Drilling

Broetje-Automation is the perfect partner for advanced and specialized drilling processes. Our balanced industrial process not only improves cycle time and speed of production, but also the quality of the drilling. Advanced automated technologies such as layered drilling of various materials and vibration assisted drilling (VAD) are finding their place in the factories of today and tomorrow. To meet the diverse needs of our customers worldwide, our drilling tools expand the portfolio in this segment to include special processes such as the production of hexagonal holes, drilling without internal cooling or long tools for narrow geometries.

Incorporated into various of our systems such as robots and NC-Machines, the process comes alive and improves the speed, the size of the hole, the quality and last but not least expands the use of different materials.

Smart Drill Hole Positioning

Due to advanced and innovative technology the accurate positioning of drillholes can be managed automatically in the process. The optical reference system is able to skip areas based on visual cues and move to the next drilling position. This makes it easier to monitor the drilling process.

Drill hole test plate with different drill hole sizes with and without countersink depth. Due to intelligent drill hole placement, certain drill areas can be automatically omitted.

The integration of intelligent drilling processes is possible with Broetje-Automation.

Speed and Size

Feedrates up to 0,25 mm/rev
Diameter up to 19,1 mm
Stack thickness up to 50 mm in titanium
Drill length up to 10x diameter

Quality

Down to IT8
10 m drilling in titanium with one drill
100 m drilling in aluminium with one drill

Materials

Aluminium/ titanium/ CFRP/ steel
Multimaterial stacks
Optional sealant
Optional lubrication

Marc Fette (left), CEO of CTC GmbH and his team welcomed the new robotic AFP system at the premises of CTC in Stade.

Broetje-Automation delivers STAXX One Fiber Placement System to CTC Composite Technology Center Stade

Published on 24 March 2023

Allgemein

Composites

Factory of the Future

Processes

Broetje-Automation GmbH has delivered its highly innovative STAXX One Automated Fiber Placement Robot to the Composite Technology Center / CTC GmbH (An Airbus Company) in Stade, Germany. This advanced and automated fiber deposition system will be used in conjunction with the CTC and Airbus teams to create ecologically efficient and innovative composite structures, in support of a more sustainable future of mobility.

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Midterm Meeting “Vertical E2E” on the Factory of the future in Varel

Published on 27 January 2023

Assembly

Digitalization

Factory of the Future

Mobile Systems

Processes

The vertical integration of future-oriented technologies and sustainable interconnections in the Factory of the Future are the topics of the “Vertical E2E” research project led by Premium AEROTEC, which was launched in 2022. The first results have now been presented on 25.01.2023 at the Technology Day in the Varel Technology Centre.