Siemens continues to expand its machine tool industry ecosystem. This technology company, along with its partners DMG MORI and Renishaw, has launched a new product as part of Siemens Xcelerator. With scalability and high flexibility, more intelligent machining applications are now provided to CNC users, which can seamlessly complement Siemens solutions and provide high added value on this basis. Siemens Xcelerator, an open digital business platform, has created a powerful ecosystem of partners to accelerate the digital transformation of the industry.

The highest level of tool quality monitoring Renishaw's Siemens Xcelerator includes a solution for measuring and monitoring tool condition.

Renishaw's Siemens Xcelerator includes a solution for measuring and monitoring tool condition. DMG MORI has provided the basic system. This solution is based on Renishaw's high-precision laser tool measurement system and Siemens' edge based analysis software Analyze MyWorkpiece/Monitor. The condition monitoring solution can automatically verify the wear of cutting tools and replace worn tools in a timely manner. This solution also ensures traceability of the manufacturing process through data evaluation. Rapid tool inspection through optical scanning reduces manual intervention, thereby minimizing interruptions in the manufacturing process. The data-driven analysis method ensures the traceability of the manufacturing process, thereby forming a closed loop (closed-loop manufacturing) in terms of quality assurance and production planning.

End to end machining digital twin. High precision machine tool manufacturer DMG MORI is expanding its end-to-end digital twin products for machine tool processing on Siemens Xcelerator Marketplace. The specific solution of digital twin of control system, machine tool and workpiece enables optimization of the machining process long before the actual machine tool is put into operation. This product portfolio is based on the digital native CNC Sinumerik One, including customized digital twins for users - whether in the workshop or CAM applications. For example, machine operators in the workshop can purchase digital twin packages, allowing them to create a simple NC program on a PC for collision checks without the need for machines. On the other hand, CAM users can create complex parts in the CAD environment and perform rapid initial validation of the program. With DMG MORI's new scalable digital twin product, customers can now individually determine the range of simulations required and purchase corresponding packages.

DMG MORI's digital twin for machine tool processing helps avoid programming errors that can lead to waste and actual machine damage. It can increase production speed by 40%, significantly reducing the energy consumption of actual machines. Even new processes can be set up digitally while the machine is running. It also helps reduce non productive machine time (such as testing and processing) by up to 75%. This is because the testing and adaptation of the program have been transferred from actual machines to the virtual world.