The mobile repair factory (MORE) at BTU Cottbus enables additive and subtractive manufacturing processes to be carried out in a single set-up. Repairs or spare parts production can thus be carried out quickly and cost-effectively directly on site. The core of MORE is a metrom PM800.
The world's first mobile repair factory for hybrid machining is based on developments by the Saxon mechanical engineering company Metrom. The technology, which is housed in containers, enables additive and subtractive manufacturing processes to be carried out in a single set-up. This means that repairs or spare parts production can be carried out directly on site in power plants, chemical plants, in shipbuilding, in port logistics or even in mines that are often far away. This significantly minimizes costly downtimes.
The heart of the mobile repair factory is the Pentapod. It combines the precision and rigidity of stationary machine tools with the freedom of movement of a robot. With this invention, which led to the company being founded in the early 2000s, the company has a unique position on the market.
In this concept, the component is the linchpin. While in conventional machine tools the workpiece is brought into the correct position, in the mobile Metrom systems the tools move around the component. This enables maintenance and repair work to be carried out on turbines, generators or other large-scale systems.
The applications of Metrom machines are as varied as their configurations. They are used in the automotive industry as well as in energy and agricultural engineering, in the manufacture of components and in many other sectors.
