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Chiron Group Opens Digital Machine Tool Plant



The Chiron Precision Factory is ideally equipped for production of the new machine series in an area of 14,000 sq. m (approx. 150,000 sq. ft.).

The new factory was officially opened by pressing the buzzer.

(l-r) Dr. Markus Flik, Chairman of the Board of Management of Chiron; Toni Driesch and Stephan Hoberg, representatives of Holding Hoberg & Driesch; Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, Baden-Württemberg Minister for Economic Affairs, Labour and Housing Construction; Michael Beck, Mayor of Tuttlingen

Following the official opening ceremony, the guests had an opportunity to discover the highlights of the Chiron Precision Factory.

Chiron Group recently celebrated the official opening of its new Precision Factory with a large number of guests from industry and politics. The building was constructed specially for the assembly of new machine series, which combine productivity and precision in an unprecedented way. Optimized assembly and logistics processes in the plant will also ensure shorter delivery times.

"With a maximum annual production capacity of 400 high precision machining centers, the nearly 150,000-sq. ft. Chiron Precision Factory in Neuhausen, Germany, is currently the most modern machine factory in Europe," said a company spokesperson. Costing more than $38 million and completed in just 15 months, the greenfield building is the largest single investment in almost 100 years of Chiron's corporate history.

According to Dr. Markus Flik, Chairman of the Board of Management of Chiron, "The combination of productivity and maximum precision is what makes our new machine series so unique-and unique machines need a unique factory."

In planning and equipping the new factory, IT experts and production planners sought to maximize digitalization of the machine production process in order to achieve high productivity and traceable assembly quality. The plant layout is designed for optimal material flow with logistics spine for all flows of people and materials; centralized final assemblies, technical offices and logistics areas; and central order picking for machines and systems.

The plant operation was also designed to be paperless. "The digital assembly folders and logistics bookings are important milestones on the road to a paperless factory," the spokesperson said. A pick-by-light system helps the order picker to access stored parts quickly and securely.

For testing and quality assurance purposes and as a reference point, the delivery state of the machines is documented through what the company refers to as a digital fingerprint, which contains all data related to each machine.

Also, the Chiron Precision Factory makes an important contribution towards climate protection: waste heat produced by the machines during test runs is used to heat the factory. In fact, the plant environment is controlled through a Smart factory cockpit for managing air-conditioning, lighting and camera systems.

The new central logistics department at the Neuhausen plant combines the Chiron Precision Factory with the existing assembly halls to form an integrated Chiron campus. The large and future-oriented project was successfully completed without delays or budget overruns, the company reported.

"Here at Chiron, we are counteracting the currently difficult market environment through state-of-the-art machines and higher productivity," summarized Dr. Markus Flik. "Over the last few years we have purposefully invested in further training of our skilled workforce and we are now well-equipped to produce our new series in Neuhausen. We built the Chiron Precision Factory specially for our new machining centers, the 16 and 25 series, currently available on the market. New machine designs will follow. The highly modern factory will satisfy the special requirements relating to precise assembly of these highly accurate machine tools."

"With our 16 series machining centers, Chiron's customers today produce such complex components as battery cases for electric vehicles, aluminum and structural components for the automotive and aerospace industries, and implants for the medical technology industry," continued Dr. Flik. "The new series are proving popular on the market and represent our path to the future."

Honored guests also shared key observations about Chiron's major initiative. "With the opening of the new Precision Factory, Chiron demonstrates it is actively meeting the challenges of the 21st century. That is because this factory combines the very best what our machine tool industry in Baden-Württemberg has to offer: machines which combine maximum productivity with the highest possible precision and therefore set standards for the digital age," said Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, Member of the Baden-Württemberg State Parliament and Baden-Württemberg Minister for Economic Affairs, Labour and Housing Construction, in her speech during the official opening ceremony.

"I am delighted that one of the most modern machine tool factories in Germany has been built by our company. In times when there is a great deal of talk about the impending economic downturn, this factory is an important signal for our town and the entire region," said Michael Beck, Mayor of Tuttlingen.

For more information contact:

Chiron America, Inc.

10950 Withers Cove Park Drive

Charlotte, NC 28278

704-587-9526

info@chironamerica.com

www.chironamerica.us

Chiron America, Inc.

44692 Helm Street

Plymouth, MI 48170

734-233-9650

info@chironamerica.com

www.chironamerica.us

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