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Dear valued customers, dear readers, makework. There is only one machine tool that turns, mitts, drills and performs with the highest precision: A MILLTURN by WFL. The current crises caused by the coronavirus pandemic, disrupted supply chains, inflation, the energy crisis as well as climate change are all posing huge challenges for us. These crises are resulting in shortages of a wide range of resources such as raw materials, energy, components and parts. Crises always bring opportunities with them too and act as drivers of innovation, as so many changes take place with regard to things like...

The perfect software solution for any type of machining Programming and simulation BEHIND THE SCENES Achieving our goals with renewed vigour Interview with Head of Global Customer Services Roland Steingress Innovative automation solutions by FRAI Robotic Technologies SUCCESS STORY: RENK GMBH Complete machining of parts for vehicle transmissions Transmissions made by Renk GmbH set armoured vehicles in motion and generate huge levels of drive torque. ALL EYES ON Deep hole drilling in the complete machining centre LINZ OVER THE YEARS Lentia - the Roman Linz Celtic fortifications were built in the...

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Achieving our goals with renewed vigour Setting sail with service – new management brings breath of fresh air We really value customer satisfaction, loyalty and quality. n sailing, it’s important to remain steady and, above all, reliable. Consistently good performance means that no road is too long and no wave or problem too big, even in stormy times. By constantly working on yourself and developing, you’ll never stray from the planned course. Teamwork is absolutely essential here, as it brings the high performance required in order to reach your goal. The WFL Service department has always been...

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Who or what comes to mind when you hear the word ‘successful’? One way of measuring success is in euros. That’s definitely an important aspect when setting our objectives. In another vein, employee and customer satisfaction is an important contributor to success. To this end, we have a larger project with Salesforce in our pipeline. This will focus on generating customer satisfaction and making our interactions better/winning back former customers and fostering these ‘new’ relationships. It also aims to build up many loyal customer relationships and ensure that they are satisfied for the long...

Innovative automation solutions by FRAI Robotic Technologies utonomous production methods have long been used by automotive manufacturers, the aerospace industry and mould construction companies to produce equipment for machine tools. Other sectors with less of a focus on automation are now showing increased interest in this area, above all due to the possibility of introducing autonomous night and weekend shifts. Depending on the customer’s requirements, WFL and FRAI use automation solutions such as articulated robots, automated linear and area gantries and even mobile robots for automated workpiece...

SUCCESS STORY: RENK GMBH Complete machining of parts for vehicle transmissions Armoured vehicles need huge levels of drive torque to get going. In order to deliver the necessary propulsive force, manufacturers rely on transmissions from Augsburg-based Renk GmbH, the specialist in fully automatic transmissions for heavy tracked military vehicles. And wherever top performance is required, you can be sure that solutions from WFL are not far behind. But first things first… Roughly 60% of all parts to be machined for vehicle transmissions are rotating parts, practically all of which can be produced...

EFFICIENCY THROUGH AUTOMATION To boost efficiency even further, Renk has successfully deployed automation solutions from FRAI Robotic Solutions on two machines. From left to right: Wolfgang Neukäufer – Foreman, Complete Machining; Martin Wimmer – Head of Production, Vehicle Transmissions; Stefan Müller – Production Manager, Vehicle Transmissions. ing devices are thereby rendered unnecessary, as workpieces are clamped on the Millturns by either standard jaws or a few special jaws with a three-jaw chuck. A critical factor in determining the productivity of a machine is its programming, which is...

any length position and that you can sometimes find that there is a workpiece in the way, but that hasn't been an issue for a long time now," jokes Wimmer, looking back on those early days. Machine data acquisition is a topic of growing importance at Renk. To this end a system is already in use that displays the respective status of the machine via a dashboard. As it is important that the same solution can be used in every plant, Renk has opted for a universal solution that is not dependent on any one machine builder – and like with CAD-CAM, there is a close collaboration with Siemens here as...