Skilled labor shortages, cost pressures, and limited floor space are challenges every manufacturer faces. For high-volume production of chucked components, that means getting more parts out of every shift and every square meter. This is where EMAG’s VL 3 DUO comes in. The dual-spindle turning machine combines two work spindles and integrates pick-up automation with TrackMotion and a parts magazine in just 24.5 m². This article highlights the benefits this offers.Â
In small chucked component production, demands for precision and cost-effectiveness are on the rise. Gear wheels, planetary gears, sprockets, cam rings, pump rings, individual cams, or shaft generators must be precisely finished after hardening. Tight dimensional and geometric tolerances, stable positional relationships, and defined surface qualities are required for high-volume production.
The VL 100 GT from EMAG is designed for this task. The vertical turning and grinding center combines hard turning and grinding in a single machine and enables high-precision finishing of small chucked components up to 100 millimeters in diameter in a single setup. This reduces reclamping errors, shortens process times, and achieves the required surface quality.
In the heart of the Eifel region, around 50 kilometers from Koblenz, Bharat Forge Daun mechanical production works at the highest level, producing extremely precise, rotationally symmetrical series components, among other things. This means that challenges like difficult surfaces and positional arrangements are common. Several EMAG machines are currently being used in the production of a stator housing for electromobility – with a focus on process reliability. In the following interview, Christoph Steffens, Head of Mechanical Production at Bharat Forge Daun, explains the reasons for using EMAG machines and why EMAG service is so important.
EMAG’s Standard Modular Vertical Turning Solutions for chucked and shaft like components continue to gain market share within North America.
For years EMAG has continued to develop and invest in new technologies that make them the leading OEM of Manufacturing Systems for Precision Metal Components. We’ve become known world-wide for our Vertical Turning technology along with our ability to provide complete process chains to the world’s leading Automotive OEM. We’ve become the prominent leader in gear box, engines, and chassis solutions within the automotive industry but can also provide solutions within Energy, Aerospace, Agriculture, Construction and Oil Field.