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A festival of technology
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Snowy weather did nothing to dampen spirits at the recent DMG Open House held in Pfronten,
Report Germany. Despite a difficult year in 2009, 2010 has kicked off positively for the global machine tool
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manufacturer with an order intake value of €58.5 million and 282 machines sold.
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ituated around 150km from Munich, Pfronten is home chains in aerospace, automotive and medical applications.
to the Deckel Maho factory. The event is historically a From a broad perspective, the Open House focused on six key
big deal for DMG in terms of unveiling new machines areas: Energy Saving; the DMG Process Chain; the DMU 600 and
and technologies and in this regard the 2010 Open CTX delta 6000 TC – the new heavyweights in the DMG machine tool
House didn’t disappoint, with 55 working machines on display range; the Great Wall Motors (GWM) project; Ultrasonic 10; and the
of which 14 were new innovations. Lasertec 50 PowerDrill.
At €53.4 million, order intake was up on the previous year and 263
machines were sold during the duration of the event. Visitor
Energy saving
attendance was claimed to be around the 4,000 mark. With the new software tools and service products available under the
As well as showcasing its new products, DMG also presented a label ‘DMG ENERGYsaving’, DMG claims it will increase energy
number of topical seminars covering subjects such as energy efficiency in the development, manufacture and use of machine
efficient machining and the benefits of holistically optimised process tools. This starts with energy optimised designs, through to the
The UK’s premier manufacturing event
complete machining of components and parts in one clamping
position and the energy orientated matching of machines, control
systems, methods and sequences with intelligent software tools.
DMG’s GREENmode for example, is reported to save up to 20% of
energy consumption through intelligent control and performance
data acquisition technology. The maximum cutting force per tool is
stored by pressing a button during the first processing run of an NC2009
program and for the remainder of the batch, based on these
maximum values, the cutting forces are optimised by adaptive
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regulation, resulting in reduced machining times.
AUTOshutdown is an operator adjustable standby control system
designed to optimise the energy balance sheet – allowing the user to
set default times for the shutdown of various systems through the
control interface, similar to the energy save options of a laptop
computer. On a similar theme, DMG EnergySave is a manufacturer
independent retrofit kit to reduce power consumption during
machine idle time, however it differs from AUTOshutdown because
the process is not instigated by a control function but rather by a
separate hardware kit, which can be adapted to and used on any
machine tool.
Virtually sound
The new DMG Process Chain is a complete package comprising a
CAM system and a DMG Virtual Machine as Rudolf Hahn, managing
director of DMG Electronics explains:
“The efficiency of a virtual process chain depends mainly on the
quality of the data supplied to the workpiece, tool or clamping
means, as well as on secure data receipt,” he says. “With the DMG
Process Chain we are able to offer customers an optimal solution –
starting with the NX CAM from Siemens PLM, the virtual CNC and
PLC from Siemens in our DMG Virtual Machine, through to the actual
CNC and PLC control systems from Siemens in our machines.”
In contrast to conventional simulation tools, the DMG Virtual
Machine operates with ‘real’ machine characteristics such as
geometry, kinematics and dynamics as well as CNC, control, NC and
PLC functionality.
Bring on the heavyweights
2010
With its DMU 600 and CTX delta TC machines, DMG consolidates its
entry into large machine construction for automotive, power
generation and plant engineering applications.
join us to turn it back on.
The new DMU 600 P gantry machine for example is designed for
very large and heavy workpieces. Traversing paths of more than UIforward
exhibit at MACH 2010 – book your space today
2010 is tipped to be the year of economic recovery, which is why next year’s MACH show
– the UK’s most successful trade exhibition – couldn’t be better placed for you to take
advantage of expanding budgets and increased capital expenditure. To help make it easier
for you to purchase floor space, MACH organisers have launched the MACH 2010 Flexible
Payment Plan – just speak to Roger Kaye for further details.
To book your stand at MACH 2010 – and to find out how we can help you win more
business – please contact Roger Kaye, on 020 7298 6402, or email rkaye@mta.org.uk
12 March 2010 • Production Engineering Solutions
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