FUTURE MANUFACTURING
Employees use taper gauges and CMM ’ s to measure the accuracy of hollow shaft tapers .
air is being blown into the buildings – mostly uncontrolled – which can also affect the well-being of the employees . In order to create uniform air conditioning , manufacturers must implement sensitive air conditioning . However , this entails immense costs . In addition , maintenance costs arise for the associated control technology . The full air conditioning at Diebold works fully automatically and can quickly and independently adjust to major temperature and humidity fluctuations . For example , it often happens that there is still snow on the ground in April , but the outside temperature still rises to 20 degrees during the day . When heat storms in summer suddenly cause the humidity to rise to 100 percent , efficient dehumidification must be used immediately when the air is exchanged in the halls , because this can lead to corrosion on the workpieces and the production equipment .
In addition to full air conditioning , the company replaced the shed roof previously used on the production building built in 1969 with a closed roof in 2019 and completely upgraded the hall in terms of energy technology . In addition , a new building with an automatic raw material
warehouse was added to the existing one , which provides further thermal insulation . Today ’ s raw material warehouse is housed in an eleven meter high tower , in which material bars are stored in cassettes that are housed in a paternoster system . Previously , the company stored the raw material outdoors , which was exposed to the elements and rusted . This rust got into the machines during further processing and contaminated the coolant . This regularly led to follow-up costs due to the much more frequent need to change the coolant .
Another step towards sustainability
All metalworking companies use thousands of liters of cooling lubricants in their machines . That ' s why the company from Jungingen has developed tool holders that reliably bring Minimum Quantity Lubrication ( MQL ) to the cutting edge of a tool under high pressure – even at speeds of up to 50,000 revolutions per minute . Coolant is completely saved . An aerosol is used for cooling and lubrication , which consumes very little at just 20 milliliters in 16 hours .
Despite what has been achieved so far , Diebold is planning further energy-saving measures . The building control technology available for air conditioning and heat regulation already supplies data that can control the energy consumers . This applies , for example , to the lighting , which is only active when required or when employees are present . On the other hand , the control of the compressed air generator still allows plenty of control potential despite frequency-controlled compressors . The approximately 50 CNC machines in use represent the highest cost factor in terms of electricity costs . The targeted control of the machines when they are in standby mode can save some costs in the future . The company has done a lot for climate protection in recent years by switching to climate-neutral production . In the future , it will continue to turn screws that contribute to more resource conservation , precision and energy efficiency . l
Frank Ringat Managing Director Helmut Diebold GmbH & Co . Goldring Tool Factory
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