Industry Asia Pacific 26

26 | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 8

Industry

Asia Pacific THE INDUSTRY MAGAZINE FOR ASIA

NORD DRIVES FOR PALLET CONVEYOR TECHNOLOGY: DEPENDABLE TECHNOLOGY WITH ROBUST DESIGN

6 NEW EPLAN OFFICE ESTABLISHED IN CHINA

12 DOUBLE QUATTROMILL® 22 OF SECO BOOSTS HEAVY-DUTY FACE MILLING OPERATIONS

11

AEROTECH INTEGRATED GRANITE MOTION SYSTEMS— AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL STAGE-ON-GRANITE

20

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

THE INDUSTRY MAGAZINE FOR ASIA

SIC MARKING

NORD

HMS

4

6

7

HAIMER

SECO TOOLS

SECO TOOLS

8

10

11

A FASTER HORSE

EPLAN

12

PORTESCAP

15

14 NELSON AUTOMOTIVE

SECO TOOLS

16

AEROTECH

20

18

BALLUFF

NORD

NORD

21

22

24

ARC INFORMATIQUE

26

www.industry-asia-pacific.com

Contributing Editors: • Emmanuel AHOSSI • Nessren BAZERBACHI • Romain CLASS • Maria DE PABLOS • Anna HARDALOUPAS • Sofiane JEDIDI • Laura MUTTO • Marie RESPINGUE • Christophe VERGUET

Contact: Long WEI Editor in Chief: editor@industry-asia-pacific.com Send your press releases to: editor@industry-asia-pacific.com To receive Industry Asia Pacific magazine free of charge, please subscribe online at www.industry-asia-pacific.com Industry Asia Pacific is the English-language magazine for engineers, published by INDUPORTALS MEDIA PUBLISHING. It contains the latest product and company news for industrial markets.

Industry Asia Pacific edits its articles with the greatest of care, however we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information presented in them. Our teams disclaim all responsibility concerning the content of this media or how it might be used.

INDUPORTALS

MEDIA PUBLISHING

NEWS

NEW LASER MARKING RANGE

Best value for money on the market, modularity and upgradability.

T

his new Laser range launch is an important breakthrough for SIC MARKING, leader on dot peen and scribing solutions, and active on laser technology for the past 15 years. This range uses a Ytterbium Doped Fiber source designed by SIC Marking, a pulsed operating mode (30 to 60 kHz), a wavelength of 1064 nm and an average power of 20W (available in 30 and 50W).

This Laser range meets 80% of applications needs at a much lower cost. It allows a great marking quality on a large number of materials (steel, aluminum, stainless steel, plastics ...) and adapts to degraded surface finishes.

Modular and adaptive design Integrated lasers have been developed around two laser sources, a standard EASY version and a HD one, to which are added different options. These features allow to meet every specific need immediately or later on, depending on the customer’s production line evolution.

In its standard EASY version, this new laser range offers the best quality / price ratio on the market and allows precise marking at high speeds. The HD version (pulse duration from 2 ns to 200 ns) provides better marking contrasts on metals, especially aluminum and some plastics. This HD marking head also enables to solve cycle time issues by adjusting the laser’s pulse duration.

MORE INFORMATION

3 options to adapt to current and future manufacturers’ needs The first option is 3D marking. It consists of a liquid lens which can mark complex parts (cylinders, inclined planes...) or multi-level parts (up to 80 mm difference in altitude).

Customers can also choose an integrated vision system which includes a high-resolution camera built into the marking head. This function allows to read immediately one or two 2D codes immediately after marking. There is 26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

4

NEWS

no movement between operations. As the reading is done in the same axis, there is no image distortion. 2D code, QRCode and Datamatrix markings are checked according to the standards ISO 29158, ISO 15415, ISO 9132...

SIC Marking’s laser systems operate in standalone mode (without PC) and can communicate directly with a PLC on a production line. Creation and configuration of marking files is done on a PC using SIC Laser Advanced software.

Finally, the laser range also offers the possibility to communicate via Profibus, Profinet and Ethernet / IP field buses.

With 300 employees, a turnover of 50m € and a worldwide presence in more than 50 countries including 9 locations, SIC Marking is established as one of the world’s leader in marking and traceability solutions for industrial components.

With the modular EASY & HD lasers, SIC MARKING supports industries that need to be responsive to technological developments.

www.sic-marking.com

"It is important for us to make laser technology more accessible financially to our customers, but also to make sure they pay the fair price according to their needs. Our customers have the opportunity to add 3D marking, integrated vision and communication cards options after purchase, because we know that production lines are likely to evolve over time, "says Jean-Manuel Pauchet, Group Managing Director.

MORE INFORMATION

SIC Marking’s standard laser range is available with marking windows of 60 x 60 mm, 100 x 100 mm and 170 x 170 mm and applies to alphanumeric, datamatrix, barcodes, logos, VIN and QR codes marking. The marking head is easy to integrate on all production lines and can be connected to an industrial network without any additional hardware via digital I/O, Ethernet TCP/IP and RS232.

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

5

NEWS

DRIVES FOR PALLET CONVEYOR TECHNOLOGY: DEPENDABLE TECHNOLOGY WITH ROBUST DESIGN

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS supplies economical drive solutions with a high overload capacity for the special requirements of pallet conveyor technology.

Pallet conveyor technology primarily requires economical drive solutions with high overload capacity.

N

ORD DRIVESYSTEMS supplies optimally matched, individually configurable and flexible drive technology which reduces the number of versions and minimises costs, especially for transporting pallets and cage pallets with roller or chain conveyors.

MORE INFORMATION

For simple pallet conveyor technology applications, NORD has developed an efficient drive combination consisting of an asynchronous motor and a NORDAC BASE frequency inverter. This drive solution is specially tailored to the requirements of pallet conveyor technology and provides dependable technology with a robust design. It can be combined with all NORD geared motors and can be flexibly extended according to requirements, or the customer's specifications. Standardisation results in a reduction of the number of versions. This considerably reduces stocks of spare parts, optimises maintenance and saves costs in the sense of TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).

The three-phase asynchronous motors provide powers up to 1.5 kW and feature high overload capacity, solid workmanship and a long service life. The frequency inverters are installed close to the motor and are equipped with an integrated PLC. The freely programmable PLC processes the data from sensors and actuators, provides diagnostic options and communicates with the higher level controller.

A pre-installed software for control, parameterisation and diagnosis is configured for the special drive requirements of pallet conveyor technology.

The drive units can be integrated into all common bus systems. The AS interface or I/O interface are especially suitable as a simple and cost oriented solution for communication in pallet conveyor technology. A different bus system can be used without any problems if there are more sophisticated requirements.

Dependable, flexible, robust and service and maintenance friendly – with the combination of an asynchronous motor and the NORDAC BASE, NORD has created an application oriented drive solution for pallet conveyor technology. www.nord.com

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

6

NEWS

EWON® ARGOS IS NOW ISECOM STAR SECURITY CERTIFIED

HMS Industrial Networks today announced that their remote management solution, eWON Argos is now ISECOM STAR security certified.

T

he eWON Argos remote management service is an important part of the eWON remote solutions from HMS Industrial Networks. Argos offers users a secure monitoring and control to field equipment via eWON Netbiter gateways. Accordingly, Argos is regularly tested by independent companies to maintain a high security level in today’s fast-evolving technology environment.

www.ewon.biz

MORE INFORMATION

HMS now announces that Argos has become ISECOM STAR certified after passing an assessment performed by the company admeritia GmbH, a vendor-independent German cybersecurity company specialized in IT Security assessment (ethical hacking) and KPI-based security measurement. The assessment was done through an OSSTMM 3.0 and OWASP audit process which included penetration tests of Argos targeting the cloud-based infrastructure.

The eWON Argos Product Manager, Anders Stålheden comments: “We are very proud to have successfully passed the ISECOM STAR security certification, and we are committed to continue with regular security assessments to ensure that we provide the highest possible security to protect our customers.”

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

7

NEWS

PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BOEING PORTLAND AND HAIMER INTENSIFIES WITH COLLABORATIVE MEMBERSHIP AT OMIC R&D

Brings total OMIC R&D partners to 20 at its Scappoose, Oregon facility.

T

he Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center Research and Development (OMIC R&D) continues to grow a strong membership base with the addition this month of HAIMER, a world market leading German tooling company in the field of tool holding, shrinking, balancing and presetting. With a total now of seventeen manufacturing industry partners and three Oregon public universities, the Scappoose, Oregon (USA) based R&D facility continues to build a world-class operation to develop advanced metals manufacturing technologies through its collaborative research and development activities.

MORE INFORMATION

Through this partnership, Boeing -- with its center of excellence and main production plant for heavy metal machining in Portland, Oregon -- is intensifying its strategic partnership with HAIMER by sponsoring a joint membership at OMIC R&D. The partnership between Boeing and Haimer reaches back more than 10 years when HAIMER’s Safe-Lock™ pull out protection system became a true game changer at Boeing. With one of the largest titanium machining shops in the world, Boeing Portland has set the standard for cutting tools and tool holder applications for difficult to machine materials. The partnership will be strategically strengthened 26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

8

by HAIMER’s investment and support as a new member at OMIC R&D. Due to its technology advantages, the Haimer Safe-Lock™ system has become the Boeing Portland standard for roughing in their milling operations. Haimer implemented an open licensing policy where additional American and other cutting tool makers offer this technology as a standard solution which are widely used in the Boeing machining operations. In fact, the Boeing Company has also received an IP, patent and trade mark license from Haimer to be able to quickly respond to their machining needs for this innovative technology.

Prior to implementing Safe-Lock™ in their production, Boeing was constantly facing the challenge of preventing the cutting tool from pull-out which potentially created very expensive scrap. Over the last 10 years, since implementing Safe-Lock™, they haven’t had a single tool pullout incident for their high value components – thus avoiding any sort of expensive scrap and machining failure which was a common problem before implementing Safe-Lock™.

NEWS

The partnership between The Boeing Company and HAIMER Group will be strategically expanded to a joint membership at the OMIC R&D institution. On the picture William Gerry, Program Manager Global Technology for Boeing Research and Technology (left) and Andreas Haimer, President HAIMER Group (on the right), at the official membership inauguration of HAIMER at the OMIC.

community, our customers and the entire manufacturing industry in Oregon, the Pacific Northwest and American manufacturing. OMIC R&D is an ideal platform to share these kinds of best practices making American and Oregon manufacturers more competitive. Apart from Boeing Portland we also heavily support the leading U.S. Boeing facilities with our system technologies in Auburn, Seattle, Everett, Helena, St. Louis, and Fredrickson.”

HAIMER joins nineteen other OMIC R&D industry and university members in the Scappoose facility. Craig Campbell, executive director of OMIC R&D said: “Outsidein advance manufacturing research activities from Oregon Institute of Technology, Portland State University, and Oregon State University are solving manufacturing problems sets at OMIC R&D to support our members. Due to the strong investments from state and local government, OMIC R&D has become a draw for global manufacturing companies and is realizing its promise as an economic driver for the state and region.”

William Gerry, Global Technology program manager for Boeing Research and Technology said: “Boeing is very carefully vetting and inviting members to partner up and contribute to OMIC R&D. We are delighted about the new membership of HAIMER, who we know as a high quality tool holding, shrinking, balancing and presetting technologies company that Boeing has relied on heavily and exclusively for this service. HAIMER can support OMIC R&D and its members with state of the art technology and industry 4.0 connectivity solutions.”

Andreas Haimer, president of the HAIMER Group, explained during the official handshake at becoming an OMIC R&D member, “We are proud and happy to be closely associated with Boeing as a leading aircraft manufacturer and one of our biggest global customers. The investment and membership at OMIC R&D is a clear commitment to the

Coordinated with OMIC R&D’s applied research projects will be hands-on “earn and learn” apprenticeship programs at the PCC OMIC Training Center, led by Portland Community College, and located in a nearby facility that PCC is building.

While the Training Center construction is underway, PCC has a temporary delivery site at Scappoose High School.

Brendt Holden, President of Haimer USA and North America based out of Chicago, IL is summarizing the partnership: “We have been delighted to support various production facilities in the Northwest over the past 15 years with state of the art shrinking and balancing machines which have helped reduce operating costs and increase productivity. With presetting, tool holding and milling tools we have become a system partner around the machine tools. Lately we have been involved with multiple presetting projects in the Northwest which can reduce set up time and increase significantly the efficiency of the operation while implementing industry 4.0 technology by tool management capabilities. We are happy to share our equipment and knowledge in the OMIC in an effort to help the set-ups of the R&D projects be as efficient as possible.”

MORE INFORMATION

OMIC R&D is the fifteenth such research center established with Boeing leadership worldwide, and the first Boeing has sponsored in the United States. Its mission is to bring together manufacturing companies and higher education in an innovation environment where “outside-in” applied research with faculty and university students solves real problems for advanced manufacturers while training the next generation of engineers and technologists. Member companies share machinery, equipment such as tools, and expertise to create a highly dynamic and innovative R&D function for members.

The OMIC R&D model focuses research on helping indigenous industries increase competitiveness while creating a real partnership with and integration into the local economy. As research activities expand with highcost, high-value machinery added on to the production floor, OMIC R&D will increase state and regional commercial productivity in manufacturing and stimulate economic growth and development.

www.haimer.de

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

9

NEWS

SECO INNOVATES JETSTREAM TOOLING FOR ISO TURNING OPERATIONS

Seco has expanded its industry-leading Jetstream Tooling® solutions with new toolholders, coolant clamps and shank adapters that together optimize turning operations. The ISO turning toolholders feature coolant clamps with Seco’s JETI (Jetstream Integrated) technology, as do the VDI machine-side shank adapters.

The JETI technology keeps machines up and running while effectively controlling chips and heat generation.

W

hile the new toolholders provide internal coolant flow, they can still be used with external coolant hoses. Seco’s internal JETI technology channels coolant directly from the machine tool into the tool holder and out through the new coolant clamps. Because the clamps are made by additive manufacturing, their internal coolant channels are optimized specifically for turning applications to stabilize control of chips and tool life on a new, higher level. The clamps also allow for quick and effortless insert changes with the turn of only one screw.

MORE INFORMATION

With Seco’s new range of VDI machine-side shank adapters, those manufacturers with VDI-type turning machine turrets can now also benefit from Seco Jetstream Tooling® capability. The new adapters give shops the high levels of productivity and long tool life that come as a result of using high pressure coolant.

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

10

The ISO turning holders are available in square shank size 2020 and 2525, and the initial range of holders encompasses 28 items. Adapters are either left or right hand for VDI size 30, 40 and 50 turrets, come in star mount style for VDI size 30 and 40 turrets and accommodate square shanks in 20mm and 25mm sizes. www.secotools.com

NEWS

DOUBLE QUATTROMILL® 22 OF SECO BOOSTS HEAVY-DUTY FACE MILLING OPERATIONS

Seco's latest breakthrough in face milling cutters, the Double Quattromill® 22, significantly boosts metal removal rates and allows shops to push machine tools to their full milling potentials. The new cutter, for both roughing and semi finishing, features eight inserts with multiple cutting edges that cost-effectively increase depths-of-cut for high output.

T

he Double Quattromill® 22 comes in 45° and 68° lead angle versions for depths-of-cut up to 9mm (0.350”) and 11mm (0.430”), respectively. Unlike those on standard tangential-type face mills, the Double Quattromill® 22’s double-sided inserts are extremely free cutting for lower cutting forces/machine power consumption and longer tool life.

www.secotools.com

MORE INFORMATION

Because of its two lead angle options, Double Quattromill® 22 fits into the transitional area between easy and economical cutting. Choose cutter bodies in fixed-pocket and cassette styles, standard or close pitch and metric or inch versions.

Seco also applied its new surface texture technology to the Double Quattromill® 22’s cutter body flute surfaces for enhanced chip control and evacuation as well as durability.

The Double Quattromill® 22 offers three insert ranges with various edges and grade options. The ME12 geometry works with superalloys and stainless steels. The M12 geometry comes in many grades for compatibility with most workpiece materials. The M18 covers steels and cast irons, which require heavier edge protection.

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

11

NEWS

NEW EPLAN OFFICE ESTABLISHED IN CHINA

Haluk Menderes.jpg: “We will continue to grow in China – the conditions are excellent for it,” said Eplan Managing Director Haluk Menderes during the opening celebration.

A total of 230 guests from the fields of science, business and politics celebrated the founding of the new Eplan office in Shanghai, China, on 8 June. During the special ceremony, Eplan Managing Director Haluk Menderes spoke about the future of Eplan, which is the leading provider of engineering software solutions in Europe: “We will continue to grow in China – the conditions for it are excellent.”

E

MORE INFORMATION

plan Greater China President Bill Qin began the impressive opening celebration in the Hongqiao Jin Jiang Hotel Shanghai with his keynote talk “Excellence Through Innovation.” Providing an overview of digital manufactur-ing and current ideas for innovative engineering, he finds that industrial design will continue breaking down barriers while moving towards manufacturing. Eplan’s goals in China are clear: Leading engineering design will advance smart manufacturing in the country.

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

12

In his presentation about smart engineering, Industry 4.0, and smart manufacturing, Eplan Managing Director Haluk Menderes spoke about the necessity of integrated processes – from engineering through to manufacturing.

“China is superbly positioned for this and will continue driving innovation, smart engineering and Production 4.0 with our customers.”

Experts discuss the future Another highlight at the event was a roundtable discussion on “Digital Engineering Transformation,” moderated by Dr Pei Huang, editor-in-chief of the e-works magazine and Yingzhang Pan, president of the online portal “gongkong. com.” The expert group also included Profes-sor Ming Chen, deputy director of the Chinese-German University of Applied Sciences, and Daming Lu, vice president of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society. CISDI Electric Technology CEO Yanhua Peng and Haitian Group CIO Bin Qian spoke about topics including standardisation and modular engineering data, about the competitive position of German companies, and also about the definition of “new

NEWS The experts at the roundtable discussion on “Digital Engineering Transformation” are (from left to right) Ming Chen, Jie Xiao, Dr Carsten Metelmann, Dr Pei Huang, Yingzhang Pan, Bill Qin, Yanhua Peng and Bin Qian.

engineering” in China. Other participants of the moderated roundtable discussion included Jie Xiao, general manager of Vogel Business Media in China, and Eplan Vice President Asia-Pacific Dr Carsten Metelmann.

Figures, data, facts Eplan has been present in China since 2005 and continues to grow, with more than fifty employees in ten offices, including Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu and Shenzhen. The Chinese offices focus especially on mechanical engineering, the automotive industry and energy technology, a field that that is growing strongly in almost all business segments.

Chinese companies such as Shanghai Electric, Chery and CRRC rely on Eplan’s solutions expertise as do other global players in the market. Working with control cabinet and IT solutions provider Rittal and automation specialist Rittal Automation Systems, both Eplan affiliates within the Friedhelm Loh Group, the companies have unparalleled offerings for control cabinet and switchgear manufacturers on the Chinese market.

MORE INFORMATION

www.eplan.co.uk

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

13

NEWS

A FASTER HORSE LAUNCHES TO PROVIDE BRAND-NEUTRAL MANUFACTURING RESOURCE As a new brand-neutral online platform, A Faster Horse provides users in the manufacturing industry, at no cost, direct access to experts, knowledge, insights and solutions from a wide range of qualified partners. Partners provide groups through which subscribers can access specialized content, advice and solutions designed to optimize operational efficiency, reduce waste and envision the future.

Starting as community, grows into solution aggregator Providing users and companies with industry services, manufacturing optimization experts, Industry 4.0 solutions and just-in-time information, A Faster Horse helps its users improve their operations and save money with effective and efficient solutions. A Faster Horse has already launched its community features, with informational content and a partner network. The community will grow into a service aggregating platform, including a marketplace through which subscribers can market their products and services.

A capacity-sharing feature will enable short-term rentals of production capability during what otherwise would be down time. Messaging and chat functions will also help drive conversation about the optimization of manufacturing processes.

MORE INFORMATION

Qualified suppliers and solutions Online transparency and authenticity help A Faster Horse focus on providing high-quality content and services.

Anonymous postings on some informational sites make it impossible for subscribers to qualify the expert status of individuals who dispense advice and insights. On A Faster Horse, users and carefully selected partners are identified by their real names, with their verified experience listed to substantiate their participation. Communication can be open or in private depending on the nature of the subject.

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

14

Makes AI accessible for members A Faster Horse’s partners help users optimize today’s machine shops, but the platform is also looking ahead, building integration with IBM Watson to become the first open AI-enhanced platform specialized for the manufacturing industry. The AI-service will be accessible for members of A Faster Horse and will not require any development from the platform members. Industry 4.0 and AI is sometimes overmystified, but we will make it more accessible for all industry players says project manager Johan Wallquist. Co-creation sessions are planned where early adopting members will be able to influence the development of the service.

Founded by the Seco Consultancy Services division of Seco Tools, A Faster Horse is a new independent venture that welcomes other brands and industry players to participate as partners and sponsors to drive the industry forward. https://get.afasterhorse.com/early-access

NEWS

NEW 22ECT35 AND 22ECT48 ULTRA EC BRUSHLESS MOTORS WITH ULTRA HIGH TORQUE IN A COMPACT PACKAGE

Portescap will be offering 2 more new length sizes under its ECT range of Ultra EC™ Brushless Slotless motors: the 35mm 22ECT35 and the 48 mm 22ECT48. These new 22ECT motors along with higher torque capacity are light in weight and come in a compact package which helps in further miniaturization of the customer application.

T

hese compact brushless motors offer almost 50 percent more continuous torque over similar comparative motors without compromising on the smooth operation and long life you expect from Portescap’s brushless slotless motors. Our 22ECT motors are specially optimized for high continuous torque at low to medium speeds, maximizing power between 10K and 20K rpm.

The new 22ECT motors are available with hall sensors and a total of 3 different coils to match your speed & voltage requirements. Upon request, Portescap can also provide options for customization including gearboxes, encoders, coil variations and mechanical interface modifications.

Portescap is globally ISO 9001:2008 certified and our production site in India is also ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certified. www.portescap.com MORE INFORMATION

The 22ECT motor are powered by our patented Ultra Coil Technology and patented multipolar rotor design, which provides torque of up to 41.6mNm. The 22ECT motor weighs almost 28% lesser than comparative motors and it is the lightest 4 pole motor which can be adapted in most applications in the medical & industrial markets especially in industrial hand tools where high torque lightweight motor is required to reduce the fatigue of the user. The new 22ECT is also an ideal choice for applications such as humanoid robots, lab automation equipment, electric grippers, land surveying devices.

and low motor heating under load. Their low inertia makes them an exceptional option for applications requiring fast stopping, starting and acceleration.

Portescap succeeds in providing a high quality, long lasting & high performance brushless motor which is an ideal choice for geared applications because of its minimal speed drop 26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

15

NEWS

SECO PARTNERS WITH MACHINEMETRICS TO OFFER MANUFACTURING ANALYTICS As part of a global initiative to ensure the continued success of its customers, Seco Tools is expanding their customer service capabilities through a partnership with MachineMetrics.

MachineMetrics’ manufacturing analytics engine will provide Seco and its customers a technological resource for their advancement into Industry 4.0.

“

Seco has always been committed to providing our customers with the best products and services available.

Partnering with MachineMetrics will allow us to not only continue to help our customers learn about themselves but will transform our ability to help them improve their machine tool utilization and production capacity.” said Ben Alexander, Business Manager Online Services at Seco Tools.

MORE INFORMATION

Seco plans to use the MachineMetrics Industrial IoT platform and its manufacturing analytics applications as a cornerstone in their expansion into new technology services. With data provided by MachineMetrics, Seco can apply their extensive experience and engineering capabilities to the continuous improvement of their customers by helping them make data driven decisions to improve their efficiency and bottom line.

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

16

Leveraging Seco’s experience in tooling with MachineMetrics’ data collection capabilities will help both Seco and MachineMetrics customers gain a deeper understanding of what’s happening with their tools in real-time. These insights may include predicting tool life, preventing tool breakages, and feed and speed optimization.

“This partnership offers an exciting opportunity for both MachineMetrics and Seco Tools to demonstrate the value of data-driven manufacturing and analytics to Seco Tools users around the world,” says Bill Bither, CEO of MachineMetrics, “Together, we can uncover industry-first insights into machine tool and tooling optimization that will enhance the availability and reliability of machines for customers.”

With the MachineMetrics Production Monitoring application, Seco will enable their global customers to gain visibility into their production using an easy to use, do-it-yourself, completely customizable manufacturing machine monitoring system. As a cloud-based platform, MachineMetrics allows manufacturers to collect, monitor and analyze data from any and all types of machines, from anywhere and with any Internet-connected device to track OEE performance, identify production bottlenecks, take action with real-time notifications, predict and prevent costly downtime events, measure process improvements, and enhance shop floor communications.

NEWS

The historical and real-time machine data collected by MachineMetrics allows users to gain insight into their machine tool health, identify new service needs with analytics and reporting, predict and deliver early warning of potential machine or tooling failures directly in contact with their subcontractors, highlight elevated risk areas that lead to machine downtime, or even determine to take preventative action before it impacts a customer’s machine performance. The information will also provide the necessary data for improving quality to cost ration right from the design phase.

While other monitoring solutions can take months to integrate, over half of MachineMetrics customers are able to install themselves and start capturing data within 24 hours.

Based on machine controls and types, MachineMetrics unique ability to connect to any type of machine through the control allows them to monitor as many as 100 machine aspects such as temperatures and pressures of loaders, what line of code is running, the current tool in use and much more. www.secotools.com

MORE INFORMATION

“MachineMetrics has provided us valuable insight into our own Custom Products facility in Troy, Michigan, allowing us to reduce our lead-time while improving On-Time Delivery and quality. Now, by partnering with MachineMetrics, we see the opportunity to do the same for our customers.” Said Rob Keenan, President of Seco Tools North America, “By analyzing data output from machine tools, we can deploy our technical experts to work closely with our customers to identify bottlenecks and other issues that lead to extended machine down time. MachineMetrics is another tool that enables Seco to take cost out of our customer's operation while improving their productivity.”

and communication problems that prohibit most manufacturers from optimizing their production capacity.

The only way to solve these problems are by capturing data, which is the primary driver behind Seco’s partnership with MachineMetrics.

Despite the excitement surrounding digital manufacturing transformation, the majority of manufacturers still do not have visibility into their production. This lack of transparency leads to underutilized equipment, production inefficiencies, 26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

17

NEWS

NEW DEDICATED AUTOMOTIVE STUD WELDING SYSTEM PROVIDER CREATED

A unique, dedicated supplier of stud welding systems to the global automotive sector has been created following the sale of the former Nelson Fastener Systems business by leading international component manufacturer Doncasters Group.

T

he automotive division of the business – now known as Nelson Automotive – has been retained by Doncasters as part of the Group’s focus and commitment to the global automotive sector. It will continue to supply the sector with the market-leading stud welding systems, service and consumables for which the Nelson name has become renowned worldwide.

Its global customer base already includes many of the leading OEMs and well as major Tier 1 suppliers, all of whom will continue to benefit from unparalleled levels of innovation and service.

Products will continue to be manufactured in Gevelsberg in Germany, where a dedicated team is focused on the development of the next generation of stud welding systems, pushing the boundaries of speed, performance and durability.

MORE INFORMATION

The company is at the forefront of innovation in the sector, with its SPEEDPORT feeding system enabling a single unit to weld more than 40,000 studs in a day. It also offers an extensive range of manual and automatic systems, as well as robotic weld heads for high production environments.

Nelson Automotive boasts global reach with a complete product portfolio backed up by outstanding local service.

It enjoys strong synergies with other companies within Doncasters’ Speciality Automotive division.

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

18

NEWS

A spokesman for the company commented: “Our systems are used by leading players in the automotive sector in Europe, Asia and the Americas, where our service-led approach and commitment to innovation sets us apart.

“Remaining within Doncasters’ Specialty Automotive division give us access to extensive resources in the area of research & development, equipping us ideally to meet the challenges faced by automotive manufacturers seeking outstanding stud welding performance at best cost.

“The future is very bright for the business and we look forward to extending existing partnerships as well as embarking on new ones, whether customers are seeking systems for new production facilities or as upgrades to existing plants.”

The former Nelson Fastener Systems company is now owned by Stanley Black & Decker Inc. www.doncasters.com/stud-welding-systems/ MORE INFORMATION 26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

19

NEWS

INTEGRATED GRANITE MOTION SYSTEMS—AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL STAGE-ON-GRANITE

Custom-engineered linear motion platform to fit the unique needs of your application. High-stiffness, efficient form factor designs offer increased design flexibility over stage-on-granite designs. Scalable designs based on application requirements for travel length, payload, and dynamic performance.

MORE INFORMATION

M

achine components such as bearings, encoders, and drive mechanisms are engineered and assembled directly on the granite base and bridge structures in an Integrated Granite Motion (IGM) system.

Therefore, IGM systems are distinct from traditional stageon-granite systems where discrete positioning stages and components are used in the system design. Aerotech IGM systems are custom-engineered to fit the unique and specific needs of your application or process.

system has fewer parts in the structural loop, resulting in higher accuracy and better dynamic performance. IGM systems can be more compact due to the more integrated nature of machine components and granite. This provides for the possibility of smaller Abbe offsets and better machine positioning accuracy. In addition, it is simpler to optimize axis design parameters such as travel length and payload capacity because each axis of an IGM solution is engineered and built directly into the main granite structure.

IGM systems can be designed with mechanical or air bearings, ball-screw or linear-motor drives, and a variety of feedback elements ranging from encoders to laser interferometers. Additional axes of motion, such as rotary, lift, or piezo stages, or even galvanometer scanners, can be integrated onto the IGM axes, all of which can be controlled from Aerotech’s A3200 unified control platform.

Aerotech has an extensive history of designing, engineering, and manufacturing customized IGM systems. At Aerotech, we understand that you have a unique set of project requirements, and we are ready to work with you to explore your application needs and provide guidance as to which type of solution—IGM or traditional stage-on-granite—can offer the best solution to address your motion needs.

IGM and traditional stage-on-granite systems each offer distinct advantages, and the choice of which to use depends largely on your application or process, as well as its technical and commercial requirements. IGM systems can have higher stiffness than a stage-on-granite solution because the IGM

www.aerotech.com/product-catalog/integrated-granitemotion-systems.aspx

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

20

NEWS

SMART SENSOR FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS IOT

Photoelectric all-rounder BOS 21M ADCAP.

G

enerating, transporting and processing information are central tasks in the Industry 4.0 environment.

The basis for all the information is intelligent sensors which provide the required input. With their BOS 21M ADCAP will be showing a newly developed optical multifunction sensor, the BOS 21M series.

The versatile all-rounder uses red light and lets you choose from among four sensor modes: background suppression, energetic diffuse, retroreflective or through-beam sensor.

All the sensor functions can be configured over IO-Link while the system is running, so that a remote teach-in can be initiated by the controller.

Comprehensive, smart diagnostics functions provide important information such as life expectancy, operating hours and function reserve. Increasing amount dirt deposits, sensor misalignment, setting errors or other irregularities can then be reliably detected early by monitoring the emissivity values as a measure of the sensor signal quality.

But when it comes to operating security this intelligent sensor offers even more. The BOS 21M ADCAP is the first to optically monitor the output of the emitter LED directly and to determine the “stress level” by means of the sensor interior temperature and the supply voltage. www.balluff.co.uk

MORE INFORMATION

In addition the sensor detects actual operating conditions, collects and processes information and provides far more data than just the switching signal over IO-Link. Detection signals are prepared and pre-processed in the sensor. This relieves the burden on the system controller and reduces data volume on the fieldbus systems.

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

21

NEWS

PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE – INTELLIGENT HEALTH CARE FOR INDUSTRIAL GEAR UNITS

With their Unicase design, industrial gear units from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS are quiet running and have a long service life.

Industrial gear units are drive technology heavyweights which need to handle large torques. Due to the large forces involved, small defects which are not detected in time can quickly result in complete breakdowns.

This would not only be expensive, but also disastrous: major plant components would remain at a standstill until a replacement was delivered and installed. Because of this, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS uses condition monitoring and predictive maintenance to achieve maximum plant availability and high cost-efficiency.

W MORE INFORMATION

hile condition monitoring only enables the state of wear to be detected, predictive maintenance can ideally enable a maintenance date to be planned well in advance. This means higher plant availability, reduced costs, longer service life of the drives, and above all no unplanned downtimes – an ideal concept, especially for industrial gear units, as these drive technological heavyweights are often used in highly complex plants, in which downtimes would have particularly serious consequences.

Data analysis instead of just data reading This requires intelligent frequency inverters with integrated PLCs, which can take autonomous decisions and evaluate motor and gear unit status data from virtual and physical sensors. With the aid of virtual sensors based on mathematical algorithms and the PLC which is integrated into the NORD frequency inverter, in combination with the known physical characteristics of the gear oil, the lifespan of the oil can be determined with sufficient accuracy from the calculated drive output which is determined from the measured electrical data. This allows an assessment of the degree of use of the gear oil and the predicted date for the oil change.

Vibration frequencies provide clarity For industrial gear units, physical temperature and vibration sensors are both economical and advisable. Especially

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

22

NEWS Continuous monitoring at the field level and linkage of communication, sensor and process data, enables complete monitoring of the state of NORD drive systems.

vibration sensors offer a range of advantages. Detailed manufacturers' databases exist for all of the bearings which are installed in industrial gear units. These databases contain the characteristic vibration frequencies for all components of each bearing type. The individual frequencies can therefore be clearly identified and attributed to particular components. The frequency spectrum can be analysed on the basis of the time signal or an FFT analysis (Fast FourierTransform). This not only enables the ideal or necessary maintenance time to be calculated, it also indicates the location of the fault and which replacement parts are required.

As standard, NORD frequency inverters are equipped with a powerful, integrated PLC. This can collect and evaluate all of the available status data. This is a prerequisite for Industry 4.0 applications such as condition monitoring and predictive maintenance.

Cloud connection for networked service The autonomous drive communicates its status data to a secure cloud. There, this data is available for analysis with filter and analysis tools, so that monitoring of the drive units can be carried out from anywhere in the world. The data are transparently presented in a browser-based web interface and the plant can be viewed at a glance in a clear 3D illustration.

MORE INFORMATION

www.nord.com

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

23

NEWS

EXPERIENCE, COMPETENCE AND INNOVATION OVER MORE THAN 30 YEARS

30 years of competence NORD DRIVESYSTEMS has produced electronic drive technology in Aurich, Lower Saxony, since the beginning of the 1980s.

In addition to excellent quality and reliability, drive solutions from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS also feature a great depth of production.

T

MORE INFORMATION

he drive specialist produces all quality-relevant components in its own facilities. At the beginning of the 1980s, NORD started to produce electronic drive technology in Aurich, Lower Saxony. Over the years, the range of inverters, motor starters and electronics was continually expanded and now includes electronic drive technology up to 160 kW. The production location has also been continually extended. NORD Electronic DRIVESYSTEMS GmbH now employs 130 people and produces more than 100,000 units per year in an area of 5,000 m2.

Capacity extension for series production of NORDAC LINK Whether for series production devices, individually configurable products or one-offs, – the modern, automated and flexible production structure in Aurich enables orders of any size to be produced. A batch size of 1 is also achievable without further set-up. The demand for individual adaptations is increasing and the present high proportion of customised devices is continually growing. In 2017, a further increase resulted from the successful introduction of the NORDAC LINK field distributor. The drive controller for flexible, decentralised installation is freely configurable according to the particular requirements and application and provides considerably more options for customisation than the previous products. For the production of this series, a new assembly line was commissioned last year and the production area was extended by 400 m2 and the warehouse area was extended by 1,000 m2.

Quick and efficient NORD not only uses the latest technologies for its products; the production technology is also state-of-the-art. The objective: maximum speed and efficiency, a lean logistics

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

24

NEWS

The new NORDAC LINK field distributor is produced directly on order by the customer. Last year, the Aurich production facility was once again extended for the start of series production.

chain and largely paperless production. The entire production process is controlled via a central order. On receipt, each package is given a 2D code and can therefore be continuously traced until it is used. The automated small parts warehouse (AKL) with 2,000 six-fold segmented containers is centrally integrated into the production process and is used not only to store components, but also for semi-finished products. After the SMD department, the assembled modules are returned to the AKL, from where they are removed for further THT processing. This implements an automatic FIFO procedure (First In – First Out) within the production process. As almost all products are produced directly according to customers' orders, only a short production lead time and storage buffer are required. An extensive and stringent quality control process guarantees the high quality and reliability of NORD products.

MORE INFORMATION

NORD is continually working to make its processes more efficient. Since one year ago, an autonomous driverless transport system (FTS) has been used for transport from the incoming goods department to the AKL. The target for 2018 is also to increase the level of automation for THT (Through Hole Technology) production to the level of the SMD section. Furthermore, NORD plans to further digitalise the order process, so that customers can fully configure their devices themselves. www.nord.com 26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

25

NEWS

ADEUNIS AND ARC INFORMATIQUE JOIN FORCES TO CREATE A BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SOLUTION (BMS) INTEGRATING THE IOT UNIVERSE AT THE GRENOBLE ALPES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Two recognized player in IoT technologies are integrating their solutions to achieve unprecedented IoT equipment integration with an existing Building Management System (BMS) using LoRaWAN technology at the heart.

T

he Grenoble Alpes University Hospital’s technical teams wanted to be able to instrument and control various equipment quickly, inexpensively and without cabling (Ethernet and power). The Grenoble Hospital asked Adeunis and ARC Informatique the question of how to best solve this operational challenge.

In addition, the Hospital expressed the wish to do this with their existing BMS software without adding additional software layers. PcVue supervision published by ARC Informatique, is the BMS in charge of managing two of the Hospital’s sites, the GTB and the GTE site.

MORE INFORMATION

The first step, of this project consisted of a LoRaWAN radio coverage study of the site. This study, done by the Adeunis team, who are experts in this field, made it possible to identify the best location of the LoRa antenna, to ensure the zones (floors, buildings, parking, etc.) are correctly covered to allow desired positioning of the Adeunis® IoT sensors.

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

26

The LoRaWAN architecture makes it possible to set up a private network, specifically in indoor and deep indoor configurations, while taking advantage of the radio coverage of LoRaWan’s “Long Range” network. Indeed, only one antenna at the top of a building (15th floor) can cover almost all buildings on the site but also reach a second site about 6kms away. The cost of the network infrastructure is therefore very small when compared to a WiFi solution.

After the preparation and installation of the LoRaWAN infrastructure by the Adeunis team, the Adeunis® “PULSE” IoT sensors were installed to measure water meter readings on numerous external locations of the Grenoble University Hospital. Other sensors detect drifts in temperatures in sensitive locations such as drug storage areas.

The integration of the LoRaWan network at the heart of the GTB PcVue solution allows feedback from sensors used with the existing BMS supervision. The “raw” data of the sensor (Temperature, On / Off) is enhanced by the power of PcVue to enrich and treat this data including, creation of threshold, alarms, mimic, curves and archiving.

NEWS

Integration of IoT equipment maintenance data is also implemented with monitoring of remaining battery life of sensors and sensor position in the building.

This project thus provides the operator with significant savings both in commissioning and in operation of the Hospital facilities. Furthermore, the installation of the LoRaWAN infrastructure allows development of many new services through additional sensors integrated with PcVue’s data treatment features.

In conclusion, these GTB hybrid solutions, allowing both the control of standard automation equipment and simplified instrumentation thanks to the use of AdeunisÂŽ IoT technologies, are clearly part of a modern and innovative approach.

MORE INFORMATION

This technological partnership between Adeunis and ARC Informatique will solve many use cases in other sectors such as infrastructure, water, environment or the industry of the future, sectors where these two players have already acquired strong expertise. www.pcvuesolutions.com

26 | Industry Asia Pacific | September 2018

27