about

Editorial

by Martin Buyle

Dear reader,

The energy transition is a global challenge. Together with regular customers such as the Chinese NGC Group, we are already rising to it. The leading manufacturer of drive technology for wind turbines has already produced 100,000 wind turbine gearboxes. To further expand its market position, the NGC Group has increased the number of our machines to 20.

Many wind turbines would not rotate without slewing bearings and rings from thyssenkrupp rothe erde. Seven Dörries CONTUMAT vertical turning grinders play an important role in the plant in Lippstadt – the last machine ordered with two modified and optimised supports.

But in a country with a high-priced subcontracting landscape, how do you go about transitioning from subcontractor to system supplier for complex, high-precision workpieces? The answer from AMMANN Components in Tägerwilen is: investment in high-tech production technology that can be automated. Here, the change succeeded thanks to a machine park dominated by Heckert machines. AMMANN now expects a further boost from the recently delivered Heckert H75, which, due to preparatory cooling in the set-up room, can even machine large aluminium gearbox housings with close-tolerance centre distances with ultimate precision.

Of course, Starrag also uses its own products. For example, the Group’s centre of excellence for mechanical production in Chemnitz will receive a flexible production system with two Heckert machining centres and a Droop+Rein large machining centre, which will machine XXL components such as machine beds for the Starrag Group on a footprint of 22 by 14 metres.

As a contrast, the components that well-known manufacturers of luxury watches have been producing on high-precision Bumotec machines for decades now are small, fine and highly precise. Find out how we were inspired by the precision of luxury watchmaking and successfully transferred this knowhow to solutions for medical technology.

Our events are crucial for the dialogue with customers, for example the Heckert Open house in Chemnitz, where the Heckert H85 and H95 machining centres exhibited, which are easier to automate than the predecessor machines, were presented. There was a world premiere at the Aerospace & Turbine Technology Days in Rorschacherberg: the Starrag STC 1250 HD horizontal machining centre was demonstrated. Thanks to the hydrostatic bearing of the horizontal linear axes, it is particularly suitable for five-axis heavy machining of complex titanium structural components.

I hope you enjoy the Star issue 02-2023. Let us surprise you with how we are already shaping the future of production together with customers.

Yours, Martin Buyle

Links

Related Links

Starrag profile

We use cookies to ensure the proper functioning of our website. For an improved visit experience we use analysis products. These are used when you agree with 'Statistics'. Privacy statement