CNC, ROTARY TABLE OR TRANSFER CENTRE UNIT?

摘要

For machinery producers, it's always a rather special design challenge when manufacturers are seeking an optimum solution for a series production job. Possible choices include rotary table systems, transfer centres or CNC units. At the EMO Hannover 2013, next September, there will be an abundance of solutions for this purpose on show, not least from MAG, Goppingen, and the Swiss Starrag Group. "A line's useful lifetime is 20 years, but a workpiece lasts for only seven: this means the production system is going to see at least three generations of components" is how Dr. Manfred Berger, President Automotive Europe at MAG Europe GmbH from Goppingen, describes the tricky job profile involved.