Advanced manufacturing – now: that is the motto of Chiron Group’s latest open house, which will take place on 10-12 May. The three-day exhibition in Tuttlingen, Germany, will focus on pioneering manufacturing processes that match user specifications, products and industries, including automotive, medical technology, aerospace andtoolmaking.

The guiding principle is the special combination of four attributes that characterise the future-oriented actions of the Chiron Group and influence how the company develops and offers tailored solutions to meet individual requirements: competent, smart, innovative, sustainable. These attributes are represented on the one hand by the six brands -Chiron, Stama, CMS, Factory5, Greidenweis and HSTEC – which are showing their specific or combined expertise at the open house.

Regarding machine highlights: mill-turn expertise taken a step further in the DZ 22 S mill-turn system 8 for the double-spindle machining of large volumes,or the complete machining of six sides with high autonomy using the MT 715 two+. Visitors can experience the full range of manufacturing solutions, from micro-machining with the Micro5 with a reduced environmental footprint, to maximum productivity per unit area when machining high-volume components for automotive oraerospace with the 22, 25 and 28 Series.

“In addition to showcasing exemplary pioneering machining processes for all industries, our main focus is on the lively dialogue with our guests,” emphasises Matthias Rapp, global head of marketing.

Each visitor will be personally attended and given an exclusive tour of the exhibition with targeted advice. And of course the event not only offers an excellent platform for experiencing this year’s motto ‘advanced manufacturing – now’, it is also an opportunity for inspiring exchanges, for example with catering and live music at the end of the second day of the exhibition.
For further information https://chiron-group.com/open-house

Known as a ‘green’ joining technology for non-ferrous metals such as aluminium, friction stir welding (FSW) has established itself in a number of industries. In future, manufacturing companies using Heller machines will no longer need any additional hardware for this technology. Instead, they will be able to perform this process in a single set-up on their four-axis or five-axis machining centres.

FSW is a good choice when it comes to producing high-quality, cavity-free and tight welded joints with excellent fatigue properties. Accordingly, this process is often applied in the manufacture of reservoirs, tanks and containers, as well as in shipbuilding and aerospace engineering. In addition, FSW is increasingly establishing itself in the electrical industry and in automotive engineering with the growth of e-mobility, for the welding of battery housings.

Due to the comparatively low heat input, a very fine-grained structure results without cracks or pores in the material, while distortion in the component is minimal. The welded seam therefore meets the highest standards in terms of tightness and crash behaviour.

FSW also offers a number of key advantages with regard to the environment and health.Compared with conventional welding methods, there are no dangerous light flashes or hazardous fumes, for example.

The welding process becomes a particularly interesting technology with the successful integration into Heller machine tools. It allows users to eliminate an additional work step and only requires inexpensive tools, activation of the Heller technology cycle and the ‘adaptive control function’ in the Sinumerik 840D sl control.The machine operator can easily program the welding path at the CNC control panel using G code, while the transfer of CADCAM data is also possible without any problems.
For further information www.heller.biz

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