Competences GTD Mechanization Aachen - Philips

Global Technology Development (GTD) 

Mechanization Aachen 

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2010

GTD Mechanization Aachen 

»We bring product ideas into mass production« 

Process 

technology 

� Process development for bonding 

and processing glass, plastic, 

metal, ceramic and 

semiconductors 

� Design for Manufacturing: 

feedback between manufacturing 

process selection and product 

design 

� Determination of process 

parameters and development 

oindustrial process control 

� Individual processes 

customer specific 

Machinery and 

equipment 

� System architecture and 

system integration 

� Customer specific mass 

production systems for 

mass production 

- Precise small parts 

- Complex products 

- Clean products 

with guaranteed high 

- Technical availability 

- High yield 

� Specialized equipment 

high productivity 

Measuring and 

information systems 

� Fully integrated inline 

measuring and test systems 

for automatic process 

regulation 

� Individual information 

systems to 

- Visualize 

- Supervise 

- Control 

- Regulate 

- Trace 

� Reliable production 

fully automated 

integrated 

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GTD Mechanization Aachen 

»We bring processes into production systems« 

Process 

technology 

� Thermal 

joining technology 

� Bonding processes 

� Glass, synthetic 

and metal compound 

� Laser material processing 

Joining and Processing 

� Advice 

� Studies 

� Pilot equipment 

� Production systems 

Machinery 

and equipment 

Handling and Positioning 

� Control and automation technology 

� Handling and assembly systems 

� Gas and vacuum technology 

� Direct drive technology 

Services 

� Documentation 

� CE-Certification 

� Training 

� Start up 

Measuring and 

information systems 

� Industrial 

vision systems 

� Inline measuring 

for physical and 

chemical properties 

� Industrial information systems 

Measurement and control 

� Lifecycle- 

Management 

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Bonding and Processing 

»We are specialist in processing and assembling« 

� High precision processing of different materials 

- Laser material processing 

- Special manufacturing processes 

� Treatment of surfaces 

- Preparation of bonding processes 

- Refining 

- Structuring 

- Material removal 

� Laser drilling micro holes into glass with 

CO 2-lasers 

automated 

Precision 

processing 

mass production 

� Precise assembly of small components with 

diverse bonding techniques 

� Product-specific bonding process selection 

and development incl. system integration 

� Optimization of the assembly techniques for 

complex products 

� Permanent glass, metal and plastic joints on 

even difficult to join products 

� Manufacturing of hermetically sealed glass 

metal parts for halogen lamps 

cost-efficient 

Precision 

assembling 

high precision 

integrated 

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Material and Surface processing 

� Laser material processing 

- Drilling 

- Cutting 

- Sealing 

- Labeling 

of metal, glass, quartz, 

ceramic and plastic 

� drilling and Sealing of gas 

filled glass parts with CO 2laser 

(50 pc./ min) 

diverse 

»We process materials and surfaces precisely « 

flexible 

� Expertise in special 

manufacturing processes 

- Bending, pressing, tearing 

and cutting of fine wires 

- Chamfering / bending of thin 

metal sheets and films 

- Thermal forming 

- Coating 

� Supportive technologies 

for product and process 

manufacturing 

process reliability 

� Surface processing 

- Refining 

- Structuring 

- Ablation 

in industrial processes 

� Structuring of quartz 

surfaces 

� Elimination of zinc oxide 

films without damaging 

the glass surface 

precise 

pure 

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Joining techniques 

� Electrical, mechanical and 

thermal joining of 

- Wires (Ø 0,1 - 2 mm) 

- Contact surface 

- Wires and Surfaces (e.g. 

spot welding) 

of tungsten, molybdenum, 

nickel, iron(-alloy), copper (alloy) 

� Cross welding in halogen 

lamps 

fast 

»We realize permanent precision joining « 

gas- and waterproof 

� glass, metal and synthetic 

joints through 

- Resistance welding 

- Laser welding 

- Tungsten inert-gas welding 

- Clamping 

- Gluing 

� Fixing of a lamp cap with 12 

simultaneous oriented laser 

spots 

vibration stable 

form stable 

� Packaging of electronically 

micro parts in optional shape 

through 

- Solder flux free soldering 

- Gluing 

- Sintering 

- Ultrasonic Bonding 

in industrial processes 

� LED modules of GaAlAs 

(250 x 250 µm²) with 10 µm 

exactness 

temperature-resistant 

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»We handle and position complex small parts« 

� Handling of small, filigree 

separate parts 

- Feeding 

- Moving 

- Synchronizing 

in automated manufacturing 

processes 

� Separating, synchronising 

and connecting filaments 

to wires. 

automated 

Handling Positioning 

flexible 

� Positioning of several 

components to each other 

- Linear and rotary motion 

- Compensation of target 

deviation 

for preparation of assembly, 

machining and bonding 

processes 

� Alignment of a coil in the 

lamp 

reliable 

precise 

Gas and 

vacuum techniques 

� Process integration in 

vacuum chamber resp. 

vacuum plant 

� Gas-handling 

- Flow 

- Rinse 

- Fill and dose 

� Optimized, robust process 

technology 

� Pure gas filling of glass 

parts 

customized 

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Direct drive techniques 

»We assemble filigree parts with very high precision« 

� Single and multi axis systems 

� Synchronized moving on firm pathways (up to 

200 axis) 

� Realization of process and rotary tasks with 

- Linear motors 

- Torque motors 

in takted production machines 

� Production plants with 18 synchronized 

drives 

synchronized 

fast 

� Spatial positioning of several 

parts with 

- Linear systems 

- Rotary systems 

� Geometric control 

� Automatic compensation of targetperformance-deviation 

� Positioning of turntable with angular 

accuracy of ± 7 corner seconds 

high precision 

automated 

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Gas and vacuum techniques 

»We handle gases and bring your process into vacuum« 

� Steering and regulation of gases (esp. 

halogens and inert gases) 

� Process development for flowing, rinsing, filling 

and dosing 

� Burner controlling 

� Protective gas atmosphere 

� Analysis systems for gas observation, purity 

control and leak detection 

� High pure gas filling (ppm-level) of lamps at 

high cycle time (4.000 parts/hour) 

repeatable 

robust 


� Fitted vacuum techniques for use in automated 

manufacturing processes 

� Integration of pure processes in high vacuum 

chambers and systems 

� Customized design and engineering of 

vacuum systems 

� High vacuum coating systems with 

integrated handling system 

application specific 

pure 

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Measuring and Regulating 

»We bring quality to your production« 

Measuring techniques 

� Flexible measuring of thermal, physical, 

electrical and chemical properties of products 

and processes 

� Selection and ability of convenient measuring 

processes and systems 

� Standard and special solutions 

� Inline measurement solutions on mass 

production equipment 

� Robust measuring techniques for reliable 

mass production processes 

automated 

robust 

integrated 

Control engineering 

� Measurement data processing for direct back 

coupling in production processes 

� Data gathering and preparation with information 

systems for 

- Statistic process control and diagnostic analysis 

- Statistic process steering and regulation 

- Quality surveillance 

- Product and process observation 

- Preventive maintenance and repair 

� Multi-axial alignment of lamp body to cap 

with laser welding 


informative 

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Measuring techniques for industrial equipment 

»We convert measuring principles into industrial solutions« 

� Measuring of properties of 

- Light (e.g. luminosity, color point) 

- Gas and vacuum (e.g. composition, pureness, 

partial pressures, leak rates, rest gas) 

- Electricity and tension 

- Heat (e.g. temperature, thermal resistance) 

� With standard and special equipment like 

(mass-) spectrometers, CCD-cameras, 

integrating sphere, multi meter, photo cells etc. 

� Inline measurement of thermal connection 

of high performance components 

individual 

mass production ability 

� Application-specific adaption or advancement of 

measurement technologies and systems 

� System integration of the measuring technique 

into the machine concept or stand-alonesolution 

� Data processing regarding e.g. measuringalgorithms 

and software tools (SCADA) 

� 100%-control of photometric figures of 

xenon-lamps with 3.600 parts / hour 

� Integrated minimum quantity leak detection 

in the lamp production 

inline 

100%-control 

6�-ability 

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Industrial vision systems 

� Optical 2D gathering of 

- Shapes 

- Structures 

- Surfaces 

- Positions 

� With camera-, lighting- and 

x-ray systems 

� Intake of electrodes and 

shapes of a UHP-lamp in 

operation (X-Ray) 

high contrast 

»We make quality visible and adjustable« 

high resolution 

� Image editing & data preparation 

� Visualization 

� Image evaluation 

� Error detection and 

classification (esp. glass) 

� With algorithm, software-tools and 

user interfaces 

� Error detection (particles, 

cracks, scratches) on glasses or 

LEDs with 1 µm resolution 

self optimizing 

highly precise 

� Data preparation (3D) and 

error analysis 

� Process regulation for 

- correction 

- optimization 

of product parameters 

� With hard- and softwareinterfaces 

to the machine 

� Multi axis position 

alignment of filament 

(~800ms) 

fast 

automated 

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Industrial information systems 

� Central, complete intake (100%) in the mass 

production of 

- Machine- und system data 

Efficiency Process OCAP´s Material PLC 

- Process data 

- Product data 

Database 

- Quality data 

Logbook 

»Data is the sense organ of your production« 

Communication Statistics 

� With server-client-systems (integration of up to 

15 controllers) 

Quality Counter Maintenance Machine 

� Product inspection at production speed up 

to 7.000 parts / hour. 

100%-data gathering 

inline 

mass production ability 

� Surveillance and controlling of technical 

processes (SCADA-systems) for 

- Inline-diagnosis of process changes 

- Statistic analysis of causes 

- Statistic process steering and regulation 

� With steering- and LabVIEW interfaces, „Out-of- 

Control“-action plans etc. 

� Quality surveillance and -improvement 

� Increase of productivity 

� Complete product traceability 

flexible 

disclosed interfaces 

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Global Technology Development Mechanization Aachen 

Your contact 

www.philips.com/mechanization 

Frank Lennartz 

Philips Technologie GmbH 

Account Manager GTD Mechanization 

Philipsstrasse 8 

52068 Aachen 

Deutschland 

Phone: +49 (0) 2 41 / 539 - 40 79 

Email: frank.lennartz@philips.com 

Dr. Bernd Hofmann 

Philips Technologie GmbH 

General Manager GTD Mechanization Aachen 

Philipsstrasse 8 

52068 Aachen 

Deutschland 

Phone: +49 (0) 2 41 / 539 – 33 27 

Email: bernd.hofmann@philips.com 

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Competences GTD Mechanization Aachen - Philips

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