Equipment
Equipment (machinery and equipment)
1. Planning und Engineering
Planning und Control
- ERP-system with AS-400 hardware and interconnected workstations by intranet
- EIS (ARUBA)
Engineering Foundry
- CAD-workstations with SOLID-WORKS-software
- Solidificationsimulation-software MAGMA SOFT
Engineering machine-shop
- CAD-workstations with SOLID-WORKS-software and OPUS-NC software for CNC-programming and tool-engineering
Drawing / Datafile-control in QA-department
- Controlling customer-files and specifications by dedicated software “Smar Team”.
2. Foundry
Moulding equipment
- Automatic moulding line with vacuum molding process, made by Künkel-Wagner Flasksize 1050 x 780 x 300/250 mm, Theor. capacity 110 moulds/h with automatic pattern-change-system; 0,8 min/change, With channel-type NF-induction furnace/casting unit, capacity 2,5 t, made by Junker; Pouring weight up to appr. 240 kg/mould.
- Mechanical moulding line GV 5,5, made by Zimmermann Flasksize 1400 x 850 x 500/500 mm; Effective capacity 80 moulds/shift Casting weight up to 450 kg/mould
- Sand plant 1 continuous sand mixer, capacity 100 t/h, made by Künkel-Wagner and 1 Multi cooler by Simpson
- Prototyping with 1 continuous sand mixer up to 10 t/h capacity
Core shooting department
- Coldbox core shooters made by Röper, H6,5; H40
- Coldbox core shooters made by Laempe, L20-40; L40; L65; L100 (2x)
- 2 sandmixers, capacity 5 t/h each; made by Laempe
Melting plant
- Liningless hotblast cupola oven, made by Kölsch-Fölzer; capacity max. 20t/h
- 4 x 6-t NF-induction furnaces by Junker
- 1 NF channel-type induction holding furnace, effective capacity 45 t, made by Junker
Grinding/fettling department
- 2 continuous shot-blast ubits including conveyer-tracks, made by Agtos and Berger
- 1 CNC-grinding tool “Robomat” for flywheels and brake-discs, made by Reichmann
- 2 grinding robot Koyama 500 TTi
- manual fettling workstations
Painting
- 1 Paint line for hydro-paint including conveyer and drying tunnel with integrated paintspray-booth for standard- and non-standard coatings
- 2 paintspray boothes for preservation and/or painting
Pattern shop
- 1 Measuring machine by Stiefelmayer, 2550 x 1500 mm
Quality Assurance in the Foundry
- 1 Spectrometer “SpectroLab LAVM 12” for automated spectographic analysis, made by Spectro
- 1 Spectrometer GS 1000, made by OBLF
- 1 Handheld XRF S1 Titan, made by Quantron
- 1 Microscope RMA5, made by Ratenow with DSLR Canon 650D
- 2 Brinell-hardness testing machines
- 1 draw bench with digital transducer
- 1 Pendulum impact testing machine
- 1 3-D-Scanner ATOS II Triple Scan, type GOM
- Ultra-sonic testing units by Krautkrämer
- Crack detection and dye penetrant technique
- Several Lab-instruments for water based chemical test
- Buehler EcoMet 300 pro, semi-automatic grinding and polishing machine
- WDE 500 Cycles-CNC-lathe, made by Wagner
and 3. Machining Department
Production of Housings
- 1 Horizontal CNC-machining centre Nbh 290, x = 1.460, y = 1.250, z = 1.200, made by Hüller-Hille
- 1 Horizontal CNC-machining centre Nbh 290, x = 1.400, y = 1.000, z = 1.200, made by Hüller-Hille
- 1 Horizontal CNC-machining centre Nbh 230, x = 1.200, y = 1.000, z = 1.200, made by Hüller-Hille
- 2 Horizontal CNC-machining centres Nbh 6+, x = 1.050, y = 800, z = 1.000, made by Hüller-Hille
- 1 Horizontal CNC-machining centre Nbh 170, x = 800, y = 800, z = 800, made by Hüller-Hille
- Production cell housing consisting of 1 Horizontal CNC-machining centre Nbh 230, x = 1.200, y = 1.000, z = 1.200, made by Hüller-Hille and 1 Horizontal CNC-machining centre Nbh 800, x = 1.400, y = 1.100, z = 1.400, made by Hüller-Hille included a pallet storage system (12 places) made by Kirchgässner
- 2 Horizontal CNC-machining centre Nbh 170, x = 1.000, y = 800, z = 1.000, made by Hüller-Hille linked by a pallet storage system (24 places) made by Fastems
- 2 Horizontal CNC-machining centre Nbh 230, x = 1.200, y = 1000, z = 1.200, made by Hüller-Hille and 1 Horizontal CNC-machining centre Nbh 170, x = 1.000, y = 800, z = 1.000, made by Hüller-Hille linked by a pallet storage system (38 mashine pallet places and 68 material pallet places) made by Fastems
- various means for leaktesting
- 2 cleaning systems
Flexible machining system for machining flywheels up to ø500 mm/150 mm high and max. 60 kg weight
- 1 DVT500 Pickup-lathe made by Hessapp
- 2 DBZ vertical CNC-machining centres made by AXA
- 2 articulated arm robots made by Kuka
- 1 ring-gear press made by Hengstebeck and Eich
- 1 half-automatic balancing machine, by Hoffmann
- 1 packing station
Flexible machining system for machining flywheels, brake discs and other rotation symmetric parts up to ø540 mm/150 mm high and max. 90 kg weight
- 4 CNC automatic lathes fitted with manipulation robots
- 2 vertical CNC machining centres fitted with manipulation robots
- 1 Horizontal machining center for circumferential machining
- 1 Automatic ring-gear press with torque control
- 1 Automatic marking machine with computer-controlled data transfer
- 1 integrated automatic balancing machine, by Hoffmann
- preservation units
High volume flywheel production-transfer line ø450 x 120 high
- 4 lathes, by Diedesheim
- 2 Multi spinle drilling/threading machines, by Diedesheim
- 1 Ring-gear press
- 1 Automatic static/dynamic balancing machine, made by Schenck
- 1 preservation unit
Production Cell for the machining of rotation symmetric parts up to ø800 mm
- 2 CNC lathes, by Hyundai Wia
- 1 vertical machining center made by Cincinatti
- 1 semiautomatic balancing machine, made by Cimat
Production Cell for the machining of rotation symmetric parts up to ø500 mm
- 2 CNC lathes, by Hyundai Wia
- 1 vertical machining center made by Cincinatti
- 1 static balancing machine, made by Schenck
- 1 articulated arm robot made by Kuka
Flexible workshop for small lotsizes (<100 pcs) for rotation symmetric parts up to ø800 mm
- 2 CNC-lathes, by Hyundai Wia < ø800 mm
- 1 CNC vertical machining centre, by AXA
- 1 Dynamic balancing machine, by Schenck
- 1 Static balancing machine, by Schenck
Assembly hall
Quality Assurance in the Machining Department
- Air conditioned measuring room for measuring of products
- 1 CNC-measuring machine, x = 2.000, y = 1.200, z = 1.000, made by LK
- 1 CNC-measuring machine, x = 2.000, y = 1.200, z = 1.000, made by Nikon
- 1 CNC-measuring machine Aberlink, x =600, y = 800, z = 600
- Air conditioned room for measuring and calibration of gauges
- 1 length measuring instrument, Mahr ULM 600E
- 1 Dial indicator test device, Mahr 865E
- 1 Rockwell-hardness testing machine, made by Wolpert
- 3 interconnected PCs used for gauge control
Tooling Department
- 1 Tool grinding machine
- 1 Universal milling machine CNC – 2 Vertical drilling machines
- 2 Computer controlled tool measuring and setup units
- 1 Bandsaw
- 2 conventional lathes
- 1 cycle-CNC-lathe
- 1 machining centre