Harland. DMG MORI will begin manufacturing this German-designed product at its Davis, CA, manufacturing facility later this year.
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Automotive, Multifunction Loom Large in Plans DMG MORI USA is creating a Center of Excellence for Automotive in Novi, MI, which will be a showcase for ma- chine technology that has been so successful in automotive manufacturing in Japan. “We are bound and determined that the US producers of those same kinds of automotive workpieces under- stand how we have processed them so successfully in Japan for so long. We will be demonstrating those processes and will deploy some of the machines that we will exhibit at IMTS at the Cen- ter,” said Harland.
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Multifunctionality continues to be the newest driver of machine design at DMG MORI. “At our 2014 Innovation Days in Chicago, many of the 40 ma- chines that will be shown will have gear- making capability using our software called gearMILL, which can be used on many of our products,” said Harland. Taking multifunctionality to another level, DMG MORI has merged tool- changeable additive manufacturing onto standard-offering subtractive five-axis milling platforms. The first concept study multifunction machine is called LASERTEC 65 AdditiveManufacturing. This hybrid machine incorporates gen- erative laser deposition sintering on a five-axis milling machine, enabling com- plex metal geometries and workpieces
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