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Z.magazine 2016
Today, the tool room at FCA/VM is home to two ZOLLER
»venturion 600« machines as well as to a »gemini« unit.
“The experience we gained with our first ZOLLER tool pre-
setter was very good - and it is still running today with-
out any problem, 24 hours a day. Above all, we have been
convinced by its ease of
operation, and by the »pilot«
software“, said Alberto
Verri, Toolroom Manager
on the engine block and
crankshaft production line
at FCA/VM. The worldwide local service support cover-
age was a reason for continuing to place confidence
in ZOLLER as business growth required the company to
expand its tool presetter and measuring machine facili-
ties. “To measure the crankshaft cutter, we were looking
for an easy-to-use machine specifically for this type of
machine tool,” explains Verri. An important requirement
was and is that the measuring procedure be able to be
performed reliably and quickly.
The special and extremely ergonomic mechanics of
the »gemini« are designed to handle these heavy tools
simply and conveniently. They are easy to load from the
Alberto Verri (left), head of the toolroom at FCA/VM Motori, discussing the reamer measurement with Filippo Perletti, head of the Italian ZOLLER branch office Multicontrol
front and come with an enclosed protective housing to
keep the operator as safe as possible during operation.
At FCA/VM Motori, the »gemini« is particularly important
for the pre-owned crankshaft cutters and those newly
equipped with cutting blades. “This enables us to man-
age its precision throughout its entire service life. In the
past, cutting blades were not always correctly installed.
Not until now have we been able to reliably correct errors
and thereby ensure that the machines are equipped with
crankshaft cutters correctly measured and preset,” is
how Stefano Mestieri, machine operator, summarizes
the essential benefit of the »gemini«.” It is also very
fast, measuring 100 cuts per minute.
FCA/VM Motori uses the »venturion 600« for the highly
productive, yet difficult-to-set reamers, which are fre-
quently used in the automotive industry. Also, all other
tools for the production line individually produced
for FCA/VM Motori are preset and measured on both
»venturion«measuringmachines, radial runout and axial
runout are also checked. Conceived for the future, with
the »lasso« measuring program, the external contours
also have to be checked because the tools are sup-
100 cuts a minute
BASED ON PRACTI CAL EXPER IENCE
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