HELLER solutions at Engel Austria

Capacity doubled & drastically reduced idle times, thanks to HELLER
State-of-the-art and highest performance manufacturing line at Engel Austria in Schwertberg: three HELLER H 8000 4-axis machining centres are primed to gradually double capacity and reduce idle times by up to 20 percent in an automated network. Even in the run-up phase, these targets are within reach.
Task
- to cut manufacturing costs of the core components for injection moulding machines by 17 to 20 percent through shorter machining times
- to relocate 500 different components from stand-alone machines to an interlinked manufacturing line
- to double capacities and optimise setting processes to reduce the level of outsourcing
- to comply with the just-in-time delivery promise, even in case of fluctuating order levels
- tolerances for core components are between two and three hundredths of a millimetre
Project scope & solution
- three HELLER H 8000 4-axis machining centres in service: one machine for cast iron, one for steel and one for the cast iron/steel combination
- two of these machining centres are equipped with the HELLER facing slide solution
- Fastems automation system with 156 pallets
Result
- improved capacities and shorter idle times
- increased system availability
- high component quality guaranteed

