Our Machines Must Run Much More – Take a Tour
Digitalization and increased uptime are crucial elements for RIVAL’s continued development.
Our competitiveness is heavily dependent on our ability to increase uptime. It’s only the productive hours that our customers are willing to pay for.
We are fully engaged in a major digitalization project, focusing on making more spindle hours available. This is achieved by moving unproductive startup and setup time away from the machines and onto the office floor.
The goal is to produce 24/7 on far more machines while continuing to deliver the high quality our customers know us for.
We have implemented VERICUT, a software program for simulating CNC machining, and ZOLLER, a tool-management system for managing our tools.
Take a Tour
Our journalist, Jette Bjerrehus, invites you on a tour of the production floor to provide insight into how we work to increase uptime.
Fully Automated Solution Running 24/7 with 99% Uptime
Our DMG MORI CLX 450 with a KUKA robot is currently machining components for (ironically enough) another robot. It’s Søren and our apprentice, Sofus, who ensure smooth production flow and an impressively high uptime. They closely monitor the development of tolerances and stand ready to adjust the machine when they notice a trend.
Dual-Track Production Strategy on the DMG MORI CLX 450 TC
At Allan and Mats’ workstation, our dual-track production strategy comes together seamlessly. Here, critical and high-value components are produced during weekdays, allowing the subsequent production to be planned in parallel. By the time we reach the evening or weekend, everything is prepared for unmanned series production with our robots.
Documentation Is a Non-Negotiable Requirement
Documentation and quality costs typically account for up to 25%. Daniel, one of our three “measuring men” in the measurement room, knows this all too well. For most of our customers, we prepare a detailed quality plan, and components are delivered with a comprehensive measurement report. This streamlines both in-house production and reduces workloads in our customers’ quality departments. Components from RIVAL are typically qualified to be integrated directly into customer products—whether for a military vehicle or a service robot designed to operate deep in an oil well.
Karsten Is a Big VERICUT Enthusiast
Our digitalization project has gained unique momentum with Karsten, who has a great passion “for the new.” He works hard to eliminate setup costs on his DMG MORI DMC 80 FD by simulating the machining process in VERICUT. The ultimate goal is to maximize uptime, and he is well on his way to achieving it.
Strong Teamwork Between Bettina and Jakob
DMG MORI DMU 65 monoBLOCK with a PH cell is a “Beast,” says our CNC expert Jakob—and he knows what he’s talking about. He’s the go-to expert for programming and preparing the DMU 65 for producing complex components. Once Jakob has ensured that all setups are 100% complete, our industrial operator Bettina takes over. She ensures that everything runs as planned from there.
Strong Teamwork
I hope this tour has provided a good impression of how our employees support our development process, adapt to change, and embrace new opportunities. They are our most important resource, and we deeply value the unique synergy between The Young Guns and the experienced hands.
This collaboration creates great value for both our customers and for us at RIVAL.
