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WMW IWK for Indian tractor production

Starrag India has received a large order from Mahindra Nagpur for its IWK 7000 horizontal machining centre. The company is part of the Mahindra group, which, in addition to producing pick-up trucks and light commercial vehicles, produces bullet-proof vehicles for the Indian government, as well as agricultural vehicles such as tractors.

The new machining centres are intended for the production of two-cylinder, threecylinder and four-cylinder engine blocks for tractor engines. The sales and application team made a targeted bid for this contract and is rightly proud to have inspired Mahindra to become the first major customer for the new IWK series. Boasting a market share of more than 40%, Mahindra is the leading manufacturer of tractors in India, and the demands the company makes of its suppliers are equally high: from project planning and pre-acceptance tests to installation and commissioning – Starrag India impressed from start to finish. Approval for component designs and tool designs, processes and quality specifications was obtained in carefully carried-out steps. The mechanical engineering work was undertaken in parallel with the technical preparations to ensure that all elements were available for pre-acceptance tests. Factory approval by the customer was given according to plan, at which point the last process adaptations could be started.

+ 20% higher productivity due to reduction of set-up times

Boasting a market share of more than 40%, Mahindra is the leading manufacturer of tractors in India, and the demands the company makes of its suppliers are equally high.

The IWK four-axis machining centres are produced at Starrag India’s state-of-the-art factory in Bangalore. When machining complex workpieces, these machining centres meet the customer’s requirements in terms of flexibility, accuracy and cost efficiency with impressive style. The unique technological concept eliminates downtime during set-up.

By having Mahindra as a reference, WMW hopes to firmly establish itself in the Heavy Duty Vehicles & Engines/ On-Road Vehicles market segment with the IWK series and ultimately generate more orders. Not least for this reason, the team is dedicating itself to impressing customers across the board with the reliability, technology and productivity they offer.

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