According to Masahiko Mori, president of DMG Mori Co Ltd, “DMG Mori currently offers its customers 150 different machine models in 42 product lines. We are also able to automate almost all of our machines, thanks to our 52 automation solutions for workpiece and pallet handling.”

Steve Finn, managing director of Coventry-based DMG Mori UK Ltd (www.dmgmori.com), said: “Automation is a key part of any installation, to get the best-possible return on investment and the highest OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) levels. We can offer solutions for both new and existing installations.”

He says that Robo2Go, which is available for CLX, CTX and NLX turning centres, offers a flexible automation layout that allows free access to the machine; it also features an ‘intelligent’ safety concept for human-machine collaboration.

Meanwhile, PH Cell is a space-saving automation solution (with a footprint of just 10.7m2) that allows autonomous manufacturing even in ‘tight’ production areas. The pallet system is based on a modular design that offers a high degree of flexibility and allows a number of machining centres to be connected.

The WH3 automation system can be used with MillTap 700 and DMP 70 high-speed vertical machining centres. The WH series of automation accommodates different technologies — including lathes and machining centres — and workpieces up to 500 x 500 x 500mm. A combination of robots, grippers and shelf units is tailored to specific requirements and can easily be retrofitted to existing machines.

The RPS21 rotary pallet system is designed to automate the NHX 4000 3rd Generation, the NHX 5000 3rd Generation and the NHX 5500 2nd Generation horizontal machining centres.

With up to 21 pallet stations on three levels and one workpiece set-up station, this system can hold more pallets per unit area than any other pallet pool system, making it ‘the best solution’ for customers that have not previously considered automation, due to space restrictions.