Schunk at the EMO 2019
Tool holder monitored in real time
"Smart loading, smart machining, smart networking - these three key topics will shape industrial production over the next five years," emphasizes Henrik A. Schunk with a view to EMO 2019. "The core objective is the intelligent simplification of industrial production."
While process stability and the efficiency of individual operations have been the main focus to date, the experts at Schunk believe that modern applications will also make the process chain more flexible and provide detailed process data. "Our clamping devices and gripping systems will be able to monitor the production process in detail in real time and react autonomously," says the managing partner.
The best example of this is the iTendo sensor-based precision tool holder, which will be available for pilot applications from the fall. It enables seamless condition monitoring and documentation of process stability, unmanned limit value monitoring, tool breakage detection and real-time speed and feed rate control. If the cut becomes unstable, the integrated intelligence intervenes immediately in real time and without operator intervention: Depending on the situation, the process is stopped, reduced to previously defined basic parameters or adapted until the cut has returned to a stable range.
Digital twins of the Tendo, Tribos and Sino tool holder series based on DIN 4000 will also ensure data consistency within the entire CAD/CAM process chain. They therefore offer ideal conditions for simulations, collision analyses and store floor management.
Focus on automated machine loading
In the field of Vero-S zero-point clamping technology, Schunk is presenting a sensor-based zero-point clamping module for the first time, which enables permanent monitoring of the pull-in force and clamping slide position as well as the presence of the workpiece or pallet. New Vero-S special components for aviation, 3D printing and direct workpiece clamping will also be presented.
Schunk will also be showcasing sophisticated concepts for automated machine loading - from simple and cost-effective lean automation solutions and applications with lightweight robots to convenient palletizing solutions for flexible small-batch production and ergonomic, collaborative solutions with the Co-act EGL-C large-stroke gripper, which for the first time enables parts handling in form-fit with workpieces weighing up to eight kilograms in direct interaction with humans. as
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