DMG MORI, Haimer Expand Strategic Partnership

From left to right: Koichi Nosaka (president of Haimer Japan K.K.), Andreas Haimer (president of Haimer Group), Dr. Masahiko Mori (president of DMG MORI Co. Ltd.) and Kentaro Blumen-stengel (executive officer of DMQP and president of DMG MORI Technium). Source: Haimer

DMG MORI Co. Ltd. and Haimer GmbH have expanded their long-standing strategic cooperation to accelerate toolroom digitization, automation and global software distribution. The agreement extends joint activities across DMG MORI showrooms, technical centers and production facilities worldwide.

The cooperation between DMG MORI and Haimer now incorporates machining transformation (MX) and digital transformation (DX) technology by adding the latest Haimer software to DMG MORI Qualified Products (DMQP) for worldwide resale.

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Dr. Masahiko Mori, president of DMG MORI Co. Ltd., says: “Working closely with Haimer as a long-term partner advances our MX and DX strategy by integrating worldwide leading shrink-fit, balancing and presetting machines, including high-precision tooling, toolroom automation and software solutions to our global customers. As a leading machine tool company, we deliver full process integration and digital transformation in our DMQP program together with Haimer. This step will accelerate digital-twin connectivity across our machine ecosystem.”

For Andreas Haimer, president of the Haimer Group, the digital connectivity in Haimer’s toolroom solutions is crucial for the extended partnership. He adds: “We will bring our global partnership to the next level by implementing the ‘Tool Room of the Future’ concept with i4.0 presetting, shrinking and balancing including our digital tool and data management software WinTool and Tool Room Manager as well as our smart vending Toolbase solutions to all DMG MORI facilities, showrooms and technology centers worldwide. Our joint customers can easily buy the complete Haimer product range in the DMQP program through DMG MORI and integrate our products, with the option of financing, at the time of their machine tool investments.”

In detail, the agreement comprises the roll-out of the “Tool Room of the Future,”; that is, joint deployment of Industry 4.0 presetting, shrink-fitting and balancing machine solutions connected with Haimer software at the global DMG MORI headquarters in Tokyo, as well as at the key production sites in Iga, Japan, Pfronten, Germany and other DMG MORI locations worldwide. In the Haimer “Tool Room of the Future,” every assembly step is traced back, controlled and confirmed by the Tool Room Manager software. The digital twins are created by WinTool and the assembly jobs including cutting tool tolerances are sent to the presetting, shrinking and balancing devices for seamless data connectivity. The cutting tool reordering can be fully automated with the Toolbase solutions.

Haimer Japan K.K. President Koichi Nosaka adds: “Our Japanese and global customers can benefit from this partnership to easily access all our products through DMG MORI. We have seen at joint customers in Japan that Haimer balancing systems have extended their spindle lifetime on critical applications by up to 300%. Also introducing our Microset presetting technology to large Japanese automotive companies has resulted in higher accuracy, easier software operations and much fewer calibration cycles due to the thermally stable cast iron base of our machines.”