Machines with higher added value for the customer
Support for companies in the field of machine tools and technologies
Every customer seeks a solution for their production that offers the best trade-off between key parameters (especially accuracy and performance) and the investment cost. Behind every such solution there is always a meticulously designed machine together with a well-functioning manufacturing process. To achieve an excellent result in a short time, RCMT offers support to machine manufacturers in the following key areas:
Design support
We offer end-to-end execution of engineering designs—from the initial concept to full drawing documentation. The properties of the proposed machine can be verified and improved using computational simulations and optimization of structural and thermal characteristics. To underscore the machine’s strengths, we can also prepare an industrial design concept.
Measurement and inspection of machines
Machine behavior can be verified through accredited measurements of geometric accuracy, structural and thermal properties, and measurements of noise and vibration of whole machines and their components. Performance tests make it possible to identify structural weak points in relation to the manufacturing process.
Support for commissioning and tuning of the machine
An assembled machine will meet requirements only if its mechanical and electrical parts are properly harmonized. By correctly setting drive and control-system parameters, it is possible to increase part-production productivity while maintaining the required accuracy.
Support for preparation of customer-specific manufacturing technology
Leveraging our extensive know-how in machining technology enables us to support the preparation of customer-specific processes. In specific cases, the process can be designed and validated using a virtual machine model, thereby shortening technology development time.
Machine development from initial design to prototype realization
The Machine Development Department specializes in advanced modeling, machine design solutions, and machine accuracy and energy efficiency.
Advanced modeling and machine accuracy primarily involve computational and simulation support for the development, research, and analysis of machine and component properties and machine behavior in the machining process. Activities focus both on collaboration with machine manufacturers in numerous projects and on R&D of modern computational methods and procedures, without which the development of advanced machines today would be unthinkable.
The activities and focus are divided into several areas:
- Structural calculations
- Structural optimization and advanced mathematical methods
- Modeling of unconventional materials
- Virtual modeling of the machining process
- Thermo-mechanical models of machines