Article from Hermle AG
Hermle AG will welcome over 1,000 companies and 3,000 visitors from across the globe to its annual Global Open House event in Gosheim, Germany. from May 8-11, 2019. Visitors will have the opportunity to interact with more than 20 machine models in various configurations and with complementary equipment from high-tech industries to demonstrate the vast range of capabilities provided by Hermle products.
The event will also be the debut of Hermle’s new robot system, the RS 05-2. This second generation of the RS 05 can be adapted frontally (C 250, C 400 und C 32) or laterally (C 12 and C 22) to Hermle machining centers. With a footprint of roughly 21 sq. ft., the robot system is extremely compact. The system can be equipped with a large variety of different storage modules according to individual needs or requirements.
“Every year we look forward to our Global Open House event in Germany because it’s our chance to put our best technology on display to people from every corner of the world,” says Manuel Merkt, president and COO of Hermle USA. “Our industry is evolving so rapidly but we truly feel Hermle has stayed ahead of the curve with our advancements and constantly improving capabilities of our machining centers.”
Another highlight of the show is the special exhibit that will take place with more than fifty well-known exhibitors from the fields of clamping technology, CAD/CAM, measuring technology, tool technology and control technology. With a rotating schedule of expert lectures each day, visitors will have the opportunity to discover emerging trends in state-of-the-art machining.
Digitization and Industry 4.0 are also increasingly becoming the focus of attention industrywide. Hermle has planned demonstrations to show how this digital challenge is met with numerous products, such as the digital modules, the new intuitive user interface "Navigator," or the Home screen, which machine operators can use to create their own user interface.
Highlights of the Open House:
- More than 20 machining centers with applications from a wide range of industries in the Technology and Training Center
- An array of automation solutions for component weights ranging from 10 to 3000 kg
- The new compact and modular robot system RS 05-2
- Digital modules – Navigator user interface – Home screen – HACS and HIMS in a live demonstration
- Special Exhibit - Clamping technology and CAD/CAM software featuring over 50 well-known exhibitors
- Hermle expert forum – with a wide range of specialist lectures on state-of-the-art machining
- Presentation of a complete process chain from order to finished workpiece
- Hermle User College with the new training concept "five module days for optimized milling"
- Generative manufacturing with the unique MPA technology
- Service expertise live – presentation and demonstration of company's services
- The Hermle Apprentice Department with its own booth and presentation of Hermle's training strategy
- Guided tours of the company
To register, visit www.hermle.de/Hausausstellung2019.
Related Glossary Terms
- centers
centers
Cone-shaped pins that support a workpiece by one or two ends during machining. The centers fit into holes drilled in the workpiece ends. Centers that turn with the workpiece are called “live” centers; those that do not are called “dead” centers.
- modular robot
modular robot
Robot with interchangeable components, such as gripping hands, that permit quick modification to suit a specific purpose.
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