"Global energy requirements are constantly increasing," said a STUDER spokesperson. "In order to counteract the rapid increase in energy and climate change, the available energy must be used more efficiently and effectively. Energy efficiency is also becoming an important topic in machine tools. The Verband Deutscher Maschinen und Anlagenbau e.V. (VDMA - German Engineering Federation) has therefore taken up this topic with the Blue Competence label. Sustainability is the focus, and the label aims toward establishing energy-efficient products, technologies and processes that save on resources. This label may only be used by companies that have acknowledged the conditions of use in writing and have committed themselves to the implementation of energy and resource-efficient solutions. UNITED GRINDING Group and STUDER have been given the rights to use this label.
"Optimized use of resources begins with consideration and analysis of the machining process chain. The best energy is always the energy which is not used, or can be avoided. It is therefore important that the best finishing strategy and the most efficient production technology is ascertained for each workpiece.
"Not every measure is the best solution for every machine to achieve the maximum resource efficiency. It is more about ensuring that the right thing is done at the right moment. The goal must be to improve production times, shorten processing times and save on energy costs. This can not only save energy but also provide customers with a direct benefit. Fritz Studer AG is a major player in state-funded projects concerned with energy efficiency, also in collaboration with universities. In these projects improvements to grinding machines have been developed, which once implemented will lead to a reduction in the energy consumed by machines.
"These improvements have been achieved by taking constructive measures in the area of coolant supply and the extraction system and by using energy-optimized electric components. The software used in STUDER machines contributes in a major way. Fritz Studer AG has won the PRODEX Award for Innovation 2012 (in Basel) and the Intec Prize 2013 (in Leipzig) for the StuderTechnology software. This software reduces and optimizes processing times (by up to 50%) and the energy consumption of STUDER grinding machines. This helps considerably to save energy."
Following are examples in which STUDER is designing its cylindrical grinding machines for energy efficiency, according to the spokesperson.
- Granitan machine bed: The manufacture of STUDER machine beds made of Granitan requires less than 40% of the energy needed for a comparable iron cast bed.
- StuderTechnology: StuderTechnology is designed to optimize finishing processes and reduce processing times by 50%.
- StuderGRIND / StuderWIN: Due to a detailed process simulation for set-up of a machine for new production tasks, downtimes and spoilage can be avoided. Energy and raw material requirements are also reduced.
- Machine components: More energy-efficient equipment in the coolant and extraction system, as well as further physical saving-project measures, are being developed.
STUDER has been ISO 14001 certified since September 2014. The international environmental management standard ISO 14001 defines globally recognized requirements on an environmental management system. It focuses on a continuous improvement process as a means of achieving the objectives defined in relation to the environmental performance of an organization.
Fritz Studer AG has defined the following principles in relation to its products, according to the spokesperson.
- Resource-conserving machine design combined with an engineering approach that takes account of the entire life cycle
- Special methods and simulation techniques designed to optimize the machine structure and dynamics
- Development and application of technologies and methods to save energy and costs
- Energy-efficient manufacturing and production concepts
- Fluid and thermal concepts with reduced use of fluids
- Support of the machine operator in optimizing the energy consumption of his or her process.
According to the spokesperson, the STUDER concept of the "4BlueSteps" is used to implement the following principles.
- Step 1: The optimal selection of components and dimensioning of the measure
- Step 2: Standby management optimized to customer requirements
- Step 3: The software StuderTechnology
- Step 4: EE4C - a concept, which, in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich/Inspire, has been developed to enable the optimal design of a machine's configuration with regard to the energy consumed for each produced workpiece.
For more information contact:
UNITED GRINDING North America, Inc.
510 Earl Blvd.
Miamisburg, OH 45342
937-859-1975
info@grinding.com
www.grinding.com
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Charles Harter
CJ Harter & Son Machinery Inc.
550 Westcott, Suite 375
Houston, TX 77007
713-227-7221
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Cardinal Machinery
7535 Appling Center Dr.
Memphis, TN 38133
901-377-3107
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www.cardinalmachinery.com
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The Geoffroy Company, Inc.
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Greenwood Village, CO 80121
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Cardinal Machinery
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901-377-3107
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Methods Machine Tools, Inc.
13607 South Point Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28273
704-587-0507
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www.methodsmachine.com
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Britton Machinery Sales, Inc.
330 Castlebar Rd.
Rochester, NY 14610
585-721-4160
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Marcus Machinery
106 Bellefield Court
Gibsonia, PA 15044
412-862-0803
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Ellison Technologies
5333 Muhlhauser Rd.
Hamilton, OH 45011
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Tuckahoe Trading
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215-345-9275
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Hales Machine Tool Inc.
2730 Niagara Lane North
Plymouth, MN 55447
763-553-1711
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www.halesmachinetool.com
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Erickson Machine Tools
409 Market Ave.
Story City, IA 50248
515-733-4361
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Merwin Stoltz Company
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www.merwin-stoltz.com
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CJ Smith Machinery Company
2275 Cassens Dr., Suite 123
Fenton, MO 63026
636-349-7757
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Dynamic Machine Tools LTD
84 Hubble Drive, Suite 200
O'Fallon, MO 63368
636-329-9734
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www.dynamicmachinetool.com
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Integrated Machinery Systems
101 North Prospect Ave.
Itasca, IL 60143
630-250-8305
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Tri-S
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Fort Thomas, KY 41075
859-380-5909
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Ellison Technologies
5333 Muhlhauser Rd.
Hamilton, OH 45011
513-874-2736
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www.ellisontechnologies.com
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Tooling Systems Sales
1782 Apple Ridge Court
Rochester Hills, MI 48306
248-656-2035
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www.toolingsystemssales.com
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Richard Adams
Adams Machinery
215 S. Rockford Dr., Suite 101
Tempe, AZ 85281
480-968-3711
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www.adamsmachineryaz.com
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Jay Davis
DMARK Corporation
10552 Humbolt St.
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
562-799-9010
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www.dmarkcorp.com
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John Franchuk
Die Mold Machinery
300F Danville Boulevard #323
Alamo, CA 94507
925-831-0920
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www.diemoldmachinery.com
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Mike Geoffroy
The Geoffroy Company, Inc.
5910 S. University Blvd, C-18 #211
Greenwood Village, CO 80121
303-756-3684
TGCIdenver@comcast.net
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JM Grisley Machine Tools, Inc.
1485 South 300 West St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
801-486-7519
sales@jmgrisley.com
www.jmgrisley.com
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Gary Anderegg
Machine Toolworks, Inc.
14600 Interurban Avenue South
Tukwila, WA 98168
206-575-3390
ganderegg@machinetoolworks.com
www.machinetoolworks.com