As a global leader in the energy technology sector, Siemens Energy is one of the big players and is represented in 90 countries. The company works together with its customers and partners on the energy systems of the future and thus supports the transition to a more sustainable world. With its portfolio of products, solutions and services, Siemens Energy covers almost the entire energy value chain – from energy generation to energy transmission and storage. In the Czech plant in Brno, the wide range of mechanical components, such as gas and steam turbines, generators and transformers, will in future therefore be machined with high precision and reliability using a ProfiMill 3000/103 T.

With its high-performance design, it enables precise milling work on large components with travels of 8,250 mm in the X-axis, 6,250 mm in the Y-axis and 1,500 mm in the W-axis. Thanks to the powerful main drive, which optimally adapts to the different machining requirements with regard to speed, power and torque, and an additional 1,500 mm on the Z-axis, the machine easily meets all requirements. The machine is also available as a double table version with a maximum load bearing capacity of 90 t, whereby the individual tables can be moved alternately or can be coupled and synchronized, thus enabling extra-long parts to be machined.

The WaldrichSiegen ProfiMill 3000/103 T gantry milling machine is characterized by its robustness. Its particular strength lies in the efficient machining of large workpieces, which makes it an ideal solution for our customer‘s complex projects.

“The big challenge is to master the heavy-duty roughing of the cast steam turbine housings without damaging them and then to complete the finishing process within tight tolerances. In combination with the robust, vibration-damping design, the fully hydrostatic design of all axes of our machine guarantees an almost unlimited service life, zero backlash, dynamic rigidity and excellent damping,” explains Martin Pilz, WaldrichSiegen Area Sales Manager for Austria & SEE countries. “This machine plays a key role in the overall context and its design is the only one in the entire range of machines at Siemens Energy in Brno.”