With more than 25 years of experience in the woodworking sector and as one of the most innovative companies in this field, the Zimmer Group offers complex components and modular end-of-arm products for implementing a wide range of functions on the machining module, drill gears with fixed and extensible spindles, multifunctional units and also project-specific design for minimum installation space requirements and tool change effort, as well as numerous attachment options for the greatest possible flexibility and freedom.
Product advantages
- Modular end-of-arm products for implementing a wide range of functions on the machining module
- Drill gears with fixed spindles
- Drill gears with extensible spindles
- Multifunctional units
- Project-specific design for minimum space requirement and tool change effort
- Countless attachment options offer the greatest possible flexibility and freedom
Application scenarios
The Zimmer Group offers innovative, application-optimized end-of-arm products for the increasing use of robot technology in the processing of wood, wood-like and composite materials. The flexibility knows no bounds.
Customer engineering system solutions
With 30 years of development experience and more than 80 experts, the Zimmer Group has the crucial industry expertise needed to analyze your task quickly and accurately. To tackle it, we develop technically innovative and cost-efficient solution approaches and implement them reliably and on schedule.
Our team in the semi-component area and in system development are able to develop these solutions for you.
TECHNOLOGY-CONSULTING
In the request for quotation and early project phase, the task is to define the critical functional requirements, ensure interfaces and connections to adjacent subsystems and define the cost framework accurately.
The expertise of our System Technology team covers all industries and makes us the ideal partner for mechanical, mechatronic and software solutions in automation. This goal is our greatest motivation: getting your individual system up and running faster plus making it easier to use and more efficient and reliable to operate.
Use in the production field
- The use of industrial robots is a crucial productivity factor in machine woodworking
- The Zimmer Group offers innovative end-of-arm products optimized for the application for the increasing use of robot technology
- Our intelligent solutions for end-of-arm tooling make crucial contributions to increases in productivity
- Especially in the age of Industrie 4.0, our mechatronic solutions and the complete range of accompanying digital services open up outstanding opportunities for differentiation
Interaction of components in complex systems
- Decades of experience in the area of woodworking are integrated into the intelligent transport system of a drilling-milling center.
- The modular transport system of Zimmer Group is individually adapted to customer and market requirements.
- Guaranteed max. power thanks to scalable minimum gap in the flow of parts for lot size 1.
- The use of standardized and reliable grippers with customized gripper fingers guarantees long-term durability and system availability.
- State-of-the-art drilling technology with integrated suction ensures availability and power.
- State-of-the-art machining technology thanks to motor spindles developed in-house ensures maximum smooth operation and long-term durability, guaranteeing the highest possible availability.
- In the woodworking sector, Zimmer Group works closely together with renowned companies, such as IMA Schelling Group GmbH.
GETTING THE SYSTEM UP AND RUNNING FASTER THANKS TO A DIGITAL TWIN
The digital twin virtualZ revolutionizes the processes performed throughout the life cycle of a system. In the design phase, virtualZ from Zimmer Group provides support in testing the system functionality and capacity based on a model-in-the-loop simulation by providing module and component models for the digital twin. In the development and commissioning phases, virtualZ offers comprehensive options for simulations from the software-in-the-loop simulation to the hardware-in-the-loop real-time simulation. In the operational phase of the system, the digital twin virtualZ can operate as a digital shadow in a virtual space with a time delay from the real system to perform optimizations and validations via test runs in the virtual world. The digital shadow can interpolate wear in advance or display notes on the causes of this wear using comparison data.
Drill gears with fixed spindles
Multi-spindle drill gears for machining:
- Wood / materials similar to wood
- Composite materials
- Plastics
- Abrasive materials such as plaster or GRP are also possible
- Variable number and arrangement of spindles
- Fixed drill spindle
- For attachment to available drive with various machine interfaces
- Speed: up to 3,000 rpm, also higher as special version
- Drill tool intake with Weldon drill chuck
Drill gears with extensible spindles
Modular multifunctional head for implementing different functions:
- Gripper and handling units for workpiece handling
- Drilling units of all types
- Drill gears for individual and series drilling processing
- Variable number of spindles and arrangement; can be adjusted individually
- Sawing unit
- Adaptable motor spindle
- Setting module for base feet
- Fitting setting unit
- Screwing unit
- Buffer setting unit
Multifunctional units
The requirements for the drilling pattern on a multi-spindle head, the motor connection or the control of the drilling spindles are often different. The Zimmer Group works with you to develop a solution at the highest technical level.
- Modular multifunctional head for implementing wide-ranging functions on the machining module
- Project-specific design of the multifunctional head for minimum space requirement and tool exchange effort
- Gripper and handling units for workpiece handling
- Drilling units of all types
- Drill gears for individual and series drilling processing
- Variable number of spindles and arrangement; can be adjusted individually
- Sawing unit
- Adaptable motor spindle
- Setting module for base feet
- Fitting setting unit
- Screwing unit
- Buffer setting unit
C-Axis
The C-axis allows you to expand your basic machine axes to include an additional fourth axis, which provides more machining options at a lower cost. The Zimmer Group offers complete C-axis and spindles with mounted C-axis plate to attach your axis upon request.
- Cost-effective expansion of 3 basic machine axes X/Y/Z to 4 axes
- Thanks to modular design, interchangeable unit interfaces from all leading manufacturers can be implemented
- Custom C-axis developments
- C-axis plates as standard accessories for our motor spindles
- Maintenance-free
