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The new SCHUNK cutting-edge technology for collaborative gripping.

Hot topicsAutomation and goingdigital in production

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Equipped by SCHUNKOur clamping force blocks for robot-controlled machine loading

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SCHUNK NEWSInside: news from the family-owned company

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WorldwideWhat are the SCHUNK key topics in the USA, in Asia and Europe

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DatesInternational shows andevents 2017

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Jens LehmannThrow-in: our brand ambassador on the subject of going digital

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Equipped by SCHUNKGripping system components in Europe‘s biggest gantry robot

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Product innovationOur innovations for highly efficient production processes

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Future Trends with SCHUNKShorter and shorter go-to-market cycles pose massive challenges for production companies. Going digital in production is one of the most important topics in this respect. SCHUNK faces up to the challenges of the future.

How can the innovative mid-sized sector make the most of digital technologies? How can SCHUNK lay the foundations for this? Our reply: We see Industry 4.0 as an opportunity to shape the future of production with newly developed gripping systems.

We, as a trendsetter with safe, robust, and intelligent gripping technology, are taking a stance on the latest automation topics and opening up new possibilities for sustainably more efficient production automation with our best-in-class products and gripping competence. Even today, intelligent SCHUNK components with networking capability provide the basis for flexible production automation.

You can find out how we aim to take up the leading role when it comes to Industry 4.0, service robotics, human/machine collabora-tion, and additive manufacturing on the following pages. ■

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Dear Customers, Partners, and Friends,the dynamic transformation, driven by digitalization, is shaping various visions of the future. A great deal is possible, but is also uncertain. Blue» stands for freedom in color the-ory. Our new SCHUNK Journal came into being with precisely this claim in mind: we take position on trending topics close to your heart. We show you applications and solutions from real life. We report on what you can expect from us in the future. Compact, clear, and blue – just how you know and what you’ve come to expect from SCHUNK.

The collaboration between humans and robots has long since become a reality and has already become the standard for many of our customers. Our HRC gripper portfolio “Co-act” has also become the standard. It is the only one on the market that has secure universal and miniature grippers for all conventional cobots.

We will accompany you along the path towards the digital transformation. From the beginning to the end of the product life cycle. With smart tools and services, from design, to order and commissioning, right up to maintenance and repair. With intelligent components

for operations. Directly on the work-piece and networked with the entire system. “Smart production processes. Equipped by SCHUNK”.

We innovate. All the time. But only if the benefit for our customers is con-vincing. The electrical ELP linear module has globally unique features, such as the auto-learn function for automatic speed adjustment.

My grandfather Friedrich Schunk founded our family-owned company in 1945 in Lauffen am Neckar. Our origins are still our home today. Our customers value our proximity. Worldwide. This way, we invest at home and are always on site.

Learn more in blue»! We hope you enjoy reading it!

Henrik A. SchunkManaging Partner / CEO

The JournalNew

From robots that replace workers to robots that serve as helpful colleagues, the field of robotic automation is experiencing a new trend that represents a huge challenge for component manufacturers. SCHUNK sets a new benchmark for HRC grippers of the future with its Co-act gripper range.

Human/robot collaboration

Trend topic

The new Co-act Gripper Program

The world‘s first DGUV-certified gripper for collaborative robotsThe SCHUNK SVH 5-finger-hand has been certified and approved by the German Social Accident Insurance Association (DGUV) for collaborative operation. In so doing, SCHUNK has taken a decisive step forward on the way towards safe human/robot collaboration.

The SCHUNK SVH 5-finger hand grips nearly as perfectly as the human hand. The electronics are completely inte-grated into the wrist, which allows the SCHUNK 5-finger hand SVH to simulate nearly all human hand movements. Due to the moving parts with a total of nine drives, various gripping operations can be executed with high sensitivity. Elastic gripping surfaces ensure a reliable grip on objects. The SCHUNK SVH can be connected with the market-standard and lightweight robots via defined mechanical interfaces. ■

Teamwork in production automation

Human/robot collaboration requires intelligent and safe grippers. The SCHUNK Co-act Gripper JL1 is the first intelligent HRC gripper, which directly interacts and communicates with humans. A touchscreen in the gripper housing and LED panels in the fingers enable communication with the operator. This piece of cutting edge technology from SCHUNK receives the initials of our brand ambassador Jens Lehmann. The world-class goalkeeper has been part of the SCHUNK team since 2012 and stands for safe, precise gripping and holding.

schunk.com/Co-act

A gentle gripper for cobots

Even at the basic level, the SCHUNK Co-act gripper program will fulfill the three key requirements of a safe human/robot colla-boration in the future:

They never cause injury when gripping

They always detect contact with a human

They never drop the gripped object

Various “senses” are used to record, evaluate, and communicate situational, ambient and operational conditions. Thus, in the future, SCHUNK Co-act grippers will be able to transmit all relevant data about processes and surroundings to the control and production systems. The focus will be on the intelligent flow of materials, process optimization and continuous documenta-tion.

Sensoric aura for environmental monitoring

Mechanically, the gripper facilitates both a parallel and also an angular grip, meaning it is able to reliably handle a wide variety of objects. Specially designed gripping techniques and force-measuring jaws in its fingers enable the Co-act Gripper JL1 to adjusts its behavior depending on whether it is gripping a workpiece or a human hand. Adjusted to suit the respective applica-tion, plant planners and users will have at their disposal a complex interplay between various sensors and safety mechanisms. A special software bundles the various infor-mation from the individual sensor sources and derives the correct information from this. At the same time, the gripper acts as a direct means of communication between the plant controller and the operator: using LEDs and a corresponding color coding system, it provides information as to whether the system is ready for operation or if the correct workpiece is gripped.

An integrated touchscreen also enables direct communication with the gripper as well as teaching or switching to various operating modes.

Typical of SCHUNK: the modules of the Co-act series are designed to be manufacturer-independent and can be used on all relevant HRC cobots.

Prof. Dr. Markus Glück, Managing Director Research & Development/CIOSCHUNK GmbH & Co. KG, Lau� en/Neckar

Pooling HRC expertise in the SCHUNK Co-act team

Until the standard program comes onto the market, SCHUNK is already able to deliver HRC grippers individually adjusted to the respective application as a customized solution right now. SCHUNK has formed the interdisciplinary SCHUNK Co-act team for precisely this purpose. It enables swift and needs-based technical implementation as well as active support for the required risk assessment. ■

Please contact us with your individual requirements. You can reach the SCHUNK Co-act team by telephone: + 49-7133-103-3444 or email: co-act-team@de.schunk.com

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HRC Gripping Technology

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The Digital Twin

The mechatronic modules from the 24 V range from SCHUNK will also be available as Digital Twins for the virtual simulation of assembly systems in the future. Instead of the classical CAD cover model, a detailed digital image of the individual components appears, including their full functionality. With the aid of the mechatronics concept designer from Siemens PLM Software and the Digital Twins from SCHUNK, designers and systems planners will soon be in a position to simulate complete assembly systems in 3D, from design right up to commis-sioning. Due to virtual simulation in the engineering process, the entire development and project duration will be up to 30% shorter.

E-shop for additively manufactured gripper fingers

Nothing gets closer to the workpiece than the gripper fingers. And they can be individually designed and ordered with just a few clicks on the web-based SCHUNK Finger Designer eGRIP. In plastic, steel or aluminum. By uploading the STEP or STL file of the workpiece and specifying the relevant parameters, the tool has all the key data and calculates the price and delivery time in no time at all. The outside contour of the modules generated with SCHUNK eGRIP, consisting of gripper, gripper jaws, and workpiece, can also be used directly free of charge as an STL file for the construction of the system. If you do not wish to place your order straight away, you can save the offer automatically. The benefits of the first e-shop for individual grippers can be best seen in terms of numbers: up to 97% shorter design time for gripper fingers, up to 88% shorter delivery times and up to 50% lower finger costs.

E-shop for additively manufactured gripper fingers

Nothing gets closer to the workpiece than the gripper fingers. And they can be individually designed and ordered with just a few clicks on the web-based SCHUNK Finger Designer eGRIP. In plastic, steel or aluminum. By uploading the STEP or STL file of the workpiece and specifying the relevant parameters, the tool has all the key data and calculates the price and delivery time in no time at all. The outside contour of the modules generated with SCHUNK eGRIP, consisting of gripper, gripper jaws, and workpiece, can also be used directly free of charge as an STL file for the construction of the system. If you do not wish to place your order straight away, you can save the offer automatically. The benefits of the first e-shop for individual grippers can be best seen in terms of numbers: up to 97% shorter design time for gripper fingers, up to 88% shorter delivery times and up to 50% lower design time for gripper fingers, up to 88% shorter delivery times and up to 50% lower finger costs. finger costs.

Smart Product Life CycleSCHUNK products, tools and services for smart production

Digitalization

As the leading supplier for technology equipment of robots and production, SCHUNK is “closest to the part”. Our components and services play a decisive role in digitalization and production.

Hot topic

Smart Tools

Throw-in

Jens Lehmann

Digitalization, big data and the collaboration between human and machine seem to be the buzz words at the moment. Not only in industry.

Whether it‘s a smart home, a smart factory or a smart stadium. Networking,the collecting, but especially the compliant use of data is even changing soccer. In the Bundesliga, the so-called Footbonaut is already being used in training. Huub Stevens and Arsène Wenger are among the pioneers in soccer in this regard. Huub Stevens already had a huge pool of player-related data 20 years ago. Arsenal London were unbeaten and won the English Premier League in 2004. Why? Arsène Wenger had a better understan-ding than anyone else about how to interpret the performance data of his own players and opponents and use it to derive the perfect strategy. Wenger made smart data out of big data. What will it be like in the stadium of the future? Just like in the factory, everything will be made capable of communicating by means of sensors, data will be transmitted in real time, and coaches will receive decision-making bases even faster. Will they still make substitutions and change their tactics based on gut feeling? Or will their smart-phones tell them which player might be capable of bringing about the decisive impulse at the last minute? Will success

and the result be predictable? The fact of the matter is that digitalization and the use of data will make it possible to improve the quality and the synergy of a team. The team performance will be more predictable because it will be able to react more quickly and effectively to changing framework conditions. Humans and their expertise nevertheless continue to be a crucial component in order to make “smart data” out of the stream of data. ■

Available online straight awayschunk.com/eGRIP

The digitalization of assembly and handling processes offers significant advantages for planners and operators of plants. The basis is the recording, evaluating and interconnecting of various process data.

Ralf Steinmann,Director Business Unit Gripping SystemsSCHUNK GmbH & Co. KG, Hausen

Digital services by means of interconnected components

With intelligent mechatronic gripping modules like the SCHUNK EGL PROFINET parallel gripper, a wide range of data from a handling process can be recorded. Evaluated and inter-connected, it offers unforeseen possibilities for smart services. These intelligent grippers are capable of handling, identifying and measuring components and carrying out integrated quality inspections all at the same time. Due to the completely integrated control and power electronics, information can be generated that is then made available for process regulation or optimization via a Profibus interface. The information can be displayed and evaluated on all mobile end devices by means of a web-based dashboard. ■

Jens Lehmann

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Realistic simulationThe intelligent 3D model facilitates computer-aided simulation in real time.

Realistic simulationThe intelligent 3D model facilitates computer-aided simulation in real time.

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Gripping Systems

New products

ELP Electric Linear Module

The first ProfiNet-certified gripper with integrated control electronics.

The SCHUNK EGL 90 has a variable gripping force between 50 and 600 N, making it one of the most flexible mechatronic grippers with the most compact performance on the market. Finger position and closing speed can be freely programmed within a maximum stroke of 42.5 mm per finger. The complete control and power electronics are integrated into the housing. It is also suitable for decentralized and mobile use due to the 24 V-DC operating voltage. Profibus DP und CANBus provides maximum interface flexibility for swift and easy integration into superior plant controllers. The ProfiNet certification guarantees compatibi-lity with industry standards. ■

Product information:schunk.com/EGL

EGL 90 2-Finger Parallel Gripper with ProfiNet

Compact Gripper The complete control and power electronics are integrated into the housing. Suitable for use in decentralized plants.

Maximum Inter-face Flexibilitydue to Profibus (up to 12 Mbits/s) and CAN Bus (up to 1 Mbit/s). ProfiNet certification for guaranteed compatibility with industry standards.

Flexible ProgrammingFinger position, closing speed and gripping force (50 to 600 N) can be freely programmed within the maximum stroke of 42.5 mm.

Convenient CommissioningInteractive online commissioning assistant for simple parameterization of the gripper hardware.

The new SCHUNK online configurator based on the proven CADENAS technology.

With the new SCHUNK online configurator assembly automation, designers can imple-ment a wide range of pick & place assembly versions and load them in their CAD program as complete modules either in 2D or 3D. An intelligent combinational logic here ensures that only technological and mechanically possible configurations can be implemented.

The configurator provides access to the world‘s most comprehensive line of modules for high-performance assembly, pneumatic and electrical, with more than 10,000 possible combinations. Upon request, SCHUNK can also supply the assembly systems created in the online configurator fully assembled. ■

Online configurator

The most tried-and-tested gripper on the market – now also in the EPLAN data portal

The EPLAN data portal allows SCHUNK to achieve significant efficiency benefits as of right now when designing assembly and handling systems. In the first stage, SCHUNK offers 16 ranges with a total of 843 individual components on the web-based data platform. The parallel gripper EGP, the gripper swivel module EGS and the self-learning linear module ELP from

the 24 V gripper modular system as well as the mechatronic gripper EGL are avai-lable among others. Data is available on the EPLAN platform in the latest version all around the globe. Using the EPLAN software solution, data can be integrated or down-loaded via the browser version of the EPLAN data portal for use in other ECAD programs and can be added to the respective plans easily by using drag & drop. ■

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The easiest electric Linear Module on the Market to adjust.

The ELP linear module is the new technological benchmark for the use in modular assembly. The module is ready to use in just two work steps. The end positions are simply configured mechanically with a screw and the speed of extension and retraction is configured using the rotary switches on the side. The SCHUNK ELP features an auto-learn function that allows the speed to be configured automatically according to the add-on weight. This enables compensation for incorrect configurations. The low-maintenance 24 V linear motor drive automatically regulates the braking process, meaning a shock absorber is not required. ■

Product information:schunk.com/ELP

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Regulation and power electronics integratedControl via digital I/O.

Low-maintenance 24 V linear motor driveNo shock absorbers, which may become damaged or have to be exchanged.

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Clamping systems

New products

The world‘s first hydraulic expansion toolholder in standardized heat shrinking contour.

The hydraulic expansion toolholder SCHUNK TENDO Slim 4ax combines the complete outside geometry of heat shrinking mountings according to DIN 69882-8 with the impressive quali-ties of the SCHUNK hydraulic expansion technology: the vibration-damping hydraulic system ensures a high surface quality, protects the spindle, increases the workpiece tool life and in so doing reduces the costs. A robust base body ensures ideal shape accuracy by means of excellent radial rigidity. TENDO Slim 4ax was designed particularly for axial operations and develops its strengths when drilling, countersinking, reaming, and thread cutting in 5-axis centers as well as in die and mold construction. It can replace heat shrinking mountings 1:1 without reprogramming the external contour by means of plug & work. Another benefit is the rapid tool change using an Allen key. ■

Product information:schunk.com/TENDO-Slim-4ax

NSE-E mini 90 Quick-change Pallet Module

Extremely weight-reduced Wedge Hook Power Chuck with minimum Mass Moment of Inertia.

The SCHUNK ROTA NCE unifies lightweight design with maximum bearing load capacity in a single lathe chuck. Its weight-optimized design with low inertia ensures minimum acceleration and braking times. In so doing, it offers ideal requirements for high process dynamics with minimum energy consumption as well as for the energy management certification DIN EN ISO 50001. ■

Product information:schunk.com/ROTA-NCE

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The quick-change pallet module VERO-S NSE-E mini 90 is the world‘s first electrical quick-change pallet module with 24 V technology. The ener-gy-efficient module supports the trend for fluid-free machine tools and is actuated via a brushless DC motor instead of via compressed air when locking or unlocking. In under a second, the clamping pin is first positioned using short tapers, and then fixed with three clamping slides and finally clamped with a repeat accuracy < 0.005 mm. The power consumption is only around 30 W. The drive concept facilitates pull-down forces of up to 15,000 N. The holding force is 15,000 N (M6) or 25,000 N (M8). ■

Product information:schunk.com/VERO-S-NSE-E-mini

Intelligent clamping pressure adjustment speeds up tool change.

The SCHUNK TRIBOS Fixscanner stationary reading system for precision toolholders ensures more speed and maximum process reliability when changing tools for micro machining. This means that manual data entry errors and damage to the toolholder due to excessive clamping pressure are therefore excluded. For existing clamping devices TRIBOS SVP-2D, SVP-2D/H and SVP-4, the system can be retrofitted quickly and easily. ■

Product information:schunk.com/TRIBOS-Fixscanner

Fixscanner

Excellent vibration dampingThe hydraulic system ensures high surface finish, the machine spindle’s performance is enhan-ced, the tool service live is increa-sed and costs are reduced.

The ultimate for axial machiningDrilling, countersinking, reaming, and thread cutting in 5-axis cen-ters and in die and mold making industry.

Fast tool changeMicron precise without peripheral equipment. Turn to dead stop.

100% compatible with the Kitagawa BB200 seriesNo attachments required.

DIN EN ISO 50001Suitable for energy management certification DIN EN ISO 50001.

Weight-optimized designwith low mass moment of inertia for minimum acceleration and braking times.

Large through-holefor machining of all common bar diameters.

Actuationwith 24 V direct voltage.

Electromechanical driveEnergy-efficient alternative to pneumatic modules.

Plug & Work1:1 interchangeable. Insert a hydraulic expansion tool-holder – replace a heat shrinking toolholder.

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Dust- and watertightIn accordance with protection class IP67.

The system saws, lays and nails 3D arched roof girders of varying widths and 50 mm thick square

timbers fully automatically.

After sawing, the robot puts the slats down in precisely

the defined position.

This vacuum plate gripper can be exchanged in a

matter of seconds for producing wall modules. It is

also fitted with the SCHUNK quick-change system.

Multi-functional Gantry Robot

Production processes in the construction industry

Equipped by SCHUNK

The “Arch_Tec_Lab” of the Institute for Technology in Architecture (ITA) at the ETH Zürich is impressive with a visually and technologically spectacular roof construc-tion. 48,624 slats and 815,919 nails are combined on a surface of 2,308 m² into an organically shaped whole. The special feature: the lattice girders were manufactured completely digitally. Gripping system components from SCHUNK provide Europe‘s biggest gantry robot with the maximum degree of flexibility.

Consistently digital chain

What had previously been hardly achievable or affordable can be precisely and efficiently implemented today due to digital manu-facturing. The multifunctional gantry robot WoodFlex 56 from GÜDEL AG was the key with which ERNE AG Holzbau was able to achieve the “sequential roof” designed by Gramazio Kohler Research and planned by Arch_Tec_Lab AG directly from the CAD data.

Up until now, architects never thought in terms of wood for complex shapes but always in terms of concrete. Our system now shows what is possible with wood.

Thomas Wehrle, Vice Director of ERNE AG Holzbau.

Reducing production times by 92%

For conventionally manufactured supporting components, the production outlay was around 150 hours plus around 50 hours for work preparation. When automated on the other hand, merely 12 hours were required for complete girder production.

Maximum � exibility due to gantry robots

GÜDEL WoodFlex 56 is made up of a stan-dard gantry that is processed over a length of 53 m, a 3-axis linear module and a robust 3-axis wrist. With a machining area of 48 m in length, 5.6 m wide and 1.4 m high, it is currently the largest gantry robot in Europe. In order for the robot to be able to handle, saw, mill, lay, nail and clamp fully automatically, it was fitted with a powerful quick-change system from SCHUNK, by means of which each workpiece can be exchanged fully automatically in no time at all.

E� iciency and precision

The quick-change system is a significant key to achieving the required level of flexibility. By using SCHUNK couplings, the gantry robot can now dock an unlimited number of units as opposed to its previous limit of four. It can also use a multitude of complex tools. The special challenges of the XXL gantry, like the largely dimensioned workpieces, the high number of media and signals, the water cooling of the spindles, and the dusty environment are superbly mastered by the couplings. The same applies for the modular

long-stroke gripper SCHUNK PHL, which is used for handling the slats. With its patented multi-tooth guidance, this gripper is ideally suitable for the dusty environment in timber construction. ■

More information:schunk.com/Gripper-History

Fun facts:

Everything safely gripped

The pneumatic industrial gripper SCHUNK PPG wrote automation history in 1983.

As the world’s first standardized gripper, it revolutionized automated handling and assembly. Since then, SCHUNK has been shaping the future of gripping systems, and today offers a wide range of industrial automation from a single source with efficient components and solutions. ■

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The roof construction of the

“Arch_Tec_Lab” at the ETH Zürich

Source: Arch_Tec_Lab AG, photos: Andrea Diglas

heralds the new Era in Timber Construction

Potential for Process Optimization

Highly efficient machining processes

Equipped by SCHUNK

SCHUNK TANDEM plus: the original from SCHUNK –

tried and tested for over 30 years.

Side by side, the TANDEM plus vises are lined up on this swivel bridge.

They are loaded fully automatically by robots. The respective clamping

status can be precisely detected and transmitted to the control system.

In this solution, TANDEM plus clamping force blocks, fitted on SCHUNK VERO-S

quick-change pallet modules, can be loaded by robots during processing time

in front of the machine.

Modern clamping force blocks can do much more than simply precisely clamp a work-piece between two jaws under high applied force.Multi-talents are required to fix parts fully automatically and in no time at all, and allow a high level of flexibility and process monitoring directly on the component. Applied intelligently, they prove to be key factors on the path towards highly efficient processes.

Modular individuality

With the TANDEM plus clamping force block program, workpieces can be clamped quickly and with high clamping force either fully automatically or manually. The range comprises over 50 standard variants. The spectrum stretches from manual, pneumatic or hydraulically actuated versions, to spring-loaded vises for use in mediafree workpiece storage, from 64 to 250 mm in size, from standard-stroke and long-stroke versions, right up to clamping force blocks with a fixed jaw. With the modularly assem-bled SCHUNK TANDEM modular system, an abundance of different fields of application becomes accessible, from fully automated small component gripping, through use on palletizing systems, right up to combined clamping of long parts.

Compactness in a square

With the square surface area and the compact dimensions, the vices allow an extremely dense arrangement, meaning numerous parts can be prepared on tomb-stones, deposited in a workpiece storage and at the same time exchanged in the machine for processing. The clamping force blocks can also be used on base plates and on tombstones, swivel bridges, pyramid brackets, multi-clamping vises or clamping pallets; horizontally, vertically or upside-down; in 3-, 4- or 5-axis machining centers and in transfer or rotary transfer machines; in strictly synchronized large-scale produc-tion and on pallet systems for producing small and medium batch sizes.

Synergies from compactness, clamping force and precision

Their one-piece rigid base body, the wedge hook kinematics, and long, ground jaw guidances provide for concentrated clam-ping forces of up to 55 kN on the smallest of spaces. With excellent repeat accuracy of up to 0.01 mm, TANDEM plus clamping force blocks are ideal for the most demanding milling tasks with a high rate of metal re-moval, high number of cycles, and minimal tolerances. ■

The TANDEM plus clamping force block range from SCHUNK combines long-lasting, compact, universally usable and contour-optimized precision clamping force blocks for implementation in a wide range of application scenarios.

Markus KleinerGeneral ManagerH.-D. SCHUNK GmbH & Co. Spanntechnik KG, Mengen

The TANDEM range offers a unique diversity: each vise in every size.

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Product information:schunk.com/Battery-Grippers

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Lauffen | Hausen | South Korea

SCHUNK News

Light-flooded, distinctive and sustainable. With a modern composition of glass and aluminum, the new SCHUNK administration building in Lauffen/N. sets architectural benchmarks and is also the visual highlight of the company premises. Its striking facade is based on the SCHUNK design element, which accentuates the floors right up to the green roof terrace in rising dynamics. The new five-storey building provides ample space for office use and conference rooms as well as a reception area and a canteen. With a total usable area of 3,170 m², the building was also designed to accommodate the future growth. The building concept with the latest building technology ensures consistent sustainability when dealing with water, electricity and heat. Construction will be completed as scheduled in the fourth quarter of 2017. ■

SCHUNK battery cell gripper

Your process advantages with SCHUNK in the battery pack assembly: cost saving due to automated transport, removal and stacking of the individual cell modules during pre-assembly

Fast joining processes due to automated positioning of the cell module in the housing

Higher process safety in the circuit board assembly due to automated sensitive gripping

Shorter cycle times due to automated inspection and insertion of the cell module into the battery pack tray

With over 2,000 bespoke solutions each year, our production areas for customized gripper systems in Hausen is characterized by an exceedingly high parts variation, volatile demand and consequently demanding capacity planning, which demands maximum flexibility and versatility.

Dr. Markus Klaiber, Dipl.-Ing. (TH) Technical Director/CTOSCHUNK GmbH & Co. KG, Lau� en/Neckar

We saw the ideal solution for our DMG Mori lathe in the Robo2Go system from our partner DMG Mori. The system for the automated machine loading and unloading is fitted with two SCHUNK 3-finger centric grippers PZN-plus, which can be flexibly adapted to a wide range of part designs. Assembled finger quick-change systems increase flexibility: in just a few minutes, our grippers, and the entire system along with them, can be retrofitted for a new workshop order. The lathe is fitted with a SCHUNK ROTA NCD power chuck with assembled SCHUNK chuck jaws. The machining is supported by a TENDO E compact hydraulic expansion toolholder. Due to the interplay between SCHUNK components and Robo2Go systems, we were able to increase our area flexibility to the maximum and reduce set-up times by well over 50%. ■

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Electromobility is the future. Lithium-ion batteries will become a mass product here. Efficient, cost-effective processes decisive.

Myoungku Oh,General Manager SCHUNK Intec Korea Co., Ltd

Versatile and flexible Production Processes

New Construction for Growth

Automated Battery Pack AssemblyThe world‘s first intelligent battery cell gripper. Logistics processes at a glance.

The new SCHUNK headquarters in Lauffen/N.

We have continuously expanded on our global market position from our Lauffen site due to our comprehensive product portfolio and worldwide distribution structure. We perceive the new construction as a clear affirmation of the German location and an investment into SCHUNK’s future.

Kristina I. SchunkManaging Partner/Deputy CEO, Spann- und Grei� echnik, Lau� en/Neckar

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Joe Gibbs Racing produces up to 90% of the parts and components found in the cars in its 12+ racing teams.

Changing Fixtures with SpeedJoe Gibbs Racing manufactures high performance race cars, motors, and components

Joe Gibbs Racing manufactures high performance race cars, motors, and components and produce up to 90% of the parts and components found in the cars in its 12+ racing teams. This is over 2,000 different parts - including engine and chassis components, suspension systems and much more - made from a wide range of materials, including steels, titanium, and aluminum.

We have a high volume of jobs and short lead times. We can break something on Sunday … and have toturn the parts around by midweek to get them back in the race cars.

Dan Schnars, Manufacturing Engineer, Joe Gibbs Racing

To keep up with this high demand, the machine shop has 30 CNC machines opera-ting 22 hours a day. In the past, the machinists were inundated with scheduling and rigid fixturing was needed to help achieve surface finish quality and to main-tain tight engineering tolerances. The team looked at several options before they selected the VERO–S system from SCHUNK because it was cost-effective and accurate.

“Installation and implementation was done in a fraction of the time it would have taken to fit and install sub plates,” said Schnars. “Accuracy and repeatability is ‘load and go’ with well-designed fixturing. An operator can remove a pallet of parts, install a new one and not have to re-check or reset work coordinates. Our operators can also change parts outside of the machining center while another pallet of parts is running in the machine – reducing spindle off time.”

“With the old way, the operator put a fixture in the machine, and then had to find the zero of the fixture and program the zero – taking approximately three hours of machine set-up,” said Mark Bringle, Technical Sponsorship and Marketing Director of Joe Gibbs Racing. With the VERO-S system, this process now takes only 15 minutes. This includes taking the old fixture out and putting the new fixture in. It is a quick-change system, so it cut hours out of the set-up.

“To hold four stations on the HMCs, the team uses SCHUNK KSD vises on the tomb-stones. They provide a universal fit in other applications,” said Schnars.

Changing Fixtures with Speed

Since the beginning of the year, a team of 11 employees headed up by Joseph Chou has been representing our new subsidiary in Taiwan.

And yet the Taiwanese market is not new for SCHUNK. Chou and his team have been selling SCHUNK products as distributors for many years now. A more intensive market development and customer support is now taking place under the official SCHUNK flag. ■

How can we economize with stability in unstable markets?Dessel: Brexit, the Swiss Frank and the demanding conditions in Russia pose big challenges for us. Our biggest advantage is that our customers do not want to do without the familiarand accustomed SCHUNK quality despite the strained market situation. As a full-range supplier of robots and machine tools, it is how efficiently our components work together in the production process that most impresses our customers. There was no expense spared when it came to investments. Cost savings by our customers due to the optimized process.

How advanced is digitalization in Europe?Dessel: In Sweden, one in two mobile-phone contracts have already been concluded for machines. Even France is ahead of Germany with a share of 13%. The key European markets are progressing and we can drive the progress forward particularly with our intelligent and informative gripping technology.

What activities have recently paid off?Dessel: Our new local Tec-Center for training sessions and events are being well received by our customers. Of course, our customers from all over the world receive insights into our production processes in our plants, too. This form of customer proximity is a great success. ■

Our local Tec-Centers A great success!

Customer Proximity in AsiaNew sales office in Taiwan

Raoul Dessel, Dipl.-KaufmannHead of Sales Germany and EuropeSCHUNK GmbH & Co. KG, Lau� en/Neckar, Germany

Alongside the established markets like China, Japan, South Korea, and India, the markets in Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Vietnam are now increasingly gaining in importance. The personal and binding SCHUNK presence on site – a logical step.

Harald Dickertmann, Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. (TU), Chief Sales O� icerSCHUNK GmbH & Co. KG, Lau� en/Neckar, Germany

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TENDO hydraulic expansion toolholders are used for many roughing applications. “We are using them for applications requiring zero run-out, good surface finish, long reach or accurate tooling situations, such as boring or even drilling with carbide drills,” said Schnars. “The systems are set up to be used on all of our machines so we can move jobs from machine to machine throughout

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the shop quickly and easily,” continued Schnars. “We now have the flexibility to move things around and utilize whatever resources are available. Having quicker set-ups has freed up many hours of machining time in the shop. ■

Reprinted with Permission November 2016 edition of MANUFACTURING NEWS; Foto: Nigel Kinrade/NKP

Shows and events

At a glance

Editorial staff:Adham SroujiSCHUNK GmbH & Co. KGSpann- und GreiftechnikBahnhofstr. 106 - 134D-74348 Lauffen/Neckar

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PublisherSCHUNK GmbH & Co. KGSpann- und GreiftechnikBahnhofstr. 106 - 134D-74348 Lauffen/Neckar Tel. +49-7133-103-0Fax +49-7133-103-2399info@de.schunk.comschunk.com

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June 29, 2017 in Lau� en and HausenExperience a day of concentrated SCHUNK solution competence and become inspired with practical lectures and exciting live demonstrations among a circle of managing directors, production and operation managers and designers. The focal point: SCHUNK gripping system and clamping technology solutions with the latest in-dustry topics presented by renowned companies. The awarding of the SCHUNK competence award for pioneering, innovative customer solutions is bound to be a highlight of this event. ■

May

MACH TECH09. – 12.05.2017Budapest, Hungary

EXPOMAFE09.05. – 13.05.2017Sao Paulo, Brazil

INTERN. TECHNICAL FAIR15.05. – 19.05.2017Belgrade, Serbia

METALLOOBRABOTKA MOSKAU15.05. – 19.05.2017Moscow, Russia

INNOROBO16.05. – 18.05.2017Paris, France

PACKEX16.05. – 18.05.2017Toronto, Canada

EASTEC16.05. – 18.05.2017West Springfield, MA, USA

SMART AUTOMATION16.05. – 18.05.2017Linz, Austria

SPS IPC DRIVES ITALIA23.05. – 25.05.2017Parma, Italy

IInternationalEngineering Fair

MSV23.05. – 26.05.2017Nitra, Slovakia

1. SCHUNK User and Technology Dialog HRC24.05.2017Lauffen and Hausen, Germany

May / June

MOULDING EXPO30.05. – 02.06.2017Stuttgart, Germany

Juni

WMTS06.06. – 08.06.2017Edmonton, Canada

ADVANCEDMANUFACTURING06.06. – 08.06.2017Birmingham, GB

MACHTOOL06.06. – 09.06.2017Poznan, Poland

ATX EAST13.06. – 15.06.2017New York, USA

AMERIMOLD14.06. – 15.06.2017Chicago, IL, USA

EPHJ – EPMT – SMT20.06. – 23.06.2017Geneva, Switzerland

4. SCHUNK Competence Day29.06.2017Lauffen and Hausen, Germany

Juli

MTA VIETNAM04.07. – 07.07.2017Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING05.07. – 06.07.2017Newcastle, GB

September

Industrial Autom. Exhibition06.09. – 09.09.2017Taipei, Taiwan

INTERMACH12.09. – 15.09.2017Joinville, Brazil

EMO18.09. – 23.09.2017Hannover, Germany

CMTS25.09. – 28.09.2017Ontario, Canada

October

Maktek04.10. – 07.10.2017Izmir, Turkey

TOOLEX03.10. – 05.10.2017Sosnowiec, Poland

Robot Inv. Communication Forum and Exhibition04.10. – 06.10.2017Istanbul, Turkey

M&MT Milano04.10. – 06.10.2017Milan, Italy

Motek09.10. – 12.10.2017Stuttgart, Germany

MSV09.10. – 13.10.2017Brno, Czechia

SEPEM industries Angers10.10. – 12.10.2017Angers, France

SIANE24.10. – 26.10.2017Toulouse, France

Fakuma17.10. – 21.10.2017Friedrichshafen, Germany

MECT 201718.10. – 21.10.2017Nagoya, Japan

KOMAF24.10. – 27.10.2017Ilsan City, South Korea

ETMS25.10. – 27.10.2017Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico

November

Robotics Show07.11. – 11.11.2017Shanghai, China

Productronica14.11. – 17.11.2017Munich, Germany

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Metalmadrid15.11. – 16.11.2017Madrid, Spain

Metalex22.11. – 25.11.2017Bangkok, Thailand

SPS / IPC / DRIVES28.11. – 30.11.2017Nuremberg, Germany

IREX29.11. – 02.12.2017Tokyo, Japan

Jens Lehmann, German goalkeeper legend,SCHUNK brand ambassador since 2012 for safe, precise gripping and holding.schunk.com/Lehmann

“Flexible Production Processes at maximum Efficiency”

International Show and Event List of SCHUNK

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