RACK & PINION STEERING LINE

Rack and Pinion Production Line for mass production of rack and pinion steering currently utilized in SUV’s. The production line is engineered to produce 350,000 steering units. The line employs state of the art machine tools and machining processes. The line has been maintained to the highest standards on a strict schedule. We encourage your inspection of the line in operation.

RACK MACHINING

More Info. Operation Description Equipment/Model
10 Turn Blanks (outside vendor) Conamatic 1 5/8 VNA
20 Centerless Grind Blanks Cincinnati 340-20
25 Load Blank Motoman (1)
30 Rough Grind Teeth Magerle (1) MFP-125
35 Load Rack Motoman (1)
40 Wash Rack Hurricane
45 Load Rack Motoman (2)
50 Induction Harden Ajax-Tocco
55 Load Rack Motoman (2)
60 Straightening Rack Galbadini PAS/12
65 Load Rack Motoman (1)
70 Finish Grind Teeth Magerle (2) MFP-125
75 Load Rack Motoman (1)
80 Superfinishing Nagel TF-4-20
90 Final Wash Hurricane
* Racks Dunnage

PINION MACHINING

More Info. Operation Description Equipment
20 Green Hob Teeth Kashifuji KN80
30 Heat Treat Ajax-Tocco
40 Straightening Galbadini PAS/4
50 Grand Diameters Weldon 320S MIDAS
60 Wash Proceco
70 Hard Hobbing (Skiving) Kashifuji KN 80
80 Gear Inspection Gleason M & M 175
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