DMG MORI Ships First Linear Pallet Pool Manufactured in the U.S.
Precision machined and assembled in its Davis, California, facility, the pallet-sized machine is well suited for automating high-mix machining and boosting flexibility.
DMG MORI's linear pallet pool is now produced in the U.S. Photo Credit: DMG MORI
Machine tool company DMG MORI USA shipped its first linear pallet pool produced in the company’s U.S. manufacturing plant. Based in Davis, California, DMG MORI Manufacturing USA reports that it utilizes recent investments to boost local production, and continues to provide technology, automation and digitization solutions that are precision machined and assembled in the U.S.
The LPP 40, previously manufactured in Japan, is DMG MORI’s 400-mm, pallet-size linear pallet pool. It is said to be well suited for automating high-mix machining with the ability to handle a wide variety of parts, enabling customers to achieve lights-out manufacturing. Compatible with DMG MORI’s NHX 4000, another DMG MORI Manufacturing USA product, the LPP 40 is a highly flexible, multilayer pallet pool system with up to eight machines, 99 pallets and five setup stations, the company says.
LPS 4 launched this year and is the company's fourth-generation linear pallet system control software, marking 20 years of in-house pallet pool control software development experience in the U.S. The company says this flexible control software has been redesigned for touch-based operation from any networked device. Integrated job planning, scheduling and reporting tools provide customers the digital power needed to enhance their shop productivity. Including machine, order and tooling statistics, LPS is said to offer a concise look at production efforts complete with tool management integration, enabling customers to identify tool status and usage data.
RELATED CONTENT
-
Carving Out a Niche in CNC Plastics Machining
This Vermont shop focuses solely on machining plastics — some filled with abrasive glass — for a range of industries. That makes it stand apart from others, but means it also faces challenges that metal machining shops often don’t encounter.
-
3D Printing vs. CNC Milling for Prototyping
Many factors, such as price, part size and material come into play when deciding whether 3D printing or CNC milling is the best method for making a prototype.
-
Adding 5-Axis Capability to a 3-Axis CNC Mill
This attachment provides shops using thee-axis machining centers the option of on-demand four- and five-axis machining.