EWS Weigele is known for its precision tool holders. What is less well known is the company’s technical standards and vertical manufacutring range – including the hard machining of its own bevel and toothed gears. A modernized VSC 400 DDS from EMAG plays a key role here. In this interview, plant manager Christian Schurr explains why the retrofit of this machine was a decisive step for EWS – technically, organizationally and strategically.Â
The requirements for shaft machining have changed significantly in recent years. Increasing variant diversity combined with decreasing batches present manufacturing companies with new challenges. With the VTC 100 GT EMAG is presenting a machine in which the turning, grinding, drilling and milling processes using a combined lifetool. In the following interview, Marina Manger, Technical Sales at the Grinding business unit, explains how this technology integration makes production more efficient and what concrete benefits users can derive from it. Â