FUTURE MANUFACTURING
The zero-point clamping system lowers the costs in the production of small series .
Automated workpiece clamping increases the productivity of systems . Thanks to the automated workpiece clamping , production costs are reduced .
does not pay for sustainability and at the same time wastes resources and money . “ Before we had our fully air-conditioned factory , we had to put in a lot of effort to get products within tolerances ,” Hermann Diebold looks back and adds : “ Improved accuracy was out of the question . If we were lucky , the workpieces have achieved the desired accuracy .” Up until then , the company had had a classic cooling concept . Windows , doors and gates were opened to temperature control the manufacturing areas . During this time , a lot of scrap and rework was the order of the day . The surfaces of the workpieces often had to be provided with a chrome layer after production . Promised delivery dates could not be met and the cost calculation for components was often significantly worse . “ This was our motivation to invest in a fully air-conditioned production ,” explains Diebold . As a result , the company developed a comprehensive climate concept , which was linked to the desire to be able to manufacture even more precise products with concentricity and fitting tolerances of less than one micron . According to Hermann Diebold , this only works in air-conditioned production rooms .
Every manufacturer of precision products has air-conditioned measuring rooms , but the production rooms are usually not air-conditioned . It was the same at Diebold . “ The requirements of our customers for higher accuracy of the clamping devices made investments in air-conditioned production necessary . We also wanted to manufacture the bearing seats for our spindle shafts with much tighter tolerances ,” Hermann Diebold looks back . “ In rooms that are not air-conditioned , however , it is very difficult to achieve the required tolerances of the products and then to be able to verify and document them in the measuring room ,” explains the specialist . Before we had the air conditioned factory , it resulted in a lot of rejects and a lot of rework , which is un- economical , unsustainable and increases costs . The full air conditioning provides a remedy today .
“ Free ” cooling
Since the implementation of the climate concept , the climate hall has no longer been heated , but has been cooled freely . This means that cold outside air is sucked in and used to temper the cooling medium . When the outside temperature rises above twelve degrees Celsius , water from the nearby river is automatically used . Only when both media can no longer provide sufficient cooling capacity , an air conditioning unit kicks in . This is only necessary for about two months in the summer – intermittently . In another hall , the heat recovery used achieves an efficiency of 96 percent . This not only results in 96 percent lower heating costs . CO 2 emissions are also lower by the same percentage . This investment reduced heating costs
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