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the specialists developed a highly efficient solution for cutting machining based on the CNC verticalturning center VDZ 520 XL on behalf of a Central American supplier. Eight processes take place on the [...] centered with high precision. Furthermore, the entire design of the machine is advantageous. Its vertical machining ensures optimal chip flow despite the closed stator housing. Its synchronous drive technology

mind. Ability to perform conventional turning and scroll-free turning While 4-axis machining already offers tremendous performance resources for conventional turning of shaft parts, the machining speed can [...] implementing the scroll-free turning technology, e.g. for longitudinal turning. Whenever the clamping or the stability of the component allows it, the scroll-free turning technology allows for very high [...] of the entire drive train depends on the quality and functionality of the shafts. The vertical 4-axis shaft turning machines of the VT series are ideal for this task. When it comes to machining components

scroll-free turning technology from being used on the vertical shaft turning centers. Appropriate programs for the control system makes setting up the machine as easy as when using conventional turning processes [...] shaft laminated cores. Since EMAG manufactures not only verticalturning centers but also grinding machines, the decision of whether grinding or turning should be the technology of choice for the respective [...] offers in combination with the high performance of the verticalturning centers. Twist-free surfaces and rapid feed rates With scroll-free turning, an inclined cutting edge is swiveled past the rotating

central role in the success. 17 EMAG Machines in Operation This family-owned company has an enormous vertical range, with a production area that is approximately 60,000 square meters. All production process [...] the oldest has been working for more than 20 years. The most recent additions were two VLC 200 GT turning and grinding centers. Why does Kordel keep relying on EMAG? “The price-performance ratio of complete [...] consistently maintaining high quality. This is very clearly illustrated by the two new VLC 200 GT turn-grind centers. One of the two machines is located at the Dernekamp site near its headquarters, the

processes Specifically, Linamar Technology Hungary uses the VL 6 and VT 2-4 vertical lathes and the VLC 200 GT verticalturning and grinding center for hard machining of gears and shafts. The company also [...] the same time, the machining quality benefits from the turning-grinding combination: If only a small allowance needs to be ground off after turning, the grinding wheel specification can be more specifically [...] are used for turning operations on gears and shafts of different sizes. Depending on the size and type of component, the machining task differs. For example, the VT 2-4 automated vertical lathe provides

ideally suited for vertical pick-up turning. Secondly, the conventional turning technology previously used no longer produced the desired results. "We very quickly realized that verticalturning significantly [...] central components is paying off here," adds Zeman. Productivity increases significantly with verticalturning The company started investing in EMAG technology about ten years ago. Two factors changed the [...] including the modular pick-up machines VL 3, VL 3 Duo, VL 4, VL 5, VL 7 and VL 8; the turning center VM9; the vertical machine VTC for multi-axis shaft machining; and, at the end of this year, a first VL2

housing are turned on a vertical VL 4 lathe. For machining the outside in OP 30, EMAG relies on the VT 4, which enables 4-axis machining of the complete outside in one setup. In OP 40, another vertical lathe [...] and various components. In total, the company has nearly 30 machines - including eleven EMAG VL Turning machines and a K160L Hobbing machine from EMAG Koepfer. These EMAG solutions provide high-volume [...] have increased massively in just a few years. Their success is based on a typical EMAG approach: Vertical machining, assuring the highest possible productivity in the smallest (possible) footprint. This

VTC 100-4 verticalturning center, and then the machine’s workpiece gripper transports the component into the machining area. In a single clamping operation, the turbine shaft is pre-turned, with four-axis [...] drastically.” Turning, Hardening, Grinding and Balancing in a Single Line The advantage of this line can is obvious when you look at the complex individual processes, which range from pre-turning and induction [...] guaranteeing reduced processing times. The vertical design and the resulting free flow of chips prevent chip build-up. A second robot removes the pre-turned parts from the conveyor belt of the VTC 100-4

manufacturing solution for every customer’s requirement. EMAG is a trendsetter in the field of verticalturning and multi-functional production machines with a variety of technology centers allowing EMAG [...] States, driving EMAG’s strategic decision to open EMAG Charlotte. The unique configuration of EMAG’s turning machine, allows for the automatic self-loading of workpieces. The inverted, traveling spindle ar [...] tolerance production work. According to data from USMTO, EMAG has earned 87% market share for Inverted Vertical Lathes over the past five years in the United States, and the company is hoping that this move will

different types of differential cases. EMAG supplies all the technology required, including verticalturning centers, clamping devices, and interlinking of machines. Customers discuss their requirements [...] d with the TrackMotion automation system. OP 10 / OP 20: TURNING OF THE CASE SIDE / FLANGE SIDE The case is first machined on two VL 4 turning centers. This is where the internal and external machining [...] drill cross holes. OP 30: TURNING OF THE OUTER DIAMETER The remaining external machining of the differential case is performed with a single clamping operation on a VT 4 turning center. This eliminates the

with external turning in the EMAG VT 4-4 pick-up machine (OP 60) and internal turning in the modular VL series (OP 70). OP 80 and 90 consist of gear-cutting the shaft and finish-turning various shoulders [...] beginning) is transported into and out of the machining area with a movable workpiece spindle. The verticalturning and milling process is then performed at high cutting speeds with optimized chip flow. Fast [...] Loetzner, President & CEO EMAG L.L.C. “We have all the necessary application know-how, ranging from turning, drilling and milling to hardening and grinding. We have also been developing the matching automation

ly investigated on our own turning, laser and grinding machines. The multi-functional VTC 100 GT turning and grinding machine : The VTC 100 GT is a multi-functional turning and grinding machine for the [...] chip-to-chip times. The machine concept is based on decades of experience in the manufacture of verticalturning and grinding machines. An intelligent sensor concept enables adaptive process control. This [...] hard turning and grinding in a single setup, which minimizes concentricity errors and significantly increases process efficiency. The optional Y-axis enables high-productivity scroll free turning. Driven

designs that EMAG is known. This is a result of the high degree of automation and the vertical structure of the vertical pick-up machines used. In combination with the TrackMotion automation system, which [...] duplicated or multiplied depending on the output capacity required. Perfect combination of pick-up turning center and TrackMotion A closer look at the line structure reveals how EMAG’s highly flexible production [...] e. using three spindles or machines. In OP 10, the outer and inner contours of the wheel hub are turned. The side is rough- and finish-machined in a single clamping operation. After the wheel hub has been

Hunger confirms. “Currently we have more than 20 EMAG machines. This means that almost the entire verticalturning operation within our company is completed by a single source with the help of standardized [...] different parts with quantities ranging between 1 and 200,000 per year. The spectrum ranges from turned parts such as gearshift wheels, axle journals and joints to heavy-duty machined parts such as steering [...] had been recently launched to the market. At this time, EMAG was the only manufacturer to build a vertical lathe whose suspended work spindle could be moved to the main axes. Each machine of the VSC series

celebrate its 150-year anniversary in 2017. When the EMAG Group introduced the world’s first verticalturning machine with pick-up spindle in 1992, it set new standards in the automotive industry. Today

components, as the specialists have been relying on EMAG lathes for some time. Vertical design with decisive advantages The vertical design of these solutions played an important role in the investment decision [...] shift. "It was therefore obvious to us that we should carry out these processes in machines with a vertical design, because their unhindered chip flow prevents many disruptions. Our objective was to achieve [...] processes, while the stable base body made of the polymer concrete Mineralit® stands for quality in turning and milling processes. EMAG service in focus Last but not least, the response time and the expertise

out on two machines due to the cycle time, all the turning work on the first side of the brake drum is done, both inside and outside. The part is turned over between OP 10 and OP 20, and now the bolt ring [...] for very compact manufacturing solutions. That is due to the high degree of automation and the vertical structure of its pick-up machines. This allows the machines to be positioned very close to manufacturing [...] is important to note that all its components come from a single provider: from the machines (VL 8 turning centers from EMAG, used for all the machining work), robotic handling, and automation, through to

machining of large components for commercial vehicles A literally large solution in the field of verticalturning is the VSC 500, which EMAG will demonstrate live at the AMB – a platform for the production [...] similarly efficient and sustainable. The SG 160 from EMAG SU is particularly impressive. It machines turning blanks in a completely dry process that combines hobbing and gear generating grinding in a single [...] Subsequently, these gears are nitrided and after the drilling work is complete, they are finished on a turning machine. This not only saves an enormous amount of space in the manufacturing hall, but also greatly

rings of the bearings, for example, undergo soft and hard turning in the four EMAG machines – but in total up to 50 different parts are turned on the VL machines. The batch size varies between fifty and [...] precision or process reliability? The answer ultimately led to the pick-up automation of the EMAG vertical machines. As Witte points out, “I first looked at this solution with customers of ours. It became [...] by belt), the operator will only need to make small machine adjustments. He then simply places the turned components back on the conveyor belt for processing the second side. The integrated measuring station

downturn, the visionary managing director has the idea of a multi-functional pick-up machine whose vertical work spindle can be moved in the main axes. The movement is thus in the workpiece, while the tool [...] By the time the Group celebrated its 150th anniversary six years ago, more than 12,500 pick-up turning machines, 4,300 grinding machines and 2,350 gear cutting machines are already in operation at customers'

communicated to the welding optics and the NC axes. During the subsequent welding process, the vertically arranged workpiece rotates, while the laser optics only move radially towards the workpiece. The [...] rotor-sheet package as well as the high-precision overturning of this package. The same applies to the turning, gear cutting and grinding of the two individual rotor shaft parts before welding. When it comes

process by making new, holistic production solutions possible. These include everything from the first turning and gear cutting operations on a blank, to the grinding of diverse shoulders, and even the final [...] i CLC, horizontal gear hobbing machines for shafts and long workpieces are produced, as well as vertical shaping machines. The solutions are powerful, have a modular design and can be flexibly configured