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NEW PRODUCTS
A digital machine model fo
sion testing
SCHERDEL subsidiary Reichenbacher Hamuel Gm
Gaugler & Lutz with a new 5-axis CNC system
PRODUCTION PROCESSES – MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT – NEWS AND INFORMATION Dominik Lutz D ynamic capacity development is processing and finishing of the chosen
Executive board member at the magic word that best describes core materials – from samples and
Gaugler & Lutz oHG the way things work at Gaugler & Lutz small batches up to large volume pro-
in the southern German town of Aalen. duction. Cooperation with Reichenbach-
“Gaugler und Lutz oHG was By specialising in lightweight and com- er Hamuel has existed since 1998, and,
founded in 1983 as a commercial posite construction for aerospace, boat according to managing director Dominic
business and craftsman’s work- building and the manufacture of rail ve- Lutz, is basically due to the fact that
shop. For our multi-axis machin- hicles, the company needs to machine “they keep up with the pace of chang-
ing operations, we have been re- a variety of core materials. Combined in ing technology in Dörfles-Esbach and
lying on the experience and skills a multi-layered design, composite com- have never been ones to shy away
of Reichenbacher for over 15 ponents ensure less mass per unit area from new opportunities. Digitisation is
years. As a flexible and dynamic despite offering the greatest possible becoming increasingly important to our
company we place particular im- strength and rigidity. Since the business business and consequently raises the
portance on innovation. In this boasts an extremely diverse product demands placed on our suppliers. Digi-
sense, Reichenbacher is the ideal
partner. Reichenbacher managed
to meet all our demands for a dig-
ital 3D machine model with re-
spective machine kinematics for
upstream collision testing with fly-
ing colours.”
range – including the manufacture of tal machine models are required prior
mats and balls for the sport and rehabil- to commencing production in order to
itation industry – speed, versatility and verify an NC program with the machine
flexibility are essential for production at specific parameters. Reichenbacher
Gaugler & Lutz. Just as important: Out- supplies this 3D machine model for vir-
standing reliability and redundant man- tual collision testing as well as data for
ufacturing processes. This is the reason the kinematic properties of the machine
why the Aalen-based firm has for many necessary for realistic simulation. This
years been turning to SCHERDEL sub- obviously helps to assure our cus-
sidiary Reichenbacher Hamuel from tomers while at the same time ensuring
Dörfles-Esbach near Coburg for ma- errors are eliminated from the word go
chinery solutions. – that is system and process reliability
par excellence,” adds Lutz.
Machining at Gaugler & Lutz is carried
out at a comprehensive selection of The increasing level of capacity utili-
machinery, ranging from simple sawing sation was the main reason why a
machines to ultra-modern CNC ma- fourth VISION machine centre from
6 chine centres. This enables the perfect Reichenbacher Hamuel was purchased
