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tre – ideal for

eces of furniture with complex geometries from innovative materials

required by a business like Haas Join- heads at the cardanic working head. At
ers. It is ideal for machining wooden the multi-spindle drilling unit there are
and plastic parts or composites. "Flexi- 15 drilling spindles arranged in an
ble CNC technology for professionals," L-shape. Moreover, the machining
claims master joiner Haas. What are centre boasts a Siemens control unit.
the typical problems faced by a profes- It therefore offers everything a fit-for-
sional workshop? The order situation is the-future joinery shop needs.
basically dominated by a company's
flexibility, as quick changes are often Equipped for 'craft trades 4.0'
required between small batches and
large volume production. This system Master joiner Raphael Haas is more
delivers a high level of repeatability, than happy with his experience of Re-
The ARTIS CNC machining centre
short set-up times, ease of operation, a ichenbacher Hamuel GmbH: The
guarantees exceptional results
variety of machining options in terms or SCHERDEL mechanical engineering when milling various materials.
materials and geometries as well as experts are committed and will not shy
amazing milling results and consistently away from any challenge they face.
high output even with a high mechani- The healthy order situation meant the
cal load. 5-axis ARTIS CNC machining centre
was kept running for 16 hours a day in – LOCATIONS – TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT – NEWS AND INFORMATION
5-axis technology for beginners two shifts – and this lasted for more
than one year without a break. Since
The ARTIS machine is equipped with the Ligna exhibition last year, Haas has
a vacuum grooved table, which mea- been tackling the topic of 'craft trades
sures 4,000 x 1,300 mm, divided into 4.0'. Raphael Haas has come up with
two clamping areas for reciprocal load- some new ideas, for instance incorpo-
ing. Exact positioning of the aggregate rating a robot to increase production ef-
cantilever in X-direction is guaranteed ficiency. The company manager is also
through ground precision guides and a thinking about purchasing a larger por-
rack drive powered by highly dynamic tal machine with table sizes up to 2 x 6
and maintenance-free servo drives. The metres and a Z-height of 1.2 metres. Complex component geometries
can be easily achieved with the
Thanks to its expertise in the field of
5-axis CNC machining centre.
automation with integration concepts for
CNC machining centres in interlinked
production processes, including logis-
tics and warehousing, the SCHERDEL-
Group will, without doubt, continue to
be the perfect partner of choice for the
innovative joinery business based in
Saarland. This also rings true for all
other skilled trade companies that hope
to gain a competitive edge in the mar-
ket with automated production solu-
Despite its high machine performance, the ARTIS
series from Reichenbacher Hamuel is a cost-ef- tions. (dk) MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
fective entry-level version for professional work-
shops.
adequate machining aggregate in the
form of a full 5-axis cardanic working
head is fitted with an automatic tool
changer system and a spindle for
milling, drilling, sawing and grinding ac-
tivities. The tool changer plate has
space for 15 tools, a torque support is
incorporated for the use of additional 11