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AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR REPORT: Shoulder to the wheel.

Publication: Metalworking Production
Publication Date: 16-JUL-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
New manufacturing process uses a shoulder milling cutter for the rear axle tube of a Mercedes van.

Mercedes-Benz Works in Kassel was having trouble with the manufacturing of the axle tube for a van in its current range. Trials revealed that turning the axle tube as planned was not a reliable process, and an alternative solution was necessary. 'Any downtime, even if it seems inconsequential in itself, results in high costs both in the long term and overall' says Markus Groppe, Milling Products Manager at Sandvik Coromant Germany. 'Solutions to minimise downtime permanently have to be tailor-made to match the situation. Interruptions to the production process have to be analysed in detail, and...

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