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Boehlerit GmbH & Co.KG
Thinking big, without compromising on precision
Press releases
Miba Automation Systems occupies a special place within the Miba group of companies: The business is dedicated to special-purpose machine construction. Based in Upper Austria, Miba Automa- tion Systems is a global player, in par- ticular in the field of sustainable wind energy. For preparing the welding seams of offshore wind tower foundations, Miba Automation Systems relies on Boe- hlerit technology, with milling tools that guarantee maximum precision and tool life as well as top-level performance.
The roots of Miba Automation Systems go back to 1927 and the company first branched out into machine construction in the 1950s. At first, machines were built for in-house applications, in particular the manufacturing of slide bearings. In the 1980s, this field began to generate global interest, and the Upper Austrian business established itself as world market leader for machines in this segment. But that
is just one aspect of its colourful history: Today, 70 employees at the Aurachkirchen site manufacture special-purpose CNC machines for a wide range of industrial applications. Among the highlights are
machines for e-mobility, used all over the world to produce stators for electric cars. Managing Director Ing. Klaus Weberndor- fer, MBA: “Our core competence is the mobile and stationary machining of large workpieces.” Today, mobile and station- ary machine tools by Miba Automation Systems are used primarily in the wind energy sector, in particular the manufac- turing of offshore wind tower foundations. These foundations are fully immersed in water and consist of steel-tubular posts with diameters of up to 14 metres. To withstand the immense loads, the posts have to be rammed into the seabed to a depth of 50 metres and more. Due to their enormous dimensions, the posts consist
of individual steel rings, which means that essential steps in the construction process must be completed on site, for instance the preparation of the welding seams and the welding process itself. “We have to take the machine to the component”, is how Klaus Weberndorfer sums it up. The same applies to the production of steam turbines for thermal power plants and the turbine casings used in hydropower plants, where components are also too large to be trans- ported.
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