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deliver 10 direct energy AM machines and
67 powder-bed units this year, with 100+
deliveries anticipated next year.
So, on the automation front, 29 of the 45
exhibits featured this. DMG Mori says it will
offer all machine tools in its portfolio with
automation and that by 2022, 80% of
machines will be delivered with automation,
adding: “The new development of
automation solutions is now just as
important as the development of new
machine models,” Dr Mori advised.
One of the more innovative automation
examples was the joint development with
Jungheinrich of the PH-AGV 50 driverless
transport system. This moves independently
on the shopfloor and boasts unrestricted
access to machines, because of its open
layout design and simple extendibility,
meaning it can be effortlessly integrated into
existing production areas. The PH-AGV 50 is
for workpieces up to 840 mm diameter by
500 mm high and weighing 600 kg. The
company will be using it in its own factories,
it was highlighted.
Also new and interesting is the modular
Matris system for parts up to 20 kg and for
single turning or machining centre use
(specified models). It can be equipped with
different grippers and combined with
standardised peripheral modules for
washing, measuring, storing or visualising.
No robot programming knowledge is required
as everything is programmed via CELOS by
means of cycles in dialog/input mask
manner. CELOS is DMG Mori’s HMI that
fronts the various CNC units employed.
Another flexible solution is the new WH
Flex, also for lathes or machining centres,
but able to link up to nine machines.
“It allows us to react even better to the very
individual and unique requirements of our
customers,” says Markus Rehm, managing
director of DMG Mori Heitec. WH Flex boast
its own digital twin, too – more generally, the
existence of digital twins for machines and
equipment cuts commissioning times by
80%, says the company. It adds also that
there will additionally be a clear
improvement in quality, as customers can
retool for new products parallel to
machining, thus continuously optimising the
production process.
In terms of other complementary machine
tool technology, the company has expanded
its DMQP (DMG Mori Qualified Partner)
programme. This now takes in 2,400
peripherals and accessories worldwide, with
the latest announcements being Zimmer
Group’s intelligent zero-point clamping and
gripper systems for automation, as well as
Heraeus on the additive manufacturing side,
for metal powder plus a qualified and
integrated powder circuit.
THE DIGITAL FRONTIER
Good as this is, it is all pretty traditional
mechanical manufacturing hardware stuff;
it is digital solutions where the new
development frontier is and DMG Mori had
more than 30 innovations here. This
included more apps (now totalling 25) for its
web-based CELOS HMI launched in 2013.
But more important in this area is the
update of CELOS to be a PLC-independent
HMI that means all 15,000 installed CELOS
installations can be brought to a common
status.
Launched in association with that update
is the new DMG Mori Messenger. For the
very first time, this offers CELOS
functionality not only for DMG Mori machines
but for all devices on the shopfloor.
Messenger now makes simple machine data
recording possible and provides an open
database for third-party software. Customers
can see all of the relevant information about
the status of their machines at a glance.
CELOS has also been opened up to allow
customers to access their own applications
via the HMI, using the new Application
Connector capability. Up to 20 such app
links can be created, taking in ERP and MES
systems, or even NC and production data
management systems.
Expanding the connectivity theme, DMG
Mori will also now provide as standard
machine connectivity according to “all
internationally relevant protocols here such
as MQTT, MTconnect and OPC-UA, plus the
new ‘umati’ standard”, while connection to
IIoT cloud platforms that include open,
manufacturer-independent ADAMOS,
Siemens MindSphere and FANUC FIELD is
also supported, and which was
demonstrated. Umati is the German
machine tool industry-driven connectivity
protocol that effectively means all machines
employing it speak a common language
using the same ‘words’ for the same status,
seen as a key element in making machines
plug-and-play on arrival (more, p22).
Another new digital offering is customer
portal ‘myDMG Mori’. This free online
service manager (available in the EU) for
DMG Mori machines accelerates the process
from the description of the problem to
processing the customer query and provides
all relevant documents digitally at the same
time. Machine-specific lifecycle
documentation of every service performed
and all spare parts ordered also feature. In
the future, the portal will be supplemented
with new options and applications. Booking
training courses online and access to expert
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