Bott is 30 per cent faster with FormControl X
Bott Werkzeug- und Maschinenbau GmbH, based in Wolfegg in the German Allgäu region of Upper Swabia, is optimising its production processes with the help of the FormControl X measurement and automation software from Blum-Novotest. It enables the company to meet the high standards set by Managing Director Jörg Osterkamp: ‘Maximum precision is the fundamental requirement for our work.’
The raw parts made from stainless steel, which is difficult to machine, are produced at Bott on the HERMLE C42 MT turning and milling centre. These parts are mounted on a pallet at the external set-up station that the changer has positioned at the station. When changing the pallet, the operator enters the right NC program for the blank. This fills the pallet storage area, and then machining can begin. First, the probe records the zero point of the pallet and the machine starts to run the NC program. Machining a combination flange takes over 20 hours. That is why it is especially important to detect faults on the machine early on. For instance, before the final finishing process, the relevant dimensions are measured with the probe and the tool is corrected according to these values using the FormControl X measurement and automation software.
Bott Werkzeug- und Maschinenbau GmbH, based in Wolfegg in the German Allgäu region of Upper Swabia, is optimising its production processes with the help of the FormControl X measurement and automation software from Blum-Novotest. It enables the company to meet the high standards set by Managing Director Jörg Osterkamp: ‘Maximum precision is the fundamental requirement for our work.’
The raw parts made from stainless steel, which is difficult to machine, are produced at Bott on the HERMLE C42 MT turning and milling centre. These parts are mounted on a pallet at the external set-up station that the changer has positioned at the station. When changing the pallet, the operator enters the right NC program for the blank. This fills the pallet storage area, and then machining can begin. First, the probe records the zero point of the pallet and the machine starts to run the NC program. Machining a combination flange takes over 20 hours. That is why it is especially important to detect faults on the machine early on. For instance, before the final finishing process, the relevant dimensions are measured with the probe and the tool is corrected according to these values using the FormControl X measurement and automation software.