Many of the machines in the mechanical workshop have already been replaced over the past years. The idea is that the machin- ing of rotors, shafts, housings with terminal boxes and now also end shields should be controlled according to material flows. The placing of an order for two new EMAG VLi machining centres was an ideal opportunity to redesign the production area for end shield machining. In summer , work began with partial refurbishment of the floor. The entire EV cabling was replaced and data lines were laid to enable integration into the company’s SAP system and thus paperless manufacturing in the future.

When the shaft end machining centre enters production
in the third quarter of , it will realise several techno- logical benefits. The swivel-head milling spindle will permit the machining of shaft ends for all shaft heights required
in Wernigerode. In the past, the unmachined shafts had
to be sent to an external provider to be cut to length and centred. In future, these process steps can be handled
on the new machine. That not only enhances in-house value creation, but also enables better and more flexible response to individual customer wishes. Another plus: Inhouse manufacturing is a key to even higher quality, thanks to unbroken monitoring of the production process.

The history of the VEM Group begins at the start of the th century. The three German locations that today make up the VEM Group, initially developed completely independently of each other as separate companies that grew together in the course of history. Today, the company can look back on a history of more than years, built on a culture of innovation, technical expertise and the highest level of engineering, which still characterizes the VEM Group to this day.

Following commissioning of the machining centres in October , EMAG provided on-site training for the operators. One of them is Dirk Schubert. He manufactures end shields of all sizes in grey cast iron or aluminium for projects requiring batches of at least  workpieces. The EMAGs can also be used for contract production for other VEM locations. There is now nothing in the way of progress to the next step.

In our production plant, in addition to pressing, mechanical processing, winding, assembly, dye, repair and maintenance sections, we also have our own aluminum injection shop where we produce the lighter casing and a custom production shop where we respond to special design requests. Gamak has one of Europe’s best test laboratories and a wire enamaling facility where as one of the two capable factories in the world, we enamel our own wire.