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Thanks to the TMS Tool Management System, Andreas Schlacht-
bauer of Hoerbiger Kompressortechnik GmbH is able to access
all tool data and to transfer it into hyperMill
(photo: German trade journal ‚fertigung‘ [production])
Hoerbiger Kompressortechnik GmbH is headquartered in the
idyllic Allgäu region. This company, in the globally active Ho-
erbiger Group, produces lamellar valves for pressure and brake
air compressors as well as components for high-precision hy-
draulic pumps. The ZOLLER »venturion 450« has been firmly in-
tegrated in production operations for many years. It ensures
that machines only ever use tools that have been pre-set
perfectly. This created a perfect set of conditions for Andreas
Bräutigam, the Production Planning Manager and his colleague
Andreas Schlachtbauer, a production technician in Produc-
tion Planning, to take on the tool management project. Under
the banner of Industry 4.0 – and its actual meaning - and the
concept of paperless production (i.e. dispensing with printed
tool setting sheets), we looked around the market in mid-2014
for a tool data management system“, reported Bräutigam. Ul-
timately, the decision was taken to use the TMS Tool Man-
agement Solutions system from ZOLLER. This decision was
taken because the software satisfies all requirements, and
because you can be sure that service and quality are exactly
right. Added to which we had already clocked up some good
experience with »venturion 450«. Now, many sectors of Hoer-
biger Kompressortechnik benefit from this software solution.
“One benefit of the ZOLLER tool database is that we can pro-
gram directly with hyperMill. We have immediate access to the
3D data of tools and holders. All of which means that we no longer
have to do the same job twice or three times over. This gives
us a central tool database, which in turn gives us an overview
of all tools - at a glance“, stated Bräutigam. In particular, the
automatic loading of tool lengths in these machines is worth
it, in his opinion: “This is really the greatest loading advantage,
since operators no longer need to key in tool lengths by hand.
Instead, this data can now be loaded directly into the NC pro-
gram by a sub-routine.“
Today, the database already contains the records for 1200 com-
ponents. From these, tools are generated in many variants. For
example, a drill bit can now be stored against five different appli-
cations, and tool-holder combinations with a good track record
can be defined firmly. With this ZOLLER solution, the company is
able not only to win a great deal of time, but also to set new stan-
dards in terms of quality. Moreover, as and when new require-
ments arise, this modular system can be extended at any time.
DREAM TEAM IN ACTION
Example of Hoerbiger Kompressortechnik GmbH:
»venturion 450«
TMS Tool Management Solutions SILVER
Z.magazine 2016
BASED ON PRACTI CAL EXPER IENCE
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