Visitors from all over the world made up the record crowds at DMG/Mori Seiki’s 2013 Pfronten Open House.

 A record 6,000 visitors from around the globe attended the annual DMG/Mori Seiki Open House at the Deckel Maho plant in Pfronten, Germany. The five-day event, from 29 January to 2 February, featured over 70 machines, six of which were world premieres.

Making their debut on the world stage were the CTX beta 2000 and the European-made NLX 2500/SY 700 universal turning machines, the DMU 125 FD monoBLOCK and DMU 65 FT monoBLOCK 5-axis universal milling machines, and the DMC 80 H linear 5-axis horizontal milling centre, which features linear drives on all axes.

Also unveiled was the high-precision DIXI 210 P 5-sided, 5-axis universal milling machine. This product boasts an error tolerance of less than or equal to 0.004 millimetres and a rapid traverse of up to 60 metres per minute.

More than half of the customers attending the event travelled from overseas. This included a strong contingent of customers from Australia and New Zealand.

One Australian customer had the unique experience of seeing his new machine being assembled on the production line at the Deckel Maho plant. The open house gave customers an opportunity to gain insight into the versatility and professionalism of the company, and to see how it was organised.

The open house featured an exhibition space showcasing 12 automation system solutions designed to help customers achieve maximum productivity, and presentations from Boeing and Rolls Royce which shed light on the latest developments and innovations in the aerospace industry. For Weiwadel, the highlight of these presentations was learning how DMG/Mori Seiki can continue to support and contribute to the aerospace industry’s targets and success.