AESSEAL AND DMG MORI COOPERATE IN ENERGY-SAVING BREAKTHROUGH

IN WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE A global first, the Japanese machine tool manufacturer, DMG Mori, has supplied AESSEAL with energy-friendly machine tools designed to work directly at European standard voltages, avoiding a wasteful transformation step.

DMG Mori has delivered £3.97 million worth of cutting-edge machine tools to AESSEAL plc’s Rotherham-based ‘Factory for the Future’. The machines work directly at 400V 3-phase, used by industry throughout Europe and the UK. All previous machines of this calibre were produced to the Japanese 200V 3-phase electrical standard and required step up transformation to UK voltage, with a loss of approximately 5% of the energy used in the transformation.

Dr Masahiko Mori, the President of DMG Mori, stated: “Many of our machine tools are used globally, and it makes sense to modify our production lines for new machine tool models for global customers. The four machines supplied to AESSEAL in October were the first we produced to the new 400V 3-phase standard.”

Chris Rea, Managing Director of AESSEAL, added: “Our ‘Factory for the Future’ is an investment in our company, and with the assistance of DMG Mori, the equipment used will now be more environmentally friendly. The total investment in robotic production, the four new machine tools just installed and those due for delivery early in 2024, is £15.5million, making a great start to filling a factory that is both a showcase for responsible industry and a fantastic working environment.”

The £3.97 million machine tool order is in addition to the recently reported £9.75 million order for state-of-the-art robots which are designed to free up the Rotherham company’s workforce for higher value tasks and maintain the company’s competitiveness in global markets.