Live at AMB 2014: New PMD 2 Grinding Machine from EMAG

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EMAG experts, with headquarters in Salach, near Göppingen, Germany, have decades of experience building precision machine tools, and also develop tailor-made grinding solutions for shaft-type components. The new PMD 2 machine complements their crankshaft grinder know-how. It is designed for the machining of crankshafts for passenger cars and features twin grinding heads that allow the simultaneous grinding of two pin or main bearings in a single setup using two grinding wheels. Its capacity covers small components up to 500 mm length. “With this machine we are rounding out our range of crankshaft grinders to include the machining of smaller components,“ explains Dr Guido Hegener, Managing Director of EMAG Maschinenfabrik GmbH. “Up to now, our range of machines did not include a horizontal twin-head grinder for smaller crankshafts. This gap is now filled with the PMD 2, a machine with an excellent price-performance ratio ideally suited to combat the increasing competition in the automotive industry.“

EMAG will present the PMD 2 for the first time at the international metalworking exhibition, the AMB, in Stuttgart. The international character of this trade show perfectly suits the strategy of the machine builder from Salach, as the machine can be used in a multitude of markets and production environments. “We are expecting great things from this flexible, efficient approach,“ concludes Hegener. “The PMD 2 will give both Asian and European users a competitive edge. Component quality and production costs are gaining in importance everywhere. We are looking forward to showing our visitors at the AMB the quality of this technology.“