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GROB International 13 - Special Edition EMO

GROB International 13 - Special Edition EMO

GROB International 13 - Special Edition EMO

Product catalog summary
Introduction
The document outlines the growth and innovations of GROB-WERKE, with a focus on their participation in the EMO 2013 trade fair. The company has seen significant growth, doubling productivity and expanding its workforce and facilities globally.
Company Growth and Investments
Over the past three years, GROB has achieved steady growth, with a projected record revenue of 1.1 billion euros and a workforce of over 4,200 employees worldwide. This growth is driven by large-scale investments at the Mindelheim headquarters and the expansion of subsidiary plants in the US, Brazil, and China.
Technological Innovations
GROB introduced several technological innovations at EMO 2013, including a hydraulic-free, flexible manufacturing system with new automation features and machines operated by NC-controlled servo-motors, focusing on intelligent production to meet global market demands.
EMO 2013 Highlights
GROB's booth at EMO 2013 was the largest in its history, featuring 12 machines, including eight for universal applications, emphasizing innovation and process optimization, particularly for the automotive industry.
New Developments
New developments include the G750 universal machine and the G550T turning and milling machine, with improvements in dynamics, speed, and acceleration.
Service and Support
GROB emphasizes customer service, offering high-tech solutions and competitive quality assurance, with a Service Corner providing information on diagnostic systems, teleservice, and hotline concepts.
Spindle Technology
Advancements in motor spindle technology include a new motor spindle for combined milling and turning with a HSK-T100 tool holder, featuring chip-in-spindle monitoring for enhanced tool change precision.
Conclusion
GROB-WERKE demonstrates its core competencies and innovations at EMO 2013, reflecting its leadership in the machine tool industry and commitment to meeting global market demands.
Machining Centers and Motor Spindles
The document discusses advancements in GROB's machining centers, focusing on new motor spindles and the latest generation of universal machines, highlighting improvements in accuracy, serviceability, and the global service network.
Universal Machines
The new generation of GROB universal machines, including the G350 and G550, features a revised drive concept for the 'A' and 'Y' NC axes, improving accuracy and performance with innovations like a wear-free torque motor for the A axis and dual ball screws for the Y axis.
Innovations and Serviceability
Innovations include a sandwich design for tool magazine locations, analog sensors for error diagnosis, a multi-coupling system for reduced motor spindle replacement time, and hydraulic-free machine versions.
Accuracy Enhancements
To meet higher accuracy demands, GROB has implemented electronic compensation for geometric and thermal displacement, including volumetric and weight compensation strategies.
G750 Machine Extension
The G750 extends the G-series with a larger working area and advanced spindle options, sharing design characteristics with the G350 and G550.
Global Service Network
GROB's extensive global service network supports installation, maintenance, and spare parts supply, ensuring customer proximity and efficient problem-solving.
Conclusion
The document concludes with details on GROB's global presence and contact information for various international offices, emphasizing the company's commitment to customer service and innovation.
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Catalog excerpts

GROB International 13 - Special Edition EMO-2

Dear colleagues, Dear business partners and friends of GROB, financial year we are expecting to hit a new record of around 1.1 billion euros. Over the same period the workforce at the Mindelheim plant alone has risen to more than 2,900. The GROB Group therefore now employs more than 4,200 people around the world. Burkhart Grob, Margret Grob, Christian Grob (right to left) Over the past three years GROB has succeeded in maintaining a steady level of growth. In the past two years in partic- ular the growth of the GROB Group has once more gathered momentum, and productivity was doubled. In the current...

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GROB International 13 - Special Edition EMO-3

EMO 2013 highlights The GROB trade fair stand reflects the company‘s innovation and process optimization will be demonstrating applications in the 5-axis universal machine sector and four of which are linked in a flexible production system configuration with the latest automation and loading technology. GROB-WERKE therefore offer its customers a wide selection of products for a variety of different applications, ranging from a highly complex production system through to an individual 5-axis universal machine. GROB highlights and new developments at the EMO At the EMO GROB-WERKE traditionally...

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GROB International 13 - Special Edition EMO-4

GROB system Heart of the GROB trade fair booth To effectively demonstrate the core competence of the GROB technology in large-scale manufacturing, at the EMO GROB-WERKE is presenting a flexible machining line equipped with the very latest equipment that GROB has to offer. As usual all components of the system were developed and manufactured by GROB. These include the automation and the loading devices, the fixtures and overhead gantry and the machines. GROB also takes care of planning and the complete software for the entire system. It is a long-standing tradition at GROBWERKE to present a flexible...

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GROB International 13 - Special Edition EMO-5

GROB motor spindle New motor spindles extend the GROB spindle range successfully entered the HSK-A100 class and the milling-turning sector. A newly developed motor spindle for combined milling and turning with a HSK-T100 tool holder and a further-developed motor spindle with chip-in-spindle monitoring are the GROB-WERKE spindle highlights at the EMO. The development of intelligent motor spindle systems is an element of the GROB core competencies in the field of machine tools and is therefore continuously extended. In the mid-1990s the company produced spindles in small batches using asynchronous...

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GROB International 13 - Special Edition EMO-6

GROB universal machines New generation of universal machines A fully revised drive concept for the part-carrying „A“ and „Y“ NC axes and a resulting even higher degree of accuracy are the core features of the new generation of GROB universal machines. The multi-coupling system at the transfer point of the fluid media to the motor spindle and the fact that the G350 and G550 are now available as fully hydraulics-free versions are both new features. With their universal machines GROBWERKE has now completed what is referred to in the automotive industry as a facelift. Six years after the launch of...

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GROB International 13 - Special Edition EMO-7

GROB universal machines Extension of the G-series with the G750 cision. The rigidity of the entire machine construction was optimized by means of FEM simulation, whereby the guide systems and rotary table bearings are generously dimensioned. However, they are not only similar to the GROB universal machines with regard to the drive concepts. They also have the same genes when it comes to the basic characteristics: A compact design and therefore minimum space requirements, robust and very rigid design due to the crossslide arrangement as the basis for the working spindle, the horizontal spindle...

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GROB International 13 - Special Edition EMO-8

We are there for you around the world GROB RUSSLAND Moscow, Russia GROB MACHINE TOOLS Birmingham, Great Britain GROB-WERKE Mindelheim, Germany GROB HUNGARIA Györ, Hungary GROB MACHINE TOOLS Beijing, China GROB SYSTEMS Bluffton, Ohio, USA GROB MACHINE TOOLS Dalian, China GROB KOREA Seoul, South Korea GROB MACHINE TOOLS Shanghai, China GROB MEXICO Querétaro, Mexico GROB MACHINE TOOLS Hyderabad, India B. GROB DO BRASIL São Paulo, Brazil Mindelheim plant Bluffton plant Dalian plant GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG Mindelheim, GERMANY Tel.: +49 8261 9960 Fax: +49 8261 996268 E-Mail: [email protected]...

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