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Source: WFL Millturn Technologies GmbH & Co. KG

Thanks to
the new
automated The gantry loader can handle workpieces as well as jaws and grippers.
turning-mill-
ing center
that can ma- combined tools to reduce tool ly, the tool needs a feed force of ed turning-milling center that
chine small change times or special tools 100 kN, which was not achiev- can machine small batches
batches that can perform a process able even with the WFL ma- flexibly, Bredel has reduced
flexibly, much faster. All these little chine. The adapted version has the throughput time for a
Bredel has
reduced things help reduce throughput a feed force of just 30 kN. Previ- set of pump parts from three
the through- time and lower the cost of the ously, the shaping of gear teeth days to just one day. What’s
put time for a workpiece. This is the only way in a part took half an hour. The more, the manufacturer can
set of pump businesses in the Netherlands process now takes just 1.5 min- respond much more quickly
parts from can continue to compete with utes using the adapted broach- to urgent orders. “We have
three days to
just one day. the rest of the world,” believes ing tool. optimized the design of many
Groteboer. To machine gearings workpieces to make the best
and grooves, Bredel has devel- Throughput time more possible use of the machine’s
oped a special broaching tool in than halved capacity. Parts for mill-
consultation with WFL. Usual- Thanks to the new automat- ing-turning operations have
therefore become more com-
plex. For this reason, we have
created a digital twin of the
machine together with Sie-
mens and WFL for simulation
in the Siemens NX CAD/CAM
software. In addition, we have
Source: WFL Millturn Technologies GmbH & Co. KG cycles, process control, and
integrated some cycles from
WFL, such as measurement

engraving into Siemens NX.
This means that we can pro-
gram complex parts offline
quickly and reliably.” Bredel is

hours per year with the new
M65-G Millturn.
The Bredel team is delighted with the new turning-milling center. aims to achieve 5,500 spindle

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