AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
WattPilote can be used for more or less all machining processes involved in the car manufacturing industry.
It can be applied on any kind of machines: From Machining centers to turning machines, grinding or broaching machines. Below you will find some of the succesful applications we have already done at Digital Way and the benefits associated with the use of this system.
Machining Valves and Seats
Valve seat machining is an important step in the fabrication of a cylinder head. The slightest mark on a valve seat can cause a decrease in pressure in the cylinder and consequently a reduction in engine power.
Use the Wattpilote in order to detect unpredictible events and improve the quality of your machining process…
Machining Brake Calipers
This operating efficiency study was performed by the end user on 4 machining centers over a 6-month period to determine the cost reductions due to the WattPilote systems.
The study includes all machining operations that are necessary for the complete manufacture of brake calipers (milling, boring, tapping and finish boring) with Monobloc tools and complex tools with inserts mounted in expensive tool-holders.
Wheel Suspension Pivot
In order to detect any divergence from the required quality, every pivot is controlled during the entire fabrication process.
After a 12 month application period a positive profit gain could be demonstrated on all phases of operation: (milling, boring, tapping, reboring), as well roughing-down as finishing works…
Gear Honing Monitoring
Even though the honing process removes only a few microns of material from a gear, it is critical to customer satisfaction. A badly-honed gear can cause transmission squeal. Unfortunately, an un-honed or improperly-honed gear is almost identical in appearance to a correctly-honed gear. The integrity of the honing process must be ensured to prevent suspect gears from ending up in transmissions…
Machining Pump covers
An Auto Manufacturer Did An Extended WattPilote Trial Before Deciding To Retrofit a Pump Cover Line
This manufacturer was seeking a reliable tool breakage detection system that functioned on ALL the cutting tools used when machining pump covers. It also needed machine crash protection. WattPilote was the answer.
