High-Tech Engine Block Machining New Motor Designs – New Production Plant – New Process Technology
COMPETENBURKHARDT+WEBER PROJECT-REPORTCE SPRING 2014 High-Tech Engine Block Machining New Motor Designs – New Production Plant – New Process Technology Inserting of 2 cams haft and 1 crankshaft boring bars With the investment in a complete The task was to find a flexible and ex nology and productivity requires manu new engine manufacturing plant, a pandable, modular solution for the com facturing engineering creativity in every major diesel motor manufacturer in plete range of V12, V16 and V18 motors. aspect. And with the production quantity China is breaking new ground, virtual- Besides the technical factors also the forecast, and the product mix at hand, ly on green pastures, to expand their commercial tasks were challenging. The a substantial machine tool investment production capacity significantly. The goal was a highly economical solution, needs to be contracted and engineered. driving factor is to offer new, modern already profitable in the production start V-type engines, for the fast growing up phase, and gradually expandable to The historically proven and still up to Chinese market, and the overall chal- the highest production quantities, while date manufacturing philosophy using lenging world market. maintaining productivity, using a “cookie custom, limited purpose machines ad cutter” type principle. equate for each process step was not Led by modern engine concepts, the to be considered. An example of such experts of the motor manufacturer For the planned capacities, initially 200 a system would be the use of portal searched thoroughly for a leading suppli motors have to leave the factory in the milling machines for cutting all engine er for a modern block machining pro first year, increasing over the following case sides together with producing the cess, best suited for the initial and final years to 3,000 units per final production cylinder bores, plus a custom deephole production quantities, with a seamless forecast for the V12 and V16 engines.
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