The minister continued: »That's because
this factory combines the very best that our machine tool industry in Baden-Württemberg
has to offer: Machines which combine the highest productivity with the highest
precision and thereby set standards for the digital age.«
Unique factory
for unique machines
Since August 2019, the CHIRON Precision
Factory, the biggest single investment in the company's history at EUR 34.5
million, has been offering the best and, above all, very stable framework
conditions for the construction of up to 400 machining centers per year.
Currently, CHIRON's tried-and-tested series 15 and 18 as well as the two new
series 16 and 25 are being produced in Neuhausen ob Eck. Assembly of series
22 will begin soon. This new series is ideally suited to the precise,
dynamic machining of large components in the automotive and precision mechanics
industries.
Optimized
assembly and logistics processes for shorter delivery times
The machining centers that are constructed in
the CHIRON Precision Factory are not only characterized by maximum precision,
but also by faster availability. The machines are produced in a cluster
assembly process – one team, one machine – in shorter cycles. For each order,
the optimized processing saves about two to three weeks of time, so that
customers can get started with production sooner. And better too, thanks to
advance simulation of processes: All machining which is later carried out on
the machine can be programmed, simulated and optimized right in the Precision
Factory.
CHIRON campus at
the Neuhausen plant
The fact that CHIRON has accepted and
understood the challenges of the future is clear not only from the Precision
Factory itself, but also by the way in which it was achieved. It took just 15
months from the ground-breaking ceremony to the official opening. The
pioneering project was successfully completed within the specified time frame
and budget.
The
also new central logistics department at the Neuhausen plant combines the
CHIRON Precision Factory with the existing assembly halls to form a CHIRON campus.
CHIRON
Precision Factory - Facts
Construction time
July 2018 to September 2019 (ready for
occupancy)
Key building data
Capacity: Maximum of 400 machines per annum
Production
area: 9,000 m²
Logistics
area: 2,500 m²
Office
area: 2,200 m²
Total
area of the new building: 13,700 m²
Total
existing space: 17,000 m²
Layout
Optimal material flow configuration with
logistics spine for all flows of people and materials
Centralized final assemblies, engineering
offices and logistics areas
Central order picking of machines and systems
Building services
engineering
Concrete core activation for even and exact
temperature control
Use of waste heat from machines
Ventilation systems with heat recovery
LED lighting
Total energy consumption 70 kWh per m² and
per annum
Digitalization
Smart Factory
Cockpit: Control of air-conditioning, lighting and camera systems
Digital assistance
systems in assembly
Contactless
logistics bookings
Digital quality
testing and assurance ("digital fingerprint")