Smart 5G Machine Vices
with real-time adaptation of clamping forces to process conditions
- autonomous adaptation of tool gripping forces which responds to changing tool and machine conditions during the manufacturing process
- integrated sensors and actuator technology that can measure clamping forces, vibrations and machine parameters, thus clamping forces can be adjusted in real-time, according to current progress on the workpiece
- fast, secure 5G communication (eMBB, mMTC, uRLLC)
- guarantees maximum cutting speed and feed rate at all times
- compatible with the zero-point clamping system of all manufacturers and equipped with robot couplings
- battery-driven and autonomous for 3-shift operation, contactlessly rechargeable
- enables autonomous process automation for highly precise and accelerated manufacture of products
- also suitable for small lots and one-off production pieces which may require the highest standards of process documentation (i.e. aerospace industry)
- data recorded available in real-time for process optimization, via ML-pattern recognition
- enables Predictive Maintenance[1] for the entire processing machine
- robust, durable and inexpensive
Innovation Level
- an outstanding example of how to replace steps in the operation - which up to now had to be performed manually and interrupted the process - with smart components. The components are fully 5G linked and integrated with the machine’s automatic controls.
- Global debut of an autonomously self-optimizing production process in secure 5G- networks for industry 4.0 - further categories of data from the machine can also be wirelessly integrated in process automation, via 5G communication of the vice.
- developed at the TU Wien, in Europe’s first all-5G production facility (equipped with a private, 5G standalone network) – together with ALLMATIC Jakob Spannsysteme GmbH
Target Audience
- Machine cutting industry
- Manufacturers of tooling machines and production lines
- Automation technology
- Suppliers and operators of 5G-Networks in manufacturing facilities
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Smart 5G-machine vice with integrated clamping force regulation for autonomous production (right: connecting threads for robot coupling – developed together with ALLMATIC Jakob Spannsysteme GmbH
Autonomous movement of the 5G-machine vice (at the time, a prototype) in the production facility
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