The smart magazine for users ! Pro Issue 02 · December 2013 EMO SPECIAL file What you couldn’t afford to miss at EMO 06 EMO Hannover A 360 degree view Mitsubishi Electric Europe Advertise your Profile! Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. German Branch 22 Would you and your company Mechatronics Machinery like to be in the next edition? At full speed into Gothaer Strasse 8 the future Then write to us! 40880 Ratingen · Germany Newport Toolmakers Ltd Tel +49 . 2102 . 486 6120 Fax +49 . 2102 . 486 7090 edm.sales @ meg.mee.com 30 www.mitsubishi-edm.de The will to chill Cryogenic Ltd Gedruckt auf Papier aus nachhaltig bewirtschafteten Wäldern. Contents Contents Contents 30 Mitsubishi MV Series wire EDM cuts the ice at Cryogenic Ltd 38 Japanese cocktails 42 User horoscope A journey for the senses Japanese joie de vivre 06 A 360 degree view 26 Bonsai Mitsubishi Electric at EMO 2013 Big in Japan Mitsubishi Electric Japanese precision 12 Centre stage and behind the scenes 30 The will to chill Interview with Hans-Jürgen Pelzers Mitsubishi MV Series wire EDM cuts the ice Mitsubishi Electric Mechatronics Machinery Cryogenic Ltd 22 Better quality thanks to the 16 A big step forward 34 Environmental protection MV2400S wire EDM machine Productivity and efficiency through investment A change of heart in metalworking Werkzeugbau Kröger Nature and you 22 At full speed into the future 36 Energy-conserving air conditioning 04 Editorial 35 Profile magazine Better quality thanks to the MV2400S wire EDM machine An exciting proposition for industrial companies You’ve missed one of our issues? No problem! Newport Toolmakers Frankfurt Airport 05 Newsflash Ordering back issues and change of address 02 Profile 12.2013 Profile 12.2013 03 Editorial Latest developments HANS-JÜRGEN PELZERS Newsflash Editorial Plenty going on at EMO EMO Hannover: International diversity at the Lifts for what will be Thailand’s tallest One of the biggest crowd-pullers was the fully automated production cell, which world’s flagship metalworking fair building operates dependably unmanned. (Page 09) Overall, some 145,000 visitors from over 100 countries Mitsubishi Electric was awarded the contract to supply For many users, smooth operations depend on a wire threader that simply does came to Hannover for the six days of EMO. Some 50,000, 38 lifts and escalators to the Mahanakhon Tower, a what it’s supposed to, even on difficult workpieces. An FA20 at HellermannTyton i.e. one in three, visitors came from beyond Germany’s residential and commercial complex, that is being built Engineering runs for about 40 hours without an operator. (Page 08) borders. European neighbours improved their attendance, in Bangkok. 314 metres tall and with 77 levels and 1 sub- with Italy, Switzerland and Sweden being the countries level, it will be Thailand’s tallest building on completion – The Micro Vibe 300 developed by IMM (soon to be a Fraunhofer Institute) prom- Legal notice with the strongest contingents. From Asia, China led the with the fastest lifts nationwide. ises 70 per cent time savings during die-sinking EDM. (Page 11) field, well ahead of Japan, Taiwan and India. Published by: There were so many highlights that it is hard to choose the best ones for you. Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. The first oil-based wire-cut erosion machine with tubular direct drive – an assur- German Branch ance of high-precision machining in the long term – celebrated its world Mechatronics Machinery premiere. Gothaer Strasse 8 40880 Ratingen · Germany Thumb through this issue, experience the EMO highlights on the coming pages and find out what’s new. The next EMO is taking place in Milan in 2015 with the Tel +49 . 2102 . 486 6120 motto “Let’s build the future”. But we don’t need to wait until then. Fax +49 . 2102 . 486 7090 edm.sales @ meg.mee.com www.mitsubishi-edm.de Best regards from Ratingen Copyright: Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. Fume detectors for Ratingen’s new-born Ideal for applications in the food and bever- age industry Editorial board: “In safety through life” is the name of a campaign in Hans-Jürgen Pelzers and Stephan Barg which the fund-raising association for Ratingen’s fire bri- With its new Ethernet-embedded CPU FX3GE, Mitsubishi gade in cooperation with Ratingen’s youth department Electric has extended the performance range of its Hans-Jürgen Pelzers Design and layout: is presenting fume detectors to parents of new-born compact MELSEC FX3G PLC. Thanks to its analog and Distribution Manager Europe City Update Ltd, Düsseldorf babies. With the support of four sponsors, Mitsubishi network functions combined with the performance and Electric among them, the fund-raising association of extensibility of the MELSEC FX3G, the new compact PLC No responsibility is taken for the accu- Ratingen’s fire brigade has purchased 700 fume detec- is capable of meeting the requirements of a broader racy of technical data and information tors that are supplied to the parents of new-born spectrum of applications. in articles. babies as part of the “welcome to the world” baby pack. Profile 12.2013 05 EDM and more EDM and more A 360 degree view Mitsubishi Electric at EMO 2013 With so much to see, visitors flocked to the Mitsubishi Electric fair stand. Mitsubishi Electric Visitors thronged around the exhibits, and all the tables for meetings were occu- pied. Visitors from all over the world and advisers from Mitsubishi Electric put their heads together and talked shop. At the company’s EMO fair stand, the big issues were new machines, automation solutions and, above all, cultivating con- tacts. Alongside all this, there was always enough time for a cup of freshly brewed coffee or for a snack. Or for a beer. Managing Director Jörg Lünstedt and his wife Karen from friendly atmosphere. I feel well looked-after and thoroughly LÜNTECH Erodiertechnik GmbH in Werther, Westphalia were welcome.” LÜNTECH is a jobshop for tool- and mouldmakers among the visitors to the Mitsubishi Electric stand at EMO that operates with six wire EDM machines from Mitsubishi 2013 in Hannover. For Jörg Lünstedt it was important to stress Electric. “Our experience with them has been nothing but pos- the great service and diversity of machines at the stand. In a itive. This also applies to Mitsubishi’s service capability,” sweeping gesture towards the stand, he summed up his en- Karen Lünstedt stresses. “And when we officially opened our thusiasm: “What I like is that Mitsubishi shows nothing but new plant shop at our in-house show in July 2013, Mitsubishi machines in action. You see things in motion. I also like the was there and demonstrated our equally new MV2400R.” The 06 Mitsubishi Electric Profile 12.2013 07 EDM and more EDM and more What I like is that Mitsubishi shows nothing but machines in action. You see things in motion. I also like the friendly atmosphere. I feel well looked-after and thoroughly welcome. The fully automated production cell met with lively interest At the Mitsubishi Electric fair stand, there were live from visitors. demonstrations of many technical innovations. new MV series is meeting with big customer inter- the desired quality within the demanded short features when choosing a machine, he believed, erosion system. He said he had come to EMO to est in general. Thomas Schlemmbach, Production space of time.” are the automatic wire-threading system and the look at the MV2400R. Because of its high preci- Manager at AWEBA Werkzeugbau GmbH, Aue, re- possibility of running the machine at night un- sion, he needed this machine among other things ported that he bought three MV1200R machines in Holger Rose, Technical Toolshop Manager at manned. As far as the latter was concerned, his for the production of infusion components for the 2013. The reason was to boost capacity. “We HellermannTyton Engineering GmbH in Tornesch, experience with the FA20, which operates for medical technology sector. He was also consider- bought the machines virtually on the spur of the made a scheduled investment at the Mitsubishi about 40 hours without an operator, had been very ing buying an ED24-NC start hole drilling machine. moment. We needed the machines from one mo- Electric fair stand. The manufacturer of compo- good. The new machine, he claimed, was an abso- In addition, he was interested in general in new ment to the next and Mitsubishi supplied them nents for injection moulds was interested in pur- lute must for capacity reasons. And he was also products and wanted to intensify his contacts with promptly.” Schlemmbach leaned back contentedly chasing a wire-cut erosion machine. “We’ll planning to replace an old machine from a different Mitsubishi Electric. “For the latest investment, the in his chair. “Without the MV1200R we’d never probably go for an FA30-S Advance V, although a supplier. In the medium term, HellermannTyton decision has been taken in favour of Mitsubishi have managed the work in hand. We expect it to machine from the MV series is also under consid- would probably switch entirely to wire EDM sys- Electric,” Wendler explained over a cup of coffee. run for at least 500 hours per month.” Before mak- eration,” Rose revealed, sipping his mineral water. tems from Mitsubishi Electric. “There are several reasons for this. Firstly, I like ing its decision, AWEBA conducted extensive “We’ve been working with an FA20 for years and what the company offers in terms of service and tests, some of them with rival machines. are very impressed by it – the same can be said for Silvio Wendler from Fresenius Kabi Deutschland training. And secondly, the selected machine is Mitsubishi was the only company able to deliver Mitsubishi’s technical advice.” The decisive GmbH in Bad Homburg also intended to buy a wire technically in line with our future plans.” He said Jörg Lünstedt and his wife Karen from The Mitsubishi Electric LÜNTECH Erodier- team was delighted by technik GmbH in the many interested Werther were among visitors and provided the visitors to the fair an inviting and relaxed stand.