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Airbus To Develop Satellite Bus

DARPA describes the Blackjack program as an architecture demonstration intending to show the military utility of global low-earth orbit constellations and mesh networks of lower size, weight and cost.

DARPA wants to buy commercial satellite buses and pair them with military sensors and payloads. The bus drives each satellite by generating power, controlling attitude, providing propulsion, transmitting spacecraft telemetry, and providing general payload accommodation including mounting locations for the military sensors.

“Airbus has previously co-invested hundreds of millions of dollars in high-rate manufacturing technology and supply chain logistics to build large constellations of small satellites,” said Tim Deaver, Director of US Space Programs at Airbus Defense and Space, Inc. “Airbus is committed to growing manufacturing capability in the US and our government customers can leverage this commercial capability to develop low-earth orbit constellations to complement large existing systems.”

This contract positions Airbus Defense and Space, Inc., of Herndon, Va., and its strategic joint venture partner, OneWeb Satellites, of Exploration Park, Fl., as the ideal service providers for Blackjack.

High production rates and design-to-cost management techniques enable OneWeb Satellites to offer low cost constellation solutions for the U.S. government and current customers. Constellations of inexpensive satellites permit wide scale disaggregated architectures enhancing survivability across many different mission areas.

OneWeb Satellites is pioneering new value propositions in space. They are leading the design and manufacturing of ultra-high performing satellites at high-volumes.

“We have created a game changer with our overall design, supply chain and production system,” said Tony Gingiss, CEO, OneWeb Satellites. “Our team is transforming the space industry and we are in the midst of demonstrating we can deliver on our promises.”

OneWeb Satellites brings to bear capabilities which dramatically lower the cost and shorten acquisition timelines for customers thanks to a modular design and agile serial production of satellites.

The OneWeb Satellites satellite manufacturing facility in Florida is the latest step in Airbus’ continued and long-standing commitment to growth in U.S. manufacturing, job creation and investment.

Airbus is the largest consumer of U.S. aerospace and defense goods in the world – buying more than any other company or even country. Airbus invested $16.5 billion with U.S. companies in 2017, supporting 275,000 American jobs.

Boeing Launches Longest-Range Business Jet Ever

“Our most exclusive customers want to travel with the best space and comfort and fly directly to their destination. The new BBJ 777X will be able to do this like no other airplane before it, redefining ultralong range VIP travel,” said Greg Laxton, head of Boeing Business Jets, at the biannual Middle East Business Aviation Association Show (MEBAA).

Customers can choose between two models: the BBJ 777-8 and BBJ 777-9. The BBJ 777-8 offers the longest range of 21,570 km and a spacious 302.5 m2 cabin.

The BBJ 777-9 provides an even larger cabin measuring 342.7 m2, while still offering ultra-long range of 20,370km. This model opens up almost unlimited interior design options to ensure ultimate comfort for long distance travel.

To demonstrate the versatility of the airplane’s spacious cabin, BBJ unveiled interior concepts from three leading design firms: Greenpoint Technologies, Jet Aviation and Unique Aircraft Design. Each concept shows how the BBJ 777X can be transformed to suit the tastes of any VIP customer.

The strength of the BBJ fleet of airplanes was highlighted at the air show as Boeing announced it recently booked another order for its BBJ MAX family. The order from an unidentified customer brings total orders for the BBJ MAX to 21.

Based on Boeing’s best-selling 737 MAX airplane, the BBJ MAX offers more than three times the cabin space as most of its competitors and the ability to fly 12,964 km.

Milestone In The Expansion Of BMW Brilliance Automotive

The long-term expansion of the BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. (BBA) Joint Venture has achieved a significant milestone.

The company approved the sale of a 25 percent shareholding in BBA to the BMW Group. As announced on the 15th anniversary of BBA, the BMW Group intends to increase its stake in BBA from 50 percent to 75 percent and both partners signed a corresponding agreement. As part of the agreement the contractual term of the joint venture, which would currently expire in 2028, is to be extended to 2040. The transaction remains subject to the approval of the relevant authorities. The deal is scheduled to close in 2022 at the latest when the joint venture requirement for auto manufacturing in China will be lifted.

It is the BMW Group’s goal to further strengthen its long-term cooperation with CBA, increase production capacity in Shenyang and continue to expand the localization of additional models including new energy vehicles (NEVs). Therefore, an investment of more than three billion euros in new and existing plant structures in Shenyang over the coming years was announced recently. With its highly flexible production system, the new plant in Tiexi will be able to build vehicles with fully electric, partially electric and conventional drivetrains on a single production line. Further extensive remodelling and expansion measures will also be carried out at the neighbouring plant in Dadong. Its structure will be expanded to accommodate future BMW model variants and the expected increase in customer demand. As a result, from the early 2020s the total annual production capacity of BMW automobiles at the BBA plants will gradually increase to 650,000 units, creating 5,000 new jobs.

Mazda Develops World’s First Cold-Stamped Parts

Mazda Motor Corporation, working separately with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation and JFE Steel Corporation, has developed the world’s first cold-stamped vehicle body parts made from 1 310 MPa-class high-strength steel.

The parts are used in Mazda’s new generation SKYACTIV-Vehicle Architecture, which will underpin upcoming models starting from the all-new Mazda3.

Parts using 1 310 MPa-class high-strength steel.

High-strength steel enables automakers to make parts from thinner sheet metal while retaining the necessary yield strength. This results in a lighter vehicle body, which contributes to improved handling stability and fuel economy. A strong body is also essential to ensure crash safety performance and the application of higher-strength steel has been widely anticipated.

Until now, cold-stamping of vehicle body structural members has only been possible with 1,180 MPa or lower-classed steel, due to the material’s formability and the difficulty of ensuring dimensional accuracy after processing. Working in collaboration with the above-mentioned companies, however, Mazda has found an appropriate set of processing conditions that make the process possible with 1,310 MPa-class high-strength steel, according to Mazda’s in-house research.

The all-new Mazda3 uses 1 310 MPaclass high-strength steel for the front pillar inner, the roof rail inner, the hinge pillar reinforcement, the roof rail reinforcement, the No. 2 crossmember and the side sill inner reinforcement, saving about 3 kilograms over the same parts in the previous model.

EMO Hannover 2019 – Smart Technologies Driving Tomorrow’s Production

By early December 2018, 1,780 exhibitors from 41 countries had registered for the upcoming EMO Hannover 2019. Anyone can view the online list of exhibitors at www.emo-hannover.de

Carl Martin Welcker, CEO and President of Alfred H. Schütte GmbH in Cologne, representing EMO Hannover as its General Commissioner.

“We are delighted with the fantastic response that EMO Hannover, the world’s leading trade fair for metalworking, has again received from all sides,” says EMO General Commissioner Carl-Martin Welcker. “The exhibitor directory shows a clear plus in comparison to the last EMO and already reads like a who’s who of the international machine tool industry,” he continues.

Market leaders in all technology sectors, such as DMG Mori, FFG, Mazak, Siemens, Grob, Doosan, Fanuc, Okuma, Makino, Index, GF Machining Solutions, Chiron, Trumpf, SLM, Stratasys, Paul Horn, Iscar, Sandvik, Kuka and many, many more, will be present. New companies are added daily. “It’s also good to see that many exhibitors have increased their stand space and are now even more representative than last time”, says Welcker.

EMO Hannover 2019 will take place from 16 to 21 September under the motto Smart technologies driving tomorrow’s production! A new exhibition area IoT in production underscores its claim to position itself as a platform for networking in production. Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Managing Director of EMO organiser VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association), explains, “IoT in production provides a complete overview of the central aspects of networking, including data security, data analysis, process monitoring, predictive maintenance, smart data management and much more”.

Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Director of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association).

Many advantages for members of the Club of Metalworking

EMO Hannover 2019 therefore promises to be particularly exciting. This is also attractive for the members of the Club of Metalworking who want to come to EMO. The VDW founded this network for international experts in production technology in May of 2018. “The advantages of a membership are being exploited for the first time at EMO Hannover,” says Schäfer. It is free of charge and offers attractive services. Every member, from skilled worker to managing director, is welcome – in addition to admission tickets, there is an online forum, free public transport tickets for visiting the trade fair, a newsletter and a lounge for club members. Interested parties can register online at www.clubofmetalworking.de.

Colchester Multiturn CNC Lathe

The new MultiTurn is a simple, flat-bed CNC lathe now incorporating the powerful and user-friendly Siemens 828D control with Shopturn as a standard feature, although Fanuc 0iTF with Manual Guide i can also be fitted should the customer specify it.

The MultiTurn takes a highly established, robustly engineered lathe concept from Colchester that makes it the perfect machine for many of today’s CNC turning applications. The MultiTurn is everything that you come to expect from a Colchester lathe – robust, stable and highly precise, irrespective of the component size handled.

The Siemens 828D control with Shopturn has a well-earned reputation for being highly user-friendly and intuitive, ensuring that operators can cut quickly and easily with very little training. However, the Shopturn system is also powerful enough for more advanced CNC users to output maximum productivity quickly.

The Colchester MultiTurn lathe has been designed specifically for CNC users looking for increased versatility on one-off and small batch production, first time CNC buyers and jobbing shops looking for real programming simplicity and education and training establishments needing a real lathe with step-by-step simplicity.

600 UK offer 6 Colchester MultiTurn models, starting with the compact MultiTurn 1000, which has a 330mm swing over bed, a 7.5kW motor, outputting spindle speeds of 3500 rpm, right through to the heavyweight MultiTurn 6000, which has a massive 760mm swing over bed and an 18.5kW motor giving spindle speeds of up to 1400 rpm.

The MultiTurn 6000 also has bed length options ranging from 1.5 to 6 metres, ensuring that the MultiTurn is capable of turning any component, regardless of size, right through to long shafts, billets, bar stock and castings.

For more information, please contact F&H Machine Tools – Tel: 011 386-5840.

Intelligent Machine Productivity In A Compact Footprint

The latest entry in Okuma’s 2SP-H Series of two-spindle CNC lathes is designed to provide consistent quality in mass production while increasing efficiency through process-intensive machining and automation.

The lathe enables stable unattended production over long runs via a high-speed loader feeding blanks. Due to the machine’s unique design, the loader is able to enter the 2SP- 2500H regardless of the turret’s position. Since turret retraction is not necessary, workpiece transport and changeover times are greatly reduced.

With 5,000min-1, the lathe’s turning spindle features the fastest spindle speed of its class. The 2SP-2500H offers unrivalled floor space utilization with the smallest-in-class machine width of 2,200mm. Despite its compact dimensions, the machine provides an impressive maximum turning diameter of 250mm.

The 2SP-2500H is 20% faster than previous models. With a maximum spindle speed of 6,000min-1 and a doubled max motor output of 7.1 kW, the machine’s milling capabilities are on par with that of a small machining centre. Other applications include powerful face milling, drilling and tapping.

Okuma’s Intelligent Technology application Thermo-Friendly Concept minimizes thermal deformation and enables supreme accuracy. Okuma’s Tool Life Forecaster predicts the remaining time before an exchange is required and prevents cutting edge breakage, thus reducing costs.

For more information, please contact F&H Machine Tools – Tel: 011 386-5840.

Innovating Production With A Large Smart Machine

A high output, high torque spindle enables heavy-duty cutting with turning capacity of 10mm2, while a first-in-this class, newly-developed milling turret achieves process-intensive machining of large parts in with powerful milling-tool spindles that have an axial milling capacity of 120 cm3/min. Four different main spindles are available to match the workpiece, from a bore diameter of 200mm and spindle speed of 1,500 min-1 to 560mm and 350 min-1, respectively, for the best machining with the best spindle. Innovative production is achieved with a rich array of applications, including simultaneous machining with upper and lower turrets, a long boring bar attached to the upper turret and a follower rest mounted on the lower turret.

The range of functions provided with Okuma’s next-generation CNC, the “OSP suite”, supports smart manufacturing with advanced Okuma Intelligent Technologies including the Thermo-Friendly Concept to maintain stable machining accuracies during long runs, Machining Navi for optimal cutting conditions required for turning, milling and threading and the Maintenance suite visual control tool for maintenance activities.

For more information, please contact F&H Machine Tools – Tel: 011 386-5840.

CTX Beta 1250 TC With Turn-Mill Spindle Compactmaster

The CTX beta 1250 TC is designed for universal application in turn/mill machining of workpieces up to ø 500 mm and 1,210 mm turning length, whereby the Y-axis stroke, which has been increased by 50 mm to 250 mm, increases flexibility during offcentre machining.

The feed rate which is increased by up to 65% to max. 50 m/min ensures high productivity already as standard. The robust direct linear measuring systems from MAGNESCALE ensure highest precision in all three linear axes. Furthermore, the optional linear drive generates even more speed, dynamics and precision. The direct drive accelerates the Z-axis with 1g to up to 60 m/min with highest long-term precision.

Another core element of the CTX beta 1250 TC is the fast B-axis in Direct Drive technology with a continuous swivel range of ±120°. However, the distinctive feature is the new turn/mill spindle compactMASTER. With a length of only 350 mm it generates a space gain of 170 mm, which has enabled machining of workpieces of up to 350 mm length with tools of up to 400 mm length. In the process itself, the new compactMASTER spindle with HSK-A63 interface (optional Capto C6) provides 12,000 rpm, a torque of 120 Nm as well as a performance of 22 kW. A 20,000 rpm high-speed version is also available as an option. Meanwhile, the generously dimensioned 70 mm diameter spindle bearing of the compactMASTER ensures stability and precision in interaction with the temperature-stabilising sleeve cooling.

The CTX beta 1250 is equipped with a disk magazine containing 24 pockets as standard. Optionally, a 48- and an 80-pocket chain magazine are available. The machine’s range of applications can thus be considerably increased, particularly for a range of components that are frequently changing – either due to the reduction in tooling times or due to the option of targeted usage of sister tools.

Taking account of increasing energy prices, the CTX beta 1250 TC is equipped with a large number of energy-saving features. A cooling unit with added water, an energy-efficient control cabinet cooling unit, synchronous motors for higher acceleration rates and reduced energy consumption, as well as hydraulic inverter units reduce energy consumption by more than 25%.

The CTX beta 1250 TC is equipped with the latest 3D control technology. The standard version comes with CELOS by DMG MORI with 21.5″ ERGOline control and SIEMENS. CELOS provides a uniform user interface for all new high-tech machines from DMG MORI. A unique 21.5″ multi-touch screen displays all CELOS APPs, which provide the user with integrated management, documentation and visualisation of order, process and machine data. Additionally, machine operation is simplified, standardised and automated. Optionally, the machine can be equipped with Operate 4.5 on SIEMENS 840D solutionline including 19“ ERGOline.

In both cases, the standard version of CTX beta 1250 TC already impresses with ShopTurn 3G for workshop-oriented programming. Complete flexibility between DIN and workshop-oriented programming is guaranteed by the DIN / ISO interface. A combination of ShopTurn cycles with DIN functions is also possible. Possible applications of the CTX beta 1250 TC are rounded off by exclusive technology cycles that are available as an option.

Based on a simple and dialog-supported input of the required parameters, the machining functions for off-centre turning and milling, for example, can be generated as well as special threads with the multi-thread cycle, and all this without a CAD/CAM system. Furthermore, a tool sorting cycle is available, which reduces idle times by sorting the tools in the chain magazine according to their call parameters. In total, based on the innovative technology cycles, up to 60% of programming time can be saved.

For more information, please contact Retecon – Tel: (011) 976-8600.

DMG Mori CTX Beta 800 TC

Thanks to the possibility of 5-axis machining, the CTX beta 800 TC closes the gap to the classical universal lathes as far as the high-performance area in the direction of maximum flexibility for chuck components, such as in mechanical engineering or in the fluid or hydraulics industry.

The CTX beta 800 TC.

Its automatic tool changer provides outstanding flexibility in classical turning operations involving workpieces up to Ø 500 x 800mm. The highlight of the CTX beta 800 TC is the turning-milling spindle. The Y stroke of 200mm and the new compactMASTER ultra-compact turning-milling spindle open up a wide range of applications to users of Turn & Mill complete machining to the extent of 5-axis simultaneous machining. The compact design of this spindle with integrated release cylinder for the tool clamp makes it possible to have torque of 120 Nm with an impressive length of just 350mm. In comparison with a conventional spindle the increase in work area is 170mm, with 20 percent more torque at the same time. The B-axis is also equipped with a direct drive, which makes highly dynamic machining possible with a swivel range of ±110° and rapid traverse speeds of 70 rpm.

For complex milling operations right through to 5-axis simultaneous machining, the HSK-A63 (optionally Capto C6) compactMASTER turning-milling spindle has performance data of 12,000 rpm, 120 Nm and 22 kW. A 20,000 rpm high-speed version is also available as an option. The DMG Mori high-tech modular building block system allows customers to equip the machine individually in line with their particular range of components. Among other things, this includes different tool magazines with a capacity of up to 80 pockets rather than the 24 as standard.

In the standard version the machine has a main spindle, designed with a liquid-cooled integral spindle motor (ISM76) with 380 Nm and 34 kW or optionally as ISM102 with 770 Nm and 38 kW and an NC-controlled tailstock. The machine can also be equipped with a counter-spindle instead of the tailstock for 6-sided complete machining. The ISM52 PLUS with 6000 rpm and 170 Nm is provided for this purpose. Chucks up to 400mm diameter can be used on the machine in conjunction with the ISM102 spindle motor. Steady rests, available for workpiece diameters of up to 200mm, are recommended for the machining of long workpieces.

The sturdy travelling column design stems from the larger CTX beta 1250 TC and has long since demonstrated its quality. Maximum stability and accuracy are achieved by means of combining with the direct measuring systems in all axes of the travelling column. The machine concept also has impressive ergonomics. Whereas the CTX beta 800 TC has a large work area, its advantages with regard to accessibility and space requirement are also remarkable. The 350mm distance from the front of the machine to the centre of the spindle is the ideal prerequisite for easy loading and unloading. The footprint is just 8.5 mÇ or 10.7 mÇ including chip conveyor.

The potential uses and target groups for the CTX beta 800 TC are manifold. The machine is mainly intended to appeal to the classical user of a universal lathe, which is much more flexible because of the integral tool changer, since there is no need for time-consuming re-tooling on the turret with up to 80 tools. Furthermore, thanks to the B-axis, only low-cost standard tools are required for machining at an angle. The machine has a stroke of ±100mm in the Y-direction, a facility which is not available on any universal lathe in this size category. Possible applications of the CTX beta 800 TC are rounded off by 11 exclusive technology cycles that are optionally available. Using these, up to 60 percent programming time can be achieved by means of extremely simple programming.

For more information, please contact Retecon – Tel: (011) 976-8600.

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