Witzig & Frank Re-Enters US Market with Longterm-Partner Hydromat
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FFG – full lineup at AMB with a digital link to IMTS PRESS INFORMATION Eislingen, August 12, 2016 – The Fair Friend Group is displaying the versatility o fit German, Swiss, Italian and Taiwanese brands at AMB with eleven machine tools at three stands. The group provides solutions for virtually any manufacturing task, based on an extensive, long-standing expertise in milling, turning and gear making applications. At the AMB 2016, FFG presents its premieres and highlights at three dedicated stands – in hall 3/C18, hall 5/A11 and hall 8/A75. These include an automated production cell for cylinder crankcases with thermal-coated cylinder bores by MAG and our partner STURM group, versatile machining centers from Hüller Hille, Sigma and Feeler, leading turning technology from Hessapp, VDF Boehringer and Leadwell, innovative gear manufacturing technology from Modul, and advanced systems for high volume production from Pfiffner, Witzig & Frank and IMAS. The show is dedicated to giving impulses for modern manufacturing under the motto Smart Production Systems: Intelligent components, machines, processes and systems, designed as flexible, scalable, integrated systems and networks. These include various new products and services focusing on production data analysis, as well as service optimization. An example is the „Solution Wizard“, a guided trouble shooting tool for operators, utilizing CNC data for a web based analysis, customized search algorithms and fault analysis models. In line with the overall topic of digital networking, FFG will set up a direct line to IMTS together with its both neighbor KUKA in hall 8/A75, presenting a fully automated cell from the joint Industry 4.0 initiative of FFG, Siemens and KUKA. Overview of brands and exhibits: Hall 3: Hessapp: DVT 300 pick-up type vertical turning center – an innovative, dynamic and environmentally friendly machine concept with a granite machine bed 1 Pfiffner: Hydromat HB 32/16 – flexible, high-precision hydraulic rotary transfer machine with modular-designed CNC machining units, optimized according to latest standards and technologies PRESS Witzig & Frank introduces its new, revolutionary TRIFLEX 5X INFORMATION concept for multispindle, rotary transfer machining Hall 5: MAG in cooperation with STURM Group: SPECHT 600L CNC system module with STURM ACCS module for thermal coating of cylinder bores – Premiere: Gantry automation from MAG Hüller Hille: NBH 5 (Speed) – highly dynamic, slim and rigid machining center, and NBH P 80 – new standard machining center from the NBH series VDF Boehringer: VDF 1300 DUS – the legendary cycle controlled lathe, geared up for new applications in a new size model Sigma: Flexi 5 – the Italian leading machine tool company for 5- axis vertical machining centers Leadwell: with its extensive experience in the European market, our Taiwanese sister company keeps developing new top models with an unbeatable cost/performance ratio, represented at the AMB by an LTC-25iSMY CNC turning center with counter spindle and Y- axis Feeler: the 5-axis machining center U 600 by the Taiwanese manufacturer is a reliable and flexible all-rounder The Italian manufacturer Jobs presents a newly developed auxiliary laser technology for its high performance portal and gantry machines, enabling cladding, hardening and measuring operations all integrated in one system 2 Hall 8: PRESS Modul: H100 hobbing machine for automotive volume production INFORMATION with integrated auxiliary technologies, new automation concept and reduced power consumption About FFG Europe & Americas The FFG entities in Europe and the Americas unite major players from the German, Italian, Swiss, and American machine tool industry with a broad range of milling, turning and gear manufacturing technology, and the knowhow of the renowned machine tool brands VDF Boehringer, Hüller Hille, Hessapp, Honsberg, IMAS, Jobs, MAG, Modul, Pfiffner, Rambaudi, Sachman, Sigma, SMS and Witzig & Frank. For more than 200 years, these brands have substantially contributed to the progress in manufacturing technology and are well known as reliable and innovative equipment and systems solutions suppliers for the automotive and truck, aerospace, machine building, general machining, railway industry, energy and heavy engineering industries. While being an independent group, these entities benefit from the strengths and opportunities of the global Fair Friend Group. They stand for premium technology within FFG. For more information, visit www.ffg-werke.com Press Contact: FFG Werke GmbH Tel.: + 49 7161 1567 210 Joachim Jäckl Stuttgarter Straße 169 [email protected] 73066 Uhingen 3 .