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"We were considering upgrading the equipment, but we had no idea on how to automate the existing manual machine line to achieve the desirable benefits."
⚡Points of the problem faced by the customer⚡
1. The customer had no specialist for considering the automation of equipment in the company.
2. The machining operations were performed in three processes using two units of single-spindle lathes and one machining center. (The customer wanted to effectively utilize the limited factory space by reducing the number of machines.)
3. The production line was manually handled by operators, so there was a limit to the amount that could be produced.
In addition, since the measurement was also performed manually, the quality was inconsistent due to measurement errors or correction input errors.
💡What we can do for the customer💡
Listening to the above customer’s issues and proposing Muratec's original automation solutions!
Achieving both process integration and machining automation by installing a gantry loader on our multi-tasker MT200 Turning Center!
Our proposals to solve the customer’s problems are as follows.
📝Proposals
1. After carefully considering the situation and challenges of the customer, we have proposed our original automation solution.
Based on our wealth of experience in automation proposals, we always make the most suitable proposal for individual customers.
2. In our system, after machining of OP10 with the left-side spindle, OP20 can be also machined with the same left spindle by using an external turn around device.
In addition, OP30 is machined with the right-side spindle while the workpiece orientation is maintained in the kissing cycle.
As a result, the production line space has been saved significantly by reducing the number of machines from 3 units (3 spindles) to 1 unit (2 spindles) for the same machining operations.
3. Installation of our gantry loader has made it easy to automate a series of operations from loading/unloading to measuring.
In addition, automatic operations are performed even during lunch breaks and after regular working hours to increase production volume. Moreover, automatic feedback of the measurement results from the measuring device to the machine has enabled the product quality to be more stable than ever before.
✨Automation
#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) |