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| Ultra-Dynamic Hardening |
|  Eldec Schwenk Induction GmbH in Dornstetten, Germany, uses Sinumerik, Simodrive and Vision sensors in its induction-hardening systems in order to ensure that the best possible procedure is in place for applying significantly increased generator power to components.
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| The Magic Eye |
|  Optical sensors are becoming increasingly important in the automation of production processes. Efficient cameras and image processing systems enable plant manufacturers to also automate activities which have previously required the operator's good eyes. Current example: an intelligent camera controls the feeding of the material in a tool accessories assembly.
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| Holcim Philippines partners with Siemens in rehabilitating its mothballed line to meet market requirement in Southern Mindanao |
| Holcim is one of the worlds leading suppliers of cement and aggregates. The Group has majority and minority interests in more than 70 countries on all continents and employs some 90,000 people. Holcim Philippines, Inc. is the leading cement manufacturer in the Philippines and operates in 4 major plants - one in La Union, another in Bulacan, a third in Davao City and the Lugait Plant in Misamis Oriental.
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| Ultra-fast from "Down Under" |
|  H&H Machine Tools has developed a 5-axes high-speed mill for a renowned Malaysian aerospace supplier. The Australian partner of Siemens CNC Design provided the automation of the ultra-fast "Ultra 5" with Sinumerik 840D, Simodrive 611D and linear motors 1FN3.
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| Dynamic Models |
|  Using a parallel kinematic design construction, the operators of the low-speed wind tunnel (Niedergeschwindigkeitswindkanal, NWB) in Brunswick, Germany are able to achieve never-before-seen dynamic load results, enabling aircraft designs such as those for the new Airbus A380 to be optimized with very little effort. Six Simodrive 1FN3 linear motors and a Sinumerik 840D NC control form the heart of the "Model Positioning Mechanism" (MPM).
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| Doing the Work of Three |
| Less than three years after opening its doors in Orangeburg, South Carolina, aba z&b USA, Inc. is already making its mark in the surface and profile grinding machine markets. The firm headed by Leonard Cody is the U.S. branch of aba z&b Schleiffmaschinen GmbH, a globally active machine tool builder based in Reutlingen, Germany which specializes in on-site rebuild and field services of existing machines, as well as in new machines, installations and spare parts replacement for aba z&b grinders. The company recently installed a Sinumerik 840D CNC to replace three processors and independent operating systems on what is considered to be the world's largest creep feed grinding machine - with highly satisfactory results.
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| Coilers fit for the future |
|  To replace the large, fault-susceptible acceleration motors and the complex electromechanical brakes, Novelis has had an existing coiler for paper webs at the Lüdenscheid works retrofitted by the system partner Unitechnik in Wiehl. The heart of the technical solution are the torque motors 1FW3 which provide not only the necessary drive-technical services but also get by with very little installation space.
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| Flexible Printing With a Combination Drive |
|  More and more previously strictly mechanical components on printing machines are being replaced by modern mechatronic solutions. Printing machine manufacturers such as MAN Roland are currently considering the utilization of a newly developed combination drive that creates both a rotary and a linear motion in one housing to drive the friction rollers in offset printing machines.
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| Increased Productivity and Dynamic Performance |
|  With the utilization of linear motors, Fooke has managed to combine market wishes with the possibilities of modern technology. The Endura 900 linear unites performance with rigidity to achieve above-average productivity and accuracy in tool and mold construction.
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| Faster Direct Access to Success |
|  Lightweight metal machining operates more productively with direct drives. As the findings of a comparison between two machining centers of SW Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH with direct motors and conventional motors indicated - the BA W04 with 1FN3 linear motors cuts selected lightweight metal parts approximately 30 percent faster.
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| Made-top-measure suit for measurement applications |
| A leading German provider will be using compact Simatic Microbox PCs without hard disks with an embedded operating system and PC-based control Simatic WinAC for its measuring systems in future. With a performance and equipment adapted exactly to the application this innovative solution opens up further potential for rationalization.
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| Super Jumbo on Course for Success |
|  Aircabin in Laupheim, Germany, ordered machining centers from Huber & Grimme specially for the machining of cabin equipment for the new Airbus A380. Equipped with modern, high-performance CNC controls and drives, they give high-quality composite parts the right contours.
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| Venturing Into the World of Nano |
|  In the MAN Museum in Augsburg, the market's leading manufacturer of grinding machines, Studer, presented its answer to the growing demands for flexibility, accuracy and speed in precision processing: The Studer S12, a new rotary grinding machine for small and medium-sized, high-precision parts.
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| Victory with Linear Motors |
|  Yeong Chin Machinery (Supermax), the largest machine tool manufacturer in Taiwan, won an award for the best machining center. Yeong Chin Machinery was the only one of the participants in the competition to have equipped its machine with Siemens linear motors.
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| Faster on Track |
|  In the new TrumaScan L 4000 laser welding system from Trumpf, the laser beam is deflected by a rotatable and tiltable mirror onto the welding point at high speed. The new system is equipped with Simodrive 611D and a Sinumerik 840D NC controller, for which a special coordinate transformation has been developed.
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| Bridgehead in the Middle Kingdom |
|  Gildemeister is one of the most important manufacturers of metal cutting machine tools in the world to dare to take the step to China using its own production facility. From the very start Gildemeister has been working closely with Siemens and is now firmly established in the Chinese market.
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| Five-axis machining center for complex work pieces |
| A machine manufacturing firm which, although still young, already enjoys a distinguished reputation, is utilizing five-axis precision machining to demonstrate impressively the high productivity of the Chinese machine tool industry.
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| Direct Drives Gear Up |
|  Reifenhäuser, one of the most renowned German names in plastic machines, is well known among other things for their excellent extruders. To make these even better, they have been equipping them with Siemens torque motors for some time. Initial installations with customers demonstrate that the advantages are not only theoretical.
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| Traori transforms five-axis machining |
|  Cutting new high-strength materials, more complex and thin-wall part geometries and a need for more dynamic tool control are the challenges posed to high-speed machining in the aerospace industry. IMTA, a machine tool importer, is working with Sinumerik CNC technology to create new control solutions for these problems.
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| Highly dynamic with linear motors |
|  The post-processing of plastic parts made by vacuum forming places great demands on the machine and automation technology. Therefore a CNC machine must be included in the production process for post-processing in addition to a sophisticated loading and unloading system. Linear 1FN3 motors from Siemens meet the high processing speed requirements.
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