Solutions
The offer from TRUMPF to become the first customer to receive the TruLaser 8000 Coil Edition came at exactly the right time for Fendt. However, Hammel and his project team only agreed once they had accurately calculated the expected results. And the results were promising – "When it comes to the loading and discharge times we are saving around 600 working hours a year. Cutting from the coil means that the material hardly has to be changed, thus increasing the productive time of the system by around 14 percent in comparison to previous laser systems." However, the largest savings are made on the material. As the coil, in comparison to a sheet, does not come to an end after three or four meters, lots of components, even large ones, can be nested on the laser bed far more efficiently. "At the end of the day, we are saving around 20 percent of the material, but have increased our output." Fendt and Hammel are reaping the benefits. The hall for the TruLaser 8000 Coil Edition is being prepared.
Implementation
It's time to get started in 2023. The first truck loaded with coils drives directly to the plant. An overhead crane loads the TruLaser 8000 Coil Edition. The sheet metal unwinds and is pulled into the cutting chamber. Here the laser head zooms across the sheet metal implementing the contours. Following the cutting chamber, two discharging robots remove the components from the coil strip and carefully place them down. The small amounts of scrap are automatically transported to a container outside. The part production process continues. Florian Hammel is happy: "The nesting process ensures we use the sheet metal efficiently. And we have simply increased our output but complete less work."
