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In the automotive industry, lightweight construction is more in demand than ever before. However, car seats and their fastening elements must withstand the enormous forces exerted on vehicles involved in accidents. More... |
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Lightweight construction for car seats
According to recent studies the proportion of high-strength steels used in vehicles will increase from 15% in 2017 to nearly 40% in 2030. High-strength materials are used to ensure high resilience, also with a lower weight. The machines of numerous automotive suppliers used up to now are often not designed for processing these materials. Auto supplier Adient has taken appropriate upgrade measures. Its new machines enable perfect feeding and easy processing of special materials achieving perfect flatness. More... |
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Vario Cross Honing for precise gearing surfaces
By using a specially developed oscillation method during the honing process, “Vario Cross Honing” enables surface roughness to be reduced even further, resulting in another increase in the surface quality of geared components. This innovation, yet another benchmark in gearing machining from PRÄWEMA, allows gearing manufacturers to produce wear- and noise-reduced vehicle gearboxes with higher torque transmission. More...
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COUTH offers marking solution for various application
COUTH is a specialist providing different solutions for part marking of the vehicle’s structure, using micro-percussion, scribing and laser technologies. The marking of parts identification codes and 2D codes, such as serial numbers are compulsory in most of the companies in the automotive sector in order to meet with product traceability requirements. More...
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First roll grinding machine using CBN abrasives
By using CBN abrasive tools, the roll grinding machine reduces grinding times by more than 50 percent. While in the automotive industry and other sectors CBN abrasives have become well established, in roll grinding shops for hot rolling mills there is still some way to go. In the roll shops performance features like high wear resistance and short grinding times matter more than the surface quality. More...
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Machining concepts for today’s future mobility
In view of the expected dynamic development of e-mobility, the automotive-related machine tool industry is confronted by challenges in terms of machine concepts and production processes, which need to be solved using innovative approaches. In order to achieve the required drive torque, gearboxes in electric vehicles require a very high gear transmission ratio. For this purpose, an efficient machining center for soft machining of hollow shafts was developed. More...
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KASTO supports NextGenAM project in additive series production
KASTO is part of the NextGenAM project, the aim of which is the automation of the entire industrial 3D printing process. Project initiators are aviation supplier Premium AEROTEC, automotive manufacturer Daimler and EOS, a technology provider in industrial 3D printing. KASTO’s innovative sawing technology convinced the project partners, with the result that the Achern family company now supports the NextGenAM project in component separation. More...
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Double column machining in auto sector
Okuma meets the special demands of the automotive industry. Its double column machining centres provide high precision during the manufacturing of large parts. In the automotive sector, they are mainly used for manufacturing dies. Okuma achieves an exceptional performance by adding a variety of smart technologies. Over 8,000 Okuma double column machines in use of which roughly 3,500 are used in the automotive sector. More...
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