Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AGMaschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG

Machining production facility

Facts about the new production facility:

Construction period  January 2016 – end of 2017
Ceiling height  increased from 5 m to approx. 12.50 m
Overall height  approx. 18.80 m
Length   approx. 66 m
Width   approx. 37 m
Reconstructed space approx. 30300 m3 
Floor space  approx. 2330 m2    
Plant room  approx. 3700 m3
Floor space  approx. 700 m2

Building 6 – machining after raising the ceiling height from 5 m to 12.5 m

Flexible manufacturing

- No “traditional process planning”

- Deployment field for material unloading and transport

- The flexible manufacturing system is controlled and regulated automatically according to a

   grid plan (Felios). Featuring a quarterly, weekly and daily preview

- Flexible manufacturing system

- The system is in operation as needed seven days a week, three shifts a day, with two 

  employees present during the night shift.

Building 6 – machining before removing the old ‘skeleton’ of the building (August 2017)

Machinery

  • The new facility contains three Heller universal machining centres with a 14-pallet storage system and a setup station.
  • A new Burkhardt + Weber universal machining centre combined with a 4-level, high-bay pallet storage system for up to 32 pallets.
  • Two Hermle C 60 UP MT dynamic 5-axis machining centres with mill/turn function and a PW 3000 pallet changer and a ZM 192 additional magazine.

Energy management
The process heat (specific heat) from the production machines is transferred to a storage system and distributed via a heat/cold convector or converted into cold air in the summer.
New transformer station for building 6. At low voltage, our cable lengths result in an up to 2% capacity loss. However, power is saved by installing the transformer station directly at the consumer.

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