The ultimate goal of Tekniker’s Advanced Manufacturing strategy is focused on optimising and developing new processes to enhance manufacturability, precision and, ultimately, competitiveness. To achieve this goal, the technology centre will resort to its high degree of technological specialisation in terms basic knowledge related to materials and cutting-edge technologies such as laser and clean room processes. An approach that also includes development of high added value mechatronic products, metrology as well the industrialisation and optimisation of processes. 

It is within this context that the technology centre will present its solutions aimed at improving the level of precision in terms of absolute positioning of robots during the upcoming International Machine Tool Bienial so that they cannot only perform repetitive movements but also provide accurate positioning manoeuvres throughout their entire work volume.

This knowledge that was incorporated to Tekniker’s technological range of services related to inspections and measurements can also be used to improve machine tool accuracy.

There are parameters such as the size of a workpiece and the machine tool itself, as well as variations in environmental conditions or the measuring technology proper that must be analysed on addressed as carefully as possible. 

In order to achieve this goal, rapid and automatic verification procedures have been developed in addition to simulations to measure, among other things, procedures or hardware and software designs for measurements to be taken on machine tools.

Tekniker has made available to companies and manufacturers its expertise with regard to digitising different kinds of machines and processes to implement predictive maintenance. By fitting sensors and developing systems connected to monitoring platforms and anomaly detection algorithms, it is possible to monitor the condition of equipment at all times. 

The demonstrator at BIEMH

As regards the international trade fair, Tekniker will use an industrial robot demonstrator characterised by absolute positioning precision below 0.1 mm (i.e., the same thickness as a sheet of paper) for its entire work volume.

The solution has been designed to meet the increasing needs of machine tool manufacturers with regard to integrating robots in production processes so they may perform ancillary and supplementary operations such as loading and unloading workpieces or finishing procedures.

The technology centre will present these capabilities whose aim is to improve the accuracy of production and handling equipment and processes on its stand at the International Machine Tool Biennial in hall 1, aisle C14.