VIPER 500 MFM – Increased productivity and precision in the robot industry
With the VIPER 500 MFM Klingelnberg is entering the market with a pioneering technological achievement. The company is entering the field of cycloid gearing even deeper and thus also the world of robotics. Trade fair visitors will be able to see the machine live in action for the first time at EMO Hannover 2019. A real highlight, for, thanks to sophisticated technology, the VIPER 500 MFM often eliminates the need for the time-consuming and costly measuring and pairing of components.
To obtain cycloid gears with good running qualities and high load capacity, extreme precision is required when manufacturing the gearings and the base body. Because the high accuracies cannot be adhered to with standard machine tools available on the market and typical machining sequences, the components are measured and paired according to their tolerance situation. This means high additional costs and tremendous logistical effort in production and assembly. Klingelnberg is breaking new ground in cycloid gearing machining with the completely newly developed VIPER 500 MFM. For the first time, the company has developed a machine that makes it possible to comply with these tight tolerances. With the VIPER 500 MFM in combination with the precision measuring centers and the Closed Loop, Klingelnberg now has a complete system that makes the production of highly accurate cycloid gearings very easy: in the cycloid grinding cell, the processing machine and the measuring machine are connected by automation. Thanks to the use of GearEngine®, this cycloid grinding cell is “fit” for Industry 4.0 processes. Combined with Closed Loop, this gives rise to an autonomous, self-optimizing production system that makes it possible to utilize the machining and measuring capacity of the machines to optimal effect.