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"Complicated operations require different machine tools to be used according to the shape of materials."
⚡Points of the problem faced by the customer⚡
1. Workpieces of 65mm or less were processed by a bar machine, while larger ones were made from cut materials by using two units of single-spindle lathes, requiring multiple operators.
2. Due to the high hurdles to implementing automation, labor saving on the production line did not proceed as expected.
💡What we can do for the customer💡
A turning center equipped with a gantry loader, bar feeder, and stocker has achieved efficient automation, while reducing the number of machine tools.
Our proposals to solve the customer’s problems are as follows.
📝Proposals
[1] One turning center handles both bar materials and cut materials!
For bar materials, a bar feeder is installed on the left side of the MT200, while a stocker is incorporated on the right side for cut materials.
As a result, both bar materials and cut materials can be processed with one machine.
In addition, if the 3-turret type is chosen, the machine can be equipped with a maximum of 54 cutting tools.
[2] Mounting a gantry loader on the machine allows for easy automation!
🔵Bar material machining cycle
Bar feeder ➡ Left axis (OP10) ➡ Right axis (OP20) ➡ Gantry loader picking up finished parts ➡ Stocker
🔵Cut material machining cycle
Stocker ➡Left axis (OP10) ➡ Right axis (OP20) ➡Gantry loader picking up finished parts ➡ Stocker (return)
In this way, the process of loading materials and the process of unloading finished parts have been automated.
✨Higher Productivity
#16 Muratec’s flexible loader smoothly handling complex transfer cycles!
Nov 1, 2023
#15 Building a highly efficient and compact production line through process integration and loader-based system automation!
Aug 30, 2023
#14Muratec’s flexible loader enables a single machine to play two roles.
Also, the unique tooling system not requiring changeover and the oscillating cutting function improve productivity more
Aug 8, 2023
#13 Increasing productivity by automating high-mix production with a stocker without changeover! Also, enabling long-time operation with Muratec standard stocker!
Jul 7, 2023
#12 Achieving automation of all conventional processes with our gantry loader!
May 31, 2023
#16 Muratec’s flexible loader smoothly handling complex transfer cycles!
Nov 1, 2023
#15 Building a highly efficient and compact production line through process integration and loader-based system automation!
Aug 30, 2023
#14Muratec’s flexible loader enables a single machine to play two roles.
Also, the unique tooling system not requiring changeover and the oscillating cutting function improve productivity more
Aug 8, 2023
Company Name |
Murata Machinery, Ltd. Japanese Name : Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha |
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Established | July 1935 |
Main office | 136, Takeda-Mukaishiro-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8418 Japan |
Branch office (Japan) | Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya |
Factories (Japan) | Inuyama, Kaga, Ryuo, Oita, Ise, Gifu |
President | Daisuke Murata |
Products |
Textile Machinery, Machine Tools, Sheet Metal Machinery, Automated Systems, Clean FA Systems, Communication Equipment |
Capital | JPY 900 million |
Sales |
Consolidated: 391,800 million yen Non-Consolidated: 304,300 million yen (as of March 31, 2022) |
Employees | 3700 [Group; 8100 ](as of April, 2022) |