Gantry milling machines Correa for Alstom - Engels
The French multinational Alstom has purchased three Correa gantry milling machines for its Česká Lípa plant in the Czech Republic. This plant produces parts for commuter trains, trams, metro and other rail vehicles; with almost 1,300 employees, it is one of the largest employers in the region.
- Alstom buys three Correa milling machines for its plant in the Czech Republic
- The multi-million project aims to increase the efficiency of machining of bogies for the railway sector
- The new Correa machines have drastically optimised manufacturing processes, reducing the times by as much as 20%
The project, worth several million euro, consists of a FOX-40 fixed bridge-type milling machine and two FOX M-80 gantry milling machines, co-produced with TGS, the Correa dealer in the Czech Republic.
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he FOX-40 machine has a travel range of X 4,000 mm, Y 3,000 mm, Z 1,000 mm and an automatic universal UAD head. The two FOX M-80 gantry machines are equipped with three spindles each and have a travel of 8,000 mm on the X-axis, 4,250 mm on the Y-axis and 1,500 mm on the Z-axis. The manufacturing process of the parts was a critical aspect. This challenge to optimise the process was amply met with the new Correa machines, reducing processing times by around 20% of the parts machined by Alstom.
The event held to mark the commissioning of the three machines on 26 April was attended by Mr José Nicolás Correa, Chairman of the Correa Group, and Mr José Manuel Revuelta, Economic and Trade Secretary of the Spanish Embassy in Prague.
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