sirris manufacturing day 2013 lab motion systems - wim van de vijver

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Not about LAB ( I’ll try… )

the Red Star Line

Production in FLANDERS

Our approach

Warning: blue = general , grey = commercial

Contents of this talk

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“THE RED STAR LINE”

1820: first steamship

From 1820-1920 steep evolution

Diesel engines start a revolution

Fuel saving!

Speed!

Race in passenger transport : Race to make the fastest ship!

London – New-York in 3 days and 6 hours!

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“THE RED STAR LINE”

The large investments in early 20th century went to ship transport

Investments were made to make ships even faster, with a goal to transfer the ocean in 24 hours!

But: after WWII PARADIGM SHIFT

A complete other technology wins: air planes!

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Paradigm shifts

Keep focus on the real goal

Nice examples today: additive manufacturing!

But what about manufacturing today? WHAT ARE WE CHASING AT?

Cut costs / lean manufacturing / high efficiency / optimize material / …

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Product life cycle

Life cycle of a PRODUCTION PROCESS

Time

TOEGEVOEGDE WAARDE

OMZET

Keeping this short in time!

Stretch out!

1 2 3 4

1. Development 2. Early stage 3. Saturation 4. Decrease

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PRODUCTION IN FLANDERS

WE (=european companies) typically reside at phase 1 and 2, when

Investment in development is done (beginning life cycle)

When gross margin is highest

When turnover increases further, gross margin drops, low-cost countries come-in, high-cost countries drop out

Remark: applicable at SME-level, but also within multinationals

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Production in Flanders

What is happening today?

Life cycles get very short in time, so the integral under the curve gets smaller!

Asian countries invest in production machines, so will get phase 1&2 also!

We are purchasing in the same shop as Asian companies

With a smaller budget

With a smaller demand

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What is the shift here?

We need to be alone in phase 1 and 2 !

Instead of shopping for machines and technologies, we have to make our machines !

Extending phase 2!

Sweat spot is where the gross margin is high and turnover ramps up!

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How can we do this?

We need to be alone in phase 1 and 2 ! Instead of shopping for machines and technologies, we have

to make our machines ! Extending phase 2! In Flanders: A lot of process knowledge available, but no

machine builders tradition! Excellent knowledge network available

SIRRIS FMTC …

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How can we do this?

No classic machine tool builders but new cooperation model!

Build the machine like you make a LEGO

Production process owner takes part in machine development

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Challenge

CORE PROCESS - Turning - Milling - Lasercutting - EDM - Grinding - …

PRECISION MOTION SYSTEMS - Gantries - XY-stages - Rotary stages - Tilt stages - Motion control - …

PRODUCTION CONTROL - CNC-control - CAD/CAM - Production planning - …

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What do we do?

we make air bearings We make

motion

systems !

we make boats We bring you

over the

ocean!

FAST

- ‘flying’ machines: thin air film of 5µm

- frictionless

- precise and stiff!

- own motor development

- A µ-company !

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What do we do?

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Mechatronic approach:

Air bearing modeling

Structural FEM-simulation

Simulation magnetic flux

Simulation and design

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Production & Assembly

Diamond turning lathe

Dedicated assembly tools

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Measurement & calibration

Temperature controlled room

Roundness tester

Profile measurement

Laser interferometer,…

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Examples

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Tool example

AMOS (Liège), builds telescopes

Innovative indexing stage for producing Fresnel lenzes

Continuus number of positions: 2.3 Million stable angular positions!

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Our approach

Adaptation of existing micromilling machine

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Our approach

Existing micromilling machine

Development of a 4th + 5th Axis

+ drivers etc.

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Our approach

20 weeks from order to delivery