Performance Meets Precision
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
speedfactor The CHIRON Group customer magazine 02.2018 Performance meets precision Global debut at the AMB New series from CHIRON and STAMA Digital assistants SmartLine with three new modules _ 2 CHIRON GROUP IN NUMBERS 2017 3 Turnover (million EUR) Other 9 % 2017 466 Tool manufacturing 4 % 2016 461 2015 457 Aerospace 3 % 63 % Automotive 2014 446 466million euros – the turnover generated Medical & precision technology 6 % Order receipts by by the CHIRON Group in 2017 2013 368 industries Mechanical engineering 16 % 14,000 65 % square meters in the new plant in Taicang 30 % Germany of the total turnover was America 21 % in Germany and Europe Turnover by > 260 regions service professionals Asia 14 % worldwide apprentices with 35 % Europe the CHIRON Group 150 worldwide 63 % Service 30 % of orders were from the 36 % Standard Turnover by automotive industry segments machines Turnkey 34 % Employees 215 SCHERER 41 CMS Data from: worldwide December 31, 2017 1056 CHIRON 403 STAMA China 149 France 22 2017 2100 USA 124 Turkey 15 2016 1990 2015 1900 Italy 36 India 8 2014 1850 Poland 25 Mexico 4 2013 1800 _ 4 CHIRON GROUP 2017 5 of its capacity. The Group is investing more than EUR 10 million in China. Production is planned to Laying the groundwork begin in Taicang in the first half of 2019. “China offers huge growth potential in the automotive industry and medical CHIRON Group perfects its market profiles engineering in particular, and also in for new standards in The Group is using the recent development of platforms for future series to perfect the profiles aerospace; this makes it a market of of CHIRON and STAMA. The basis of both brands extreme strategic importance. According is productivity and precision. They demon- the digital age strate their unique characteristics in different to analyses, China is the largest future ways: CHIRON with high precision and dynamics, market for e-mobility. This means excel- STAMA with excellent stability and performance. Thanks to their new design principles, both plat- lent sales opportunities for our company Advancing digitalization and e-mobility are, among other things, impacting on forms are characterized by exceptionally high group in the automotive industry. Add the company strategy of the CHIRON Group. This is why we are resolutely ex- rigidity. This enables CHIRON and STAMA to use their highly developed turnkey skills to optimize to this the increasing demand for high- panding the range of software solutions for digital manufacturing. The modular existing manufacturing and process solutions precision machining centers for manu- toolkits for CHIRON and STAMA, the building plans for the Precision Factory in and to tap into new markets. Both companies are showcasing the first of their machining cen- facturing surgical instruments and Neuhausen ob Eck and the new plant in Taicang, China, as well as the platforms ters to be based on the new platforms at the implants.” for a new generation of machining centers, mean that the Group is well equip- AMB 2018. ped to face the challenges of the future. 2017: The year in numbers The CHIRON Group continued to increase its turn- “We are constantly expanding our range New solutions for digital manufacturing components: New vehicle and drive concepts over in 2017: With EUR 466 million, the company Software systems for digital manufacturing require special components, assemblies and group exceeded its turnover from the previous of software solutions while implemen- have been a part of the range of services offe- units, such as electric compressors, electroma- year. At 65 percent, the turnover share of the ting further SmartLine modules. These red by the CHIRON Group for years, and are a key gnetic brake boosters and electric axle drives. European market was similar to that of the pre- growth driver. The interaction between machine Meanwhile, the demand for turbochargers for vious year. America and Asia contributed 21 and enable us to use targeted planning of and software gives rise to integrated software combustion engines is also rising, and with it 14 percent respectively to the Group’s turnover. maintenance and servicing to continue solutions that enable customers to utilize the the proportion of compressor wheels that must whole potential of digital manufacturing. The meet the stringent requirements for precision In 2017, the CHIRON Group achieved its largest to increase productivity and machine SmartLine range and its modules – DataLine, and dynamics in machining. turnover share with standard machines (36 availability. As a central player in the ProcessLine and RemoteLine – help optimize percent). Turnkey orders were at 34 percent, product quality, which means an increase in ma- while services grew slightly at 30 percent. VDW initiative for networked production chining productivity and machine availability. Expansion of the scope of services and a founding member of MindSphere Activities in 2017/18 have been focused on the in Asia and Europe In terms of order receipts, the automotive and development of further modules that will ex- The construction of the new CHIRON Precision supply industry remained the strongest seg- World for the open IoT operating system pand the SmartLine toolkit from 2019. Factory in Neuhausen ob Eck is the biggest single ments at 63 percent. At 16 percent, the mechani- MindSphere, the CHIRON Group is invol- investment of the CHIRON Group since it was esta- cal engineering sector showed an increase over blished. The year 2017 was marked out for its the previous year. Medical and precision techno- ved in key sector initiatives.” E-mobility reinforces international growth strategy and planning projects, as well as the logy followed at six percent, and aerospace at The CHIRON Group generated two thirds of its decision, made by the Board of Directors and the three percent. The tool manufacturing industry turnover with customers from the automotive Executive Board, to invest over EUR 30 million contributed four percent. Dr. Markus Flik, CEO and supply industry. Maximum productivity is a in the Tuttlingen/Neuhausen site. The building key competitive factor in the automotive sector. of the plant, which will cover an area of almost At the same time, the focus is constantly towards 14,000 square meters, is set to begin in 2019. The the development of this market. The aim is to foundations for a new plant at the Taicang site in proactively develop sector-specific process ex- China were laid at the end of October 2017. The per-tise and integrate this into new manufac- increased demand for machining centers and turing solutions. With its machining centers and services in China has pushed the CHIRON Group, automation systems, the CHIRON Group offers which has established itself in China as a supplier tailor-made solutions for producing electric drive of high-quality machining solutions, to the limits CONTENTS 7 INTRO 8 News & events 10 Automotive industry and e-mobility INSPIRE New SmartLine modules 12 New SmartLine modules Digital assistants for greater productivity 12 14 New STAMA MT 733 series 16 New CHIRON 16 series 20 Heavy-duty machining with Dear customers and friends of the CHIRON Group, the STAMA MT 338 TWIN As the AMB trade fair approaches, we would like to take the oppor- tunity in this issue to present our new generation of machine tools, which will be officially premiered in Stuttgart: The CHIRON DZ16 W INTOUCH and FZ16 S machining centers for highly dynamic, precise five-axis machining and the STAMA MT 733 for robust milling/turning machi- 22 Six MILL 6000 at WILA ning of hard-to-machine materials. 26 Complete machining at Eppendorf 30 Stiftung Balm with FZ 15 W baseline Another hot topic – in this magazine and on our booth – is digital manu- World premiere at CHIRON 34 OPEN HOUSE at CHIRON facturing with new components of the modular SmartLine range: 16 New 16 series 36 OPEN HOUSE at STAMA ConditionLine detects faults early on, allowing targeted planning of maintenance and repair work. ProtectLine protects your machining center from potential collisions and TouchLine provides the operator with context-sensitive information. INSIDE Also in this edition: A STAMA user report from the medical enginee- ring industry, a look back at the OPEN HOUSE of CHIRON and STAMA, 37 CHIRON Precision Factory and a report on Stiftung Balm, the Swiss charity at which a CHIRON 38 Growth potential at the CHIRON Group machining center is helping employees to manufacture competitively despite their disabilities. And on an in-house note: To keep you up to date with all inter-com- pany proceedings within the CHIRON Group, we would like to inform 42,000 spindle hours per year you that we have a new corporate design. As a result, the speedfactor Six MILL 6000 at WILA magazine has also taken on a new look: Slicker, neater and even better 22 aligned with what you want – in-depth and reader-friendly articles. We hope you enjoy reading! The Executive Board of the CHIRON Group Wolfgang Ehrk Dr. Markus Flik For reasons of the legibility the male form was 30,000 times gravitational acceleration chosen in the text, the information refers never- 26 Complete machining at Eppendorf theless to members of both genders. _ _ 8 INTRO NEWS NEWS & EVENTS INTRO 9 SEPTEMBER10.09. – 15.09. IMTS Chicago, USA 18.09. – 22.09. AMB Stuttgart, Germany 25.09. – 27.09. OPEN HOUSE Machinery Oy Tampere, Finland Events OCTOBER01.10. – 05.10. MSV Brno, Czech Republic 02.10. – 07.10. Maktek Avrasya Istanbul, Turkey 2018/19 10.10. – 13.10. TIB Bucharest, Romania 04.10. Workshop* Neuchâtel, Switzerland We will also be attending 07.11. – 09.11. FMB Bad Salzuflen, Germany numerous trade fairs and NOVEMBER 14.11. Innovationsforum CH Lucerne, Switzerland exhibitions the following 14.11. – 16.11.