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           the  incorporation  of  machines  in  the  driven  rotation,  moving,  turning  or  (designed for transport loads up to 16
           automation system which was till date  tilting can be realized.      tons) was only introduced in 2015 and
           impossible  because  of  the  working                                boasts its first installations in the fields
           area  and  the  cab’s  characteristics.  For   Front access during ongoing   of  machine  construction  large  engine
           example, the operator’s area has been  process                       production
           expanded  to  include  direct-loading   The  special  characteristics  of  the
           vertical five-axle machining centres. In   PHS  Pro  include  the  “front  access”   New class: PHS Allround
           the current project, the modular design   option.  This  is  essential  in  machining   Liebherr  specially  developed  the
           of the RLS series allows a combination   centres in which the design only allows   compact  class  PHS  Allround  for
           of  different  interference  diameters  in   operator intervention at the front side.   universal users.
           the shelves and additionally increased   Front  access  is  designed  such  that  a
           storage  space  with  a  turret  in  a   cordoned  off  safety  area  allows  the   It  will  allow  a  large  group  of  users  to
                                                                                enter  the  world  of  flexible  production
                                                                                in  combination  with  4-  and  5-axis
                                                                                machining  centres.  The  new  modular
            Paletthandlingsystem
            PHS 1500                                                            concept in three weight classes for loads
                                                                                up  to  three  tons  is  extremely  flexible
                                                                                and can be individually configured and
                                                                                expanded.  This  corresponds  to  pallet
                                                                                sizes of 500 x 500 millimetres to 1000
                                                                                x  1000  millimetres.  Users  can  thus
                                                                                introduce  flexible  production  systems
                                                                                with  manageable  investment  and
                                                                                expand them when necessary.

                                                                                The development of the PHS Allround
                                                                                strictly followed the modular concept.
                                                                                In  other  words,  the  customer  is  able
                                                                                to  combine  preconfigured  modules  as
                                                                                needed to meet his requirements: the
                                                                                storage locations can be arranged in a
                                                                                circular  pattern  at  the  ends  with  one
           single  system.  For  the  customer,  it  is   operator  access  to  the  system  during   or  more  machines  and  front  access.
           important  that  the  system  has  two   ongoing operation. The other machines   Investments  can  be  spread  over
           set-up stations,despite the tight space   connected to the pallet handling system   different expansion stages. It is possible
           available.                         can  still  be  used  in  parallel  automatic   to start with one or two machines and
           For all Liebherr pallet handling systems  mode.                      increase this number to five.
           (RLS, PHS Pro and PHS Allround), there   The  weight  class  PHS  10000  Pro           Hall: 13, Booth: B76
           will be a new cell control in the market
           soon. Simple operation will be the main
           priority.  The  new  graphically-guided   Rotary loading
           interface  concentrates  functions  on   system RLS
           the  main  computer  in  a  user-friendly
           manner,  and  if  required  also  allows                                                                73
           full  production  control.  This  includes
           resource planning, cutting tools and NC
           data management. Furthermore, there
           are also interfaces to the ERP systems.
           Further   standardization   of   the
           important  set-up  stations  and  the                                                                    | Global MDA Journal | NOV-DEC 2017
           introduction  of  the  modular  concept
           means  that  functions,  such  as  motor-


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