01/11/2021 - Markus Isgro
Solutions for the demanding production of transmission components - this statement sums up the demanding task required of Kordel, headquartered in Dülmen near Münster. The company develops and produces complete transmission systems that are used in...
12/14/2020 - Markus Isgro
What role does production technology play in the growth of a company? Especially when it has to be flexible to changing market conditions? Providing an impressive answer to this question is Bäringhaus & Hunger, based in Grünhainichen near Chemnitz....
12/09/2020 - Markus Isgro
The running of many machines and production of a variety of gears would be impossible without roller bearings. Roller bearings have a ring-shaped design that facilitates rolling movements and reduces friction. Although this may sound simple, their...
11/04/2020 - Markus Isgro
The need for industrial cleaning processes is not uncommon – many parts are contaminated with substances including oil and adhesives, or have undesired layers of oxide, rust, phosphate, or paint that needs to be removed before additional machining...
10/05/2020 - Markus Isgro
Red Dot Award for EMAG: AI solution EDNA perfects networking of industrial production
The factories of the future are connected—in every respect: Machines communicate with each other regarding errors or required maintenance, while providing essential information to production planners that can control the machines from one central...
09/30/2020 - Markus Isgro
Using scroll-free turning to optimize the production of rotor shafts
The automotive industry is in transformation and production planners are placing increasing importance not only on new components, but also on new manufacturing methods. After all, the increased demand for electric vehicles is also leading to higher...
09/14/2020 - Markus Isgro
The CI machine from EMAG ECM: A Highly Effective Solution for Deburring Complex Components
Autonomous steering and brake systems, hydro-pneumatic chassis, or radically improved gas mileage – these buzzwords represent a technological change that is triggering a domino effect in the automotive and other industries. An increasing number of...
09/07/2020 - EMAG GmbH & Co. KG
VLC 200 GT from EMAG: Combining technologies to machine state-of-the-art transmission components
It is no secret that e-mobility is a growing market. A current study by the consulting firm Strategy Analytics, predicts the production output of “electric vehicles” will increase to 25% of the global market by 2025. It should be noted that the study...
09/01/2020 - Markus Isgro
Large components and complex geometries—in heavy machining, this combination is far from rare and is always synonymous with a high expenditure of time and rising costs. A primary reason for this is that the variety of machining processes required,...
08/24/2020 - Markus Isgro
HLC 150 H by EMAG KOEPFER: All-round gear-cutting solution for more flexibility and lower cost
More than ever, planners in the automotive industry are faced with the crucial challenge of flexibility in production technology. Manufacturers continually need to cope with modified ranges of components. For instance, the geometry can change very...
08/17/2020
When the catch phrase “lightweight design” is used for the automobile production, it typically refers to passenger cars, rarely commercial vehicles. However, there is an enormous amount of potential for weight reduction and cost savings when...
07/16/2020 - Markus Isgro
What will the cars on the street look like in the future? A new study by the Boston Consulting Group forecasts a mix of gasoline and diesel engines (48 percent), hybrid vehicles (33 percent) and completely electric (19 percent). For OEM’s and supply...
06/15/2020 - Markus Isgro
VL 1 TWIN from EMAG: Drastically Lower Unit Cost for Bevel Gears
Bevel gears found in passenger vehicles are mass-produced. Supply companies produce these gears, essential for differentials, by the million—and it’s no wonder, since there are four of these in every differential. The number of all-wheel-drive...
06/09/2020
EMAG Announces Expansion with the Opening of EMAG Charlotte!
Beginning June 1, 2020, EMAG will be expanding its operation in the United States by opening an additional office, EMAG Charlotte, in Charlotte, NC. With this addition, current and prospective customers located in the southeastern portion of the...
05/14/2020 - Markus Isgro
W 11 CNC from EMAG Weiss—Manual CNC-Supported External and Internal Cylindrical Grinder
The EMAG Group is breaking new ground with the W 11 CNC cylindrical grinder from EMAG Weiss. The company from Salach, near Stuttgart, Germany, is primarily known for its turning and grinding machines intended for high-volume production. With its W 11...
03/13/2020 - Oliver Hagenlocher
General instructions for dealing with the coronavirus
In order to counteract a further spread of the coronavirus, we have established the following company regulations for visitors, suppliers and external service providers:
All personal contact must be kept to a minimum. Where it is not absolutely...
02/27/2020 - Markus Isgro
According to the 2018 energy study of the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), with a share of 30.5% of the world’s primary energy consumption, oil remains the most important source of energy.
However, global trade...
02/24/2020 - Markus Isgro
EMAG Receives “Outstanding Supplier” Award from Sisamex
The EMAG Group and Sisamex, a member of the Mexican Quimmco Group, have been production partners for over 20-years. At its plants in Monterrey, Sisamex produces a large variety of workpieces for trucks, agricultural and utility vehicles for many...
01/15/2020 - Markus Isgro
EMAG Acquires CNC-Technik Weiss GmbH Headquartered in Neckartailfingen, Germany
The EMAG Group is expanding its technology range in the field of grinding with cylindrical grinding technology from WEISS. “We are extending our range of products in the area of high-output and high-precision cylindrical grinders with grinding...
01/13/2020 - Markus Isgro
The New EMAG Systems: EMAG provides complete turnkey solutions from a single source
The production of comprehensive manufacturing solutions from a single source is the main requirement for many mechanical engineering production planners. Typically, a general contractor would be responsible for the development of a complex line of...
12/02/2019 - Markus Isgro
Production System by EMAG: Lightweight Rotor Shafts Machined with End-to-End Production Systems
A large number of studies are predicting rapid growth in e-mobility. The latest sales figures confirm the trend: According to the Center of Automotive Management, sales of electric cars in China and the USA increased dramatically last year. In...
11/07/2019 - Markus Isgro
Rotary actuators are jacks-of-all-trades: They are implemented whenever an object must be rotated or swiveled—this is necessary during the production of utility vehicles, ships, machines, power plants, and production areas. This broad range of uses...
10/14/2019 - Markus Isgro
EMAG Production System: Perfecting the Finish-Machining of Turbocharger Shafts
The production of turbochargers is one of the most demanding tasks in automotive engineering: High-strength materials, precise geometric requirements, large quantities and price pressure are key challenges for OEMs and suppliers. The continual...
08/23/2019 - Markus Isgro
EMAG LaserTec is known first and foremost for highly productive laser welding systems. The focus is indeed on the word “system”: In addition to the actual welding process, steps that occur upstream or downstream of the welding are frequently...
08/20/2019 - Markus Isgro
Anyone who has had a closer look at the ECM process knows that it is an innovative technology. In order to make manufacturing with PECM even more accessible, EMAG ECM, headquartered in Gaildorf, near Schwäbisch Hall in Germany, has developed a new...
08/12/2019 - Markus Isgro
Precisely timed cycles, extremely accurate heating patterns and perfect integration in the production process—the advantages that induction hardening provides propel the implementation of the process in many application areas in the automotive...
08/07/2019 - Markus Isgro
The success story of DUO machines from the EMAG Modular Solutions product family keeps on going. At the EMO in Hanover, EMAG will present the latest expansion stage of the DUO series, the VL 5 DUO. What can users expect from the new machine? In a...
08/06/2019 - Markus Isgro
Cost pressure, high quality requirements and demand for huge output volumes—extremes collide in automotive transmission manufacturing. While meeting these demands, production quantities will also projected to continue to rise in the coming years. The...
07/02/2019 - Markus Isgro
EMAG at the EMO 2019 in Hanover: The Sequel to a Successful Event Concept
What does the automotive future hold? This question is one way you could briefly summarize the motto of the EMAG Group's 2019 Technology Forum held at its headquarters this May.
The technology forum is traditionally held in the same year as the EMO...
06/05/2019 - Markus Isgro
Solid-State Versus Gas Lasers – Modern Laser Production Technology for Powertrain Components
Even a few years back major manufacturers utilized standard CO2 lasers in factories for welding applications. Massive systems installed in separate rooms away from the actual production process supplied the energy for what, at the time, was...
05/29/2019 - Markus Isgro
Experts advised about the revolution in the automotive industry
Buzzwords such as “e-mobility,” “autonomous driving” and “big data” outline a fundamental shift in the global automotive industry that comes with far-reaching changes to production—constituting a major challenge for the underlying mechanical...
05/20/2019
EMAG wins the “Axia Best Managed Companies Award”
Strategic vision, capacity to innovate, sustainable management culture and good corporate governance—the “Axia Best Managed Companies Award” sets expectations high for participating businesses. This year, the organizers from the consulting firm...
02/06/2019 - Markus Isgro
EMAG Automation becomes EMAG LaserTec: Driving laser welding and joining technology with a new name
EMAG laser welding technology has been an impressive success story for years: The system ensures efficient light construction and lower component costs in the manufacture of numerous vehicle components. The relevant turnkey production systems are...