A new KZh copying lathe of Ukrainian production was installed at the axle manufacturing site in 2017. The lathe can be used for production of axles for Europe and NAFTA region.
A similar machine has been already running at the shop since the launch of the axle manufacturing site. However, a new lathe is slightly different due to availability of some additional equipment. These new features ensure the opportunity to combine two machining stages: at first the axle is subjected to rough machining; then the tools are changed and the central section of the axle is subjected to finish machining.
The total amount of investments is around 145 thousand USD.
