INDEX Recognized for Virtual Machine Milestone

With the delivery of an MS22-8 multi-spindle automatic lathe to Paul Bippus GmbH & Co KG (Oberndorf, Germany), INDEX-Werke GmbH & Co. KG Hahn & Tessky (Esslingen, Germany) sold the 1,000th license of their innovative “Virtual Machine” system and Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) took an opportunity to honor the lathe manufacturer as Jürgen Köhler, the division head of Digital Factory Germany, visited an INDEX Open House with a delegation to present the Siemens Award in the form of a glass cube with the hologram of a “Virtual Machine.”

The Virtual Machine is a digital 1:1 copy of a real machine. Tried and tested for years, this proven Industry 4.0 product offers great potential for increasing productivity. With Virtual Machine, the user can virtually plan, test and even optimize in advance new startups and machining processes, away from production, in real time and with 100 percent transferability to the real machine. Possible problems can be detected at an early stage so that there is enough time to remedy them. As a result, setup times and downtime in ongoing production are reduced, while safety and cost-effectiveness increase.

Dirk Prust, the technical managing director, and Eberhard Beck, the head of control technology, accepted the award on behalf of all employees involved in the INDEX Virtual Machine. Bippus, specializing in turned parts production and purchaser of the milestone license, was also present at the award ceremony. Martin Melzer, their head of production, received a glass cube as well.

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