Published 6/6/2016

DMG MORI Innovation Days Emphasizes Direct-to-Customer Approach and Machine Tool Innovations

In case you missed it, here are some highlights, via a slideshow, from DMG MORI's Innovation Days in Chicago. There was so much to see and learn about!

Cynthia Kustush

Contributing Writer

DMG MORI announced its strategic direct-to-customer approach in October and Innovation Days 2016 made the company's plan to establish 28 Technology Centers across the USA a centerpiece of the event. Dr. Mori, who spoke during Innovation Days to a full house, said all of the Technology Centers will be open by the end of this year.

DMG MORI provided this kiosk for Innovation Days guests to use to locate their local Technology Center and Application and Service Engineers who will provide support and respond quickly to service requests.

During Innovations Days in Chicago, industry experts gave presentations on the latest trends in manufacturing, including topics such as IIoT, or the Industrial Internet of Things, and how DMG MORI's exclusive CELOS control can help users network their machines using digital technologies and the internet.

This Lasertec 65 3D from DMG MORI attracted quite a crowd during Innovation Days, and it's no wonder given that it is a hybrid, all-in-one, five-axis CNC mill with the capability to do laser-deposition welding with integrated milling.

A look inside the Lasertec 65 3D shows the laser deposition process, which uses a powder nozzle that DMG MORI says is 10 times faster than the powder-bed process with no need for supporting structures. Laser and milling options are dynamically exchanged, and allows more flexibility with geometries and milling applications.

A very large control panel, which strongly resembles a laptop computer, is displayed to provide a glimpse of how user-friendly DMG MORI's controls are for its machines.

This is simply a photo of the DMG MORI Davis, California, facility but during Innovation Days in Chicago, guests were able to don a special mask and take a virtual reality tour!

One of two DMG MORI machines to make their US debut is this CTX gamma 2000 TC. With a diameter of eight inches, the length of the compactMASTER spindle has been reduced by 2.8 inches so that it now measures only 17.7 inches – all with a 120 percent higher torque. The interplay of the 5.9-inch larger X-axis (-1 / +30.5 in.) and the 0.8-inch longer Y-travel of ± 8.3 inches brings an enormous gain in freedom for users.

DMG MORI's premium motorsport sponsorship and technology partnership with the Porsche Team was well-represented during Innovation Days. Porsche has installed an in-house automotive component production facility using DMG MORI CNC technology.

DMG MORI recently hosted Chicago Innovation Days 2016, welcoming customers, industry partners and other guests into its Hoffman Estates, Illinois, facility to tour the 42,000-square-foot showroom and see live demonstrations of 33 of the company’s machining centers, including US premiers of its SPRINT 32 I 5, SWISSTYPE machine and CTX gamma 2000 TC Second Generation turn-mill machine.

Visitors also saw DMG MORI’s new customer hospitality area, and attended daily seminars during which industry experts discussed the latest trends in advanced machining technology, Industry 4.0 and how digital technologies are and will continue to influence manufacturing worldwide. On the same note, DMG MORI also offered guests a virtual tour of its Davis, California, location!

Take a few minutes to view our slide show of the Hoffman Estates facility and visit us.dmgmori.com to learn more.