HEIDENHAIN Automation Solution
Tool and workpiece automation
Productive and reliable manufacturing processes

HEIDENHAIN Automation Solution

Rigorous quality demands, short lead times, constant price pressures, burgeoning variant

Machine system operators benefit from andiversity, and varying lot sizes represent not only major challenges but also opportunities

intuitive operational design. The package’s

for differentiating oneself from the competition. The endeavor of automating machines andsoftware enables seamlessly executable

multi-machine systems is an excellent chance for tackling these challenges and gaining amovements without extensive up-front

competitive edge.

familiarization.

Automation potential is particularly high for machine tools and usually depends on a variety

What’s more, machine manufacturers andof factors. As a modular system package with a variety of hardware and software products,

automation providers can adapt thethe HEIDENHAIN Automation Solution enables customized solutions.

operational design to their needs and add
their own operating functions.

HEIDENHAIN Automation SolutionHardware

SoftwareServices

HEIDENHAIN: Competence in automation
Benefit from over 40 years of experiencein the machine tool industry.

Tool automation

Practical added storage for expanding the tool magazine
Machine tools with automated tool loading require a sizable stock of tools. To accommodate
them, a machine’s built-in tool magazine can be expanded by means of an external auxiliarymagazine.
The components of the HEIDENHAIN Automation Solution enable project planning for theseauxiliary magazines using familiar TNC software tools for easy connection to the machinetool’s control.

Workpiece automation

High efficiency through automated workpiece loading
For greater manufacturing capacity, machine tools can be equipped with automatedworkpiece loading capability.
This involves a handling system that transfers the workpieces either onto pallets or directly
into the machine’s work envelope. In the process, the HEIDENHAIN Automation Solution
manages the workpiece magazine. The package’s software provides intuitively operated
staging-area support that manages the magazine pockets and controls all workpiece
movements.

HEIDENHAIN Automation Solution: components

Hardware
The PNC 610 software forms the basis of the modular system package underlying theFieldbus module (optional)

HEIDENHAIN Automation Solution.

PROFINET or PROFIBUS for connecting to a
fieldbus system

Industrial PC with display
IPC 8420 with a 15.6-inch touchscreen
for displaying the operating interface
Industrial PC
IPC 6490 for installation

Tool touch probe (optional)

in the electrical cabinet

TT 160 or TT 460 for tool measurement orworkpiece-carrier measurement

Handwheel (optional)
Example: the HR 520, for manual
robot positioning

Compact inverter
The UxC inverters for three to six
axes combine a PLC, controller,
frequency inverter, and power
supply unit in a single device.

HEIDENHAIN Automation Solution: componentsSoftware PNC 610 software (HEIDENHAIN HEROS 5 operating system)

The service offerings of HEIDENHAIN

We offer comprehensive support foryour automation projects: PLC basic program with ready-made, adaptable user interfaces

 User interfaces on controls Extensive programing and diagnostic software Communication interfaces

 Python programing for the creation of user interfaces

 Safety functions (functional safety (FS))(full version is included in the standard package) Bus systems (HSCI, PROFIBUS,PROFINET, IO-Link)
 Tool and pallet management

On-site, international support

Easy entry into automation

Benefits for machine manufacturers and automation providers• Universal interfaces for all common machine tool controls• Proven components used in machine tools• A free hand in creating user interfaces with the Python programming language• Extensive PC tools for project planning, diagnostics, and servicing• Self-contained machine design, not bound by the type of machine tool
• Integrated safety functions

Benefits for machine system operators• Intuitive, easy-to-operate user interface• Integrated support for setup and verification• Avoidance of improper operation through integrated user administration• Job-specific management of production documents

Additional benefits in conjunction with HEIDENHAIN controls• Easy data exchange through standardized software libraries from HEIDENHAIN• Batch Process Manager for workpiece automation• Extended tool management for tool automation

Additional benefits in conjunction with HEIDENHAIN controls• Flexibility in the planning and management of production jobs
• Pre-check of the machining setup for collisions• Simulation and monitoring of tool service life
• Seamless automated machining thanks to extensive error recognition

Find out more about StateMonitor at:
www.heidenhain.com/statemonitor
Systematic collection and analysis of machine tool utilization with automatedworkpiece loading.
Messenger functionality for smartphone alerts upon machine standstill.

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