Flexible and Space-saving Machine Concept for Micro Production

It is appropriate to adjust and reduce the machine tools to the size of the small parts that have to be machined for saving production space and energy. A concept, which allows individual combination of multiple machine modules to a flexible production unit with the help of a modular system is presented. It is a matter of size-adjusted machine tools that feature a clearly better proportion of working space and overall size than conventional machine tools for micro production. This results in saving storage space on the shop floor and this also results in cost reduction regarding purchasing and running the machines. A modular and reconfigurable machine concept additionally provides a user oriented machine design, that can quickly and easily be adapted to individual production tasks. The low dead weight additionally allows high mobility and quickly adaptable assembly of the machines within the required process chain. Some implementation examples are presented in the paper.