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EROWA in the top class Whoever follows events in Formula 1 knows: the teams are constantly working on their racing cars and sometimes introduce innovations within a week – and this with high-performance engines which turn at 15,000 rpm and generate 900 hp. It’s clear that this results in extremely short delivery times for suppliers, who have to deliver absolute top quality nonetheless. The heart of Italian motor sport Such a supplier is OEB S.r.l. in Camposanto near Modena. The region is the birthplace of Italy’s motor and motorcycle culture. Nowhere else is the density of exclusive engine works as high as in Emilia-Romagna. This is where Orfeo Manzini, the present CEO’s father, set up his own firm together with a partner in 1972. To begin with, the company specialized in packaging machines, but in the course of time increasingly focused on the production of highprecision engine parts for motor and motorcycle racing. There
has now been close cooperation as a supplier of precision parts for various reputable Formula 1 and motorcycle teams for more than 20 years. Orders in this field account for about two thirds of the company’s turnover. In addition, the firm is also successful as a producer for the medical and aerospace industries. It has several quality certifications, state-of-the-art machines and a top infrastructure. At present it employs 40 people, many of whom have worked for the firm for many years. Their considerable experience, their great knowhow and communication systems that work well and work across technologies constitute one of the firm’s secrets of success.
EROWA Robot Compact 80 - Transfer weight up to 80 kg. Large magazine capacity for a mixed and flexible magazine loading depending on the workpiece size.
Premium quality and speed OEB primarily machines steel, titanium and aluminum. Only high-quality materials can be used for the extreme mechanical stresses of Formula 1. High precision, many prototypes, technically very demanding components, as well as the manufacture of
REPORT - OEB S.rl. - LAVORAZIONI MECCANICHE DI PRECISIONE
one-off parts and small series – these are the cornerstones of production. At the same time, orders have very short deadlines and require fast delivery. Accordingly, OEB makes every effort to keep processes as short and direct as possible. Thus in the case of close customer relationships, the CAD/CAM department is directly integrated in the engineering department to act as an interface to ensure that OEB receives its 3D models as quickly as possible. Needless to say, absolute confidentiality with regard to data and knowledge is guaranteed at all times.
The EROWA Manufacturing Control V3 process control system controls and monitors the entire production cell.
OEB relies on EROWA The satisfaction of these challenges does not only require top modern machines but also a high degree of automation. And this is where EROWA comes into play. As in many other cases, the partnership started with tooling systems: In 2000, OEB introduced the MTS datum point tooling system. As early as 2003, the firm commissioned the first robot, an EROWA Robot Easy, which was later joined by the EROWA Robot Compact. And then, in 2016, the company purchased two EROWA Robots Compact 80, including the EROWA Manufacturing Control V3 process control system. “We particularly profit from the fact that in comparison with the preceding model, the transfer weight has increased from 30 to 80 kilograms,” says Ing. Alessandro Manzini, the firm’s CEO. “In this way, we’re able to process a much greater range of parts on the machines, which opens up many new possibilities for us.”
By now, four of five automated production machines at OEB are served by EROWA robots. Together with the workpiece tooling systems (ITS, PC210 and UPC), this results in precise universality on all the machines, quick resetting and therefore distinctively shorter production times. “This is important since our great challenge is bringing the production of one-off parts and small series into line with high productivity and timeliness,” says Ing. Alessandro Manzini. “The production of oneoff parts of the highest quality is one of our great strengths.”
«The production of one-off parts of the highest quality is one of our great strengths.» Ing. Alessandro Manzini OEB S.r.l.
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Smart on the road into the future The EROWA Manufacturing Control V3 process control system also plays a crucial role in all this. “Thanks to its use, we were able to boost the autonomy of the machines, and the machining jobs are processed flexibly and according to priority,” explains Ing. Alessandro Manzini. The workpiece carriers are equipped with the EWIS™ chip identification system, on which the required presetting and machining data, magazine position allocations and manufacturing programs are assigned and are retrievable. The data are handled by the process control system, which also checks the tool list of the machine and compares it with the tools required to machine the relevant parts. “Checks on tool life and the display of the corresponding warnings are of course particularly important when high-quality materials have to be machined,” Ing. Alessandro Manzini confirms. And the next step is already in the pipeline: “We’ll integrate the process control system into our ERP system,” he explains. “Once the systems communicate at all levels, we’ll be able to access all data at all times and to perfect the planning process. Thus our ‘smart’ production will become even more efficient.”
In 2003, the EROWA Robot Easy was put into operation. The robot is still in use today.
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