Absolutely precise
Las Vegas, Lisbon, Seattle, Pune. Wherever the global NDT community comes together, Thomas Gramberger can also be found.
The 36-year-old gives presentations on the subject of non-destructive testing at trade fairs, congresses and conferences. As a sales and project planning employee at Fill, he travels the globe several times a year to introduce customers and partners from the international aerospace industry to the outstanding features of the ACCUBOT robot in the context of quality assurance in lightweight construction.
As with many other successful developments, the ACCUBOT success story began with an ambitious vision. More than ten years ago, a motivated team from Fill set out to set a new standard in robot-supported and numerically controlled automation. The result of this development is impressive: The ACCUBOT is an articulated arm robot that combines innovation and maximum precision and is used in the non-destructive testing of safety-relevant aircraft parts. Its name is made up of the words “ACCuracy” for accuracy and “roBOT” for robot.
"We have been able to establish Fill as a brand among the major OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers in the aerospace industry. Thanks to the continuous further development of the ACCUBOT, we are on our way to becoming the technology leader in the field of robot-based non-destructive testing."
Thomas Gramberger, Project Engineering & Sales
The ACCUBOT is a masterpiece of NC-controlled robotics and is used in a wide variety of applications. In addition to processes such as ultrasonic, X-ray and geometry inspections, it can also be equipped with technologies such as drilling, countersinking and the processing of CFRP materials. The high demands of the aviation industry in terms of accuracy are achieved by using measuring systems on the output side. In conjunction with precise laser-assisted robot calibration, this advanced technology guarantees very high absolute positioning accuracy. While commercially available industrial robots only promise a maximum absolute positioning accuracy of 0.7 millimeters, the ACCUBOT achieves a value of 0.1 mm, i.e. it is seven times more accurate! This means that Thomas and his team of experts at Fill have succeeded in moving up into the Champions League of precision robotics.
Since the first concepts, the performance data of the ACCUBOT has been continuously optimized. In particular, the developments around FILL STUDIO - the digital heart of every Fill inspection system - make it easier for the team to integrate new modalities. Over the years, the entire development team has acquired great technical expertise and excellent process know-how. This benefits customers in particular.
With the ACCUBOT inspection systems, Fill offers an innovative and universally applicable modular system of technologies. The fully automated solutions for the non-destructive testing of various aircraft parts are individually adapted to the respective customer requirements. Fill has thus developed into a full-range supplier to the international aerospace industry.
Thomas spends most of his time on the road in his sales and project planning work for Fill. In contrast to his job, he is deeply rooted in his home community of Taiskirchen. This is where he built a house and started a family. His passion for tradition and regional culture is also evident in his voluntary role with the market music band, which Thomas has been in charge of for over ten years. He also supports several ensembles as a trumpet player.
Thomas is a person who knows how to pull the strings, be it when networking within the international NDT community, in a team with his colleagues at Fill or when making music in the brass band. No matter what stage Thomas is on, he is absolutely passionate about what he does.
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