DMG Mori : Line production by automatic guided vehicle: Bavarian Fronten, Germany
DMG Mori Seiki:
On October 19, it announced that it had introduced line production using automatic guided vehicles at its fronten plant in Bavaria, Germany.
A facility that produces the “monoBLOCK” series of five-axis machines suitable for complex machining.
It covers an area of 4,000 square meters and started operation in mid-September.
Production of monoBLOCK:
It is positioned as a production automation and digitization model factory.
The policy is to expand the same system to other production bases in Japan, China, Europe and the United States.
Digitization / Initiative:
The production process has been revamped, and the time required to produce one unit has been reduced from 10 days or more to 7 days.
Increase annual production capacity from 600 to 1000.
Even if you don’t have programming expertise
Introduced a system that allows field workers to create apps such as inspection and quality control.
This will lead to more efficient processes and prevention of human error.
Chunichi Shimbun Web
https://www.chunichi.co.jp/amp/article/140523
monoBLOCK Excellence Factory – digital and automated
Groundbreaking assembly concept:
DMG MORI
revolutionizes the production of monoBLOCK 5-axis machining centers with its new 4,000 m2 Excellence Factory at DECKEL MAHO Pfronten.The flow assembly
with an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) transport system results in a productivity increase of 30 %.
This is also to the customers’ benefit.
“Investments in innovations are the only way out of the crisis. Therefore, we are also automating and digitizing our internal value chain,” says Christian Thönes,monoBLOCK Excellence Factory
Chairman of the Executive Board of DMG MORI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT.
The heart of production in the new monoBLOCK Excellence Factory
is an AGV transport system.The AGVs
move the machines autonomously through the assembly stations at a continuous speed of 45 mm/minute.Optical navigation
using the latest laser scanning technology ensures a continuous process.As of now, the complete model mix of the monoBLOCK series including all series with palette changer (DMC) and mill-turn-table (FD)
is built in a flow assembly in 34 cycles – starting with basic assembly, to geometry, the machine cabinet and lastly, the final inspection.
AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT.
“The driverless AGV transport system is perfectly integrated into the digital value chain of our production site. Compared to rail systems, the AGVs are a much more flexible solution, hence, optimizing the production infrastructure.”
The AGVs can also be freely navigated via remote control. The flexible
https://www.dmgmori.co.jp/corporate/en/news/pdf/20201019_monoBLOCK_e.pdf