Commissioning Made Easy with Cube67

Hermle AG is based in Gosheim, Germany. The town, at the highest point of the Swabian Alps, has traditionally been a hub for metalworking. The company, which has been listed on the German stock exchange since 1990, uses the slogan “better milling”. The company's milling machines and machining centers are exceptionally powerful and particularly innovative. Over 26,000 Hermle machines have been successfully installed worldwide. The machining centers are used to manufacture everything from large complex components to small high-tech ones. The milling equipment is used in a wide range of industries ranging from medical technology to classic tool and mold making to aerospace technology.

Hermle's customers choose the machining center that best meets their needs. The individual systems are modular, so they can be mixed and matched in a variety of combinations. A customer might choose milling spindles with different speeds and tool holders or tool magazine extensions for more than 500 magazine places or perhaps a comprehensive modular system for workpiece automation.

Hermle uses Murrelektronik’s Cube67 modular IO system for the machine’s electrical installation. The individual Cube modules are compact, robust and fully potted. They are mounted directly on the machine without terminal boxes or switch cabinets. A bus node makes the connection to the higher-level fieldbus system. At the same time, it is the starting point for the installation which extends into the machining center. The Cube67 IO modules are installed close to the process allowing Hermle to connect the sensors and actuators with the shortest possible M12 cordsets. The modules are daisy chained to each other with an easy-to-recognize green jacketed system cable that transmits both power and data. This simplifies the installation and reduces the space needed for routing cable.