• The investment is part of the strategic commitment of the company focused on offering advanced machining processes for strategic parts for demanding sectors, involving the design of custom solutions adapted to the needs of each client.
• The expansion of the machine park is yet another step forward in 4.0 manufacturing in which all equipment is interconnected to adapt to a growing demand for parts with high added value in a more flexible manner.

GOIMEK, part of the DANOBATGROUP and specialised in precision machining and large machining further widens its production capacity with the purchase of a cutting edge SORALUCE FP-16000 multi-function machining center.

Thanks to this new purchase, the cooperative not only increases its current production capacities, but also enhances its quality service for high-precision parts. Furthermore, the investment will expand the existing range of capacities: apart from grinding and milling now also turning is offered, a new technology not included so far in the extensive machine park of the company.

The new machine will enable GOIMEK to achieve the highest standards in bulky and technically complex part machining and machining of a variety of shapes and sizes of large parts for demanding sectors.

The SORALUCE FP-16000 model is a machine of great capacities both when it comes to workpiece size and type of operations to be performed. The machine features a longitudinal travel of 16000 mm, vertical travel of 3600 mm and cross travel of 1500 mm, two work stations with two tables designed and manufactured by SORALUCE with a rotary moving table for milling operations and a rotary moving table for turning operations.

This multitasking machine make it possible to perform different machining processes efficiently and accurately, including turning, milling, boring, drilling and threading on one single machine for multiple components of different sizes and shapes. This is made possible by the new SORALUCE H100 milling and turning head, a 5-axis continuous head designed for machining complex surfaces and performing high-precision interpolations and indexing of articulations at high speed. With a power of 46 kW, torque of 1530 Nm on S1 and 7000 rpm, the SORALUCE H100 head provides great chip removal rate. The head features a spindle locking system to enable turning operations.

Also the machine is provided with a high degree of automation, with an automatic head and tool change system with one single magazine. It also incorporates an identification system for Balluff tools.

The modular design of the machine offers excellent versatility and is equipped with a wide range of optional accessories, allowing the machine to suit different needs of machining with high efficiency and accuracy. Furthermore, the concept of the travelling column of the machine allows pendular machining and simultaneous machining / part loading.

Thanks to the stability and rigidity of its design, precision and productivity during machining operations on large components are maximized. The machine, with optimum power and cutting speed, yields greater machining results thanks to its dynamic transmission system and combined guiding and damping system.

This next generation machine has been the fruition of a complete rethinking of the machine concept from the point of view of the user, improving operational efficiency and developing a global machine concept that not only considers the machine itself, but also the complete work area.

Moreover, the latest technologies developed by SORALUCE are included, among others the DAS – Dynamics Active Stabiliser – system. This is a device that actively increases dynamic rigidity of the machines, thus increasing cutting capacity up to 300% thanks to the reduction of vibrations during the machining process.

The milling and boring machine SORALUCE FP-16000 also includes technological features framed in the “Industry 4.0” concept; more specifically a complete monitoring package based on “cloud computing.” It includes functions such as viewing the status of the machine in real time, information about the status of the machining program in progress, energy consumption, behaviour of machining cycles, and a diagnosis of key signals for maintenance of the facility.

With these latest developments, GOIMEK takes a great leap forward and provides both traditional clients and new client sectors a wide choice in machining options.

The financial institution of the European Union grants a loan of 10 million euros for RDI activities to the first Spanish machine tool manufacturer.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 10 million agreement with Danobat S. Coop., a cooperative integrated in DANOBATGROUP, for its RDI activities in the field of machine tools. This loan supports the innovation strategy of the group in the field of machine tools; a bet that the Basque industrial group considers essential to improve its competitiveness and the competitiveness of its customers.

The finance contract has been signed during the ‘“Apoyo a la Innovación en España”’ event, organized by the EIB Group in Bilbao, by the CEO of DANOBATGROUP, Iñigo Ucin Azcue, and the Vice-President of the EIB, Román Escolano and will finance RDI activities during 2015, 2016 and 2017.

The EIB loan will support investments linked to three types of products: grinding, turning and equipment for manufacturing composite structural parts, in order to develop new solutions in these fields.

DANOBATGROUP, first Spanish machine tool manufacturer, is a group associated with the MONDRAGON Corporation, which employs 1,180 workers. The EIB loan supports the group’s strategy for sustained RDI, whose research focuses on high added value advanced manufacturing, and who spends 9% of its turnover for innovation purposes. More than half of its workforce is highly qualified, and 29% is dedicated specifically to research activities.

The project is supported by “InnovFin – EU Finance for Innovators”, a new range of EIB Group products which benefit from the financial support of the European Union under Horizon 2020 Financial Instruments and are designed to facilitate access to finance for innovative businesses. The RDI investments will be carried out in Spain and will be implemented until 2017.

DANOBATGROUP India will be exhibiting its latest developments and technologies of its two product brands, DANOBAT and SORALUCE in Hall4, stand B-110 at the 17th Indian Metal-cutting Machine Tool Exhibition – IMTEX 2015.

DANOBATGROUP will showcase the SORALUCE FP-6000 milling boring machine which has a 6000 mm longitudinal travese, 3200 mm vertical traverse and 1500 mm cross traverse and is equipped with an orthogonal head, indexable at 1ºx1º, with 37 kW, 4000 rpm motor and a 20-position tool magazine. Apart from the machine, a model of SORALUCE VTC 6000 vertical turning centre and a model of a complete turnkey line which is now being developed by the group for Indian railways will be also showcased. This line accomplishes a full automatic axle, wheels, wheelset machining, assembly and inspection line. Besides, grinded part applications and soltutions for the most demanding industries such as oil&gas, earospace, energy, general engineering or capital goods among others will be also showcased.

DANOBATGROUP India participated from 11 to 13 December 2014 in INNORAIL Exhibition in Lucknow,  showcasing the latest developments and strengths of the Group to Indian Railways and other renowned Indian dignitaries from various railways institutions and companies.

One of the main attractions of the stand was a model of complete turnkey line, which is now being developed by the group for Indian railways; a challenging project that accomplishes a full automatic axle, wheels, wheelset machining, assembly and inspection line. DANOBATGROUP India has also showcased other case studies with key worldwide railways customers and machines for production solutions for axles, wheels, boggies, engines and wheelset, as well as maintenance solutions.

Key people from the railways industry have visited the stand to interact with DANOBATGROUP India team in order to establish a long term relationship for future projects.

The company was selected during the Cre100do.es launch ceremony to be one of the first 15 companies to participate in the initiative.

Over the next 5 years Cre100do.es will help 100 significant companies with a high potential to become large, through their innovation, competitiveness, productivity and internationalisation. The initiative will select 15 to 25 companies a year from sectors where their positive impact can have a multiplier effect, by applying criteria to evaluate their potential growth.

Cre100do.es is an initiative promoted by the Bankinter Innovation Foundation, in conjunction with ICEX and the Círculo de Empresarios, with the aim of helping Spanish companies to grow, and act as a motor for the national economy and the creation of qualified employment.

Cre100do.es aims to achieve its goals by combining the ideas, resources and talent of employees at leading companies to illustrate the best practice of prestigious and recognised professionals, normally only accessible to large companies. The initiative will cover the following areas:

• Growth potential: Focussed on detecting and developing aspects that are key to company growth, as a motor of the Spanish economy
• Innovation and best practice: Focused on the innovation needs of companies, identifying and adapting Spanish companies to best international practice
• Internationalisation: Centred on the internationalisation process of Spanish companies, from corporate diplomacy to advanced market research, M&A, etc
• Talent: Aimed at the development of organisations, anticipating their growth and adapting them to the needs of a global company, attracting, developing and retaining the best talent

Cre100do.es has therefore, in addition to its three promoters, been joined by renown organisations such as Accenture, AFI, AT Kearney, Bankinter, Deloitte, ESADE, Garrigues, IBM, IESE, McKinsey, Ramón y Cajal and Telefonica.

DANOBATGROUP´s cutting tool division will present its range of standard tools, aerospace tools and a wide range of special tools in stand F-23 of the METALMADRID tradeshow in Madrid on the 29th and 30th October.

LATZ will exhibit for the first time at this tradeshow in Madrid which will take place at the IFEMA exhibition center and will hold its 7th. edition this year.

LATZ Cutting tools are well-known for their high precision, reliability and cutting edge technology. LATZ designs, produces and commercializes standard and special HSS and Carbide cutting tools for the main industrial sectors (aeronautics, automotive industry, etc.).

Wide cutting tool´s range and long experience help the company provide the best solutions to the most demanding industries.