{"id":28396,"date":"2023-12-08T10:18:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T10:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/machinery.world\/?p=28396"},"modified":"2023-12-08T10:18:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T10:18:33","slug":"complete-overhaul-of-4000-ton-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machinery.world\/index.php\/2023\/12\/08\/complete-overhaul-of-4000-ton-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Complete overhaul of 4,000-ton press"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Production line at wheel manufacturer Maxion Wheels in Ostrava, Czech Republic, is performing reliably again<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>G\u00f6ppingen\/K\u00f6nigswinter, November 16, 2023 \u2013<\/em> The aging press at wheel manufacturer Maxion Wheels often overheated, and it was clear to maintenance that things couldn&#8217;t go on like this. Schuler Service undertook the task of dismantling the 4,000-ton press into single parts at the site in Ostrava, Czech Republic, repairing and reassembling it. Today, the line is once again performing reliably.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon disassembling the machine, we uncovered more extensive damage than initially anticipated,\u201d said maintenance manager Zden\u011bk Hrabal. \u201cWhile the repair was prompted by overheating, the damage exceeded our expectations, presenting a significant challenge for both Schuler and Maxion. Nonetheless, Schuler&#8217;s expertise enabled them to address and rectify the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why did Maxion choose Schuler? \u201cEfficiency in the repair process and the assurance of managing it with both speed and quality were pivotal factors,\u201d explained Zden\u011bk Hrabal, who oversees plant maintenance and investments activities at Maxion Wheels\u2019 Czech plant. \u201cWe valued Schuler&#8217;s professional approach and meticulous attention to detail. Their seamless collaboration within a multilingual team of English-German-Slovak speakers was commendable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the repair, Zden\u011bk Hrabal expressed satisfaction: \u201cIt marked the smoothest machine start-up following such a substantial overhaul.\u201d The service team comprised experts from Schuler in Slovakia, Germany and the UK. The components were repaired in Schuler\u2019s Erfurt location and later assembled on-site in Ostrava.<\/p>\n<p>Maxion Wheels has over 100 years of experience \u2013 more or less since the birth of the automobile \u2013 in the production of wheel rims. 50 million of them leave the 31 locations worldwide every year. Both steel and, since the turn of the millennium, aluminum wheels are produced in Ostrava. The plants, collectively employing about 800 individuals, have a combined capacity of up to 7.5 million wheels yearly. Customers include car manufacturers such as BMW, Daimler, Ford, PSA and Suzuki, among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Production line at wheel manufacturer Maxion Wheels in Ostrava, Czech Republic, is performing reliably again G\u00f6ppingen\/K\u00f6nigswinter, November 16, 2023 \u2013 The aging press at wheel manufacturer Maxion Wheels often overheated, and it was clear to maintenance that things couldn&#8217;t go&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/machinery.world\/index.php\/2023\/12\/08\/complete-overhaul-of-4000-ton-press\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/machinery.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/machinery.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/machinery.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/machinery.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/machinery.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28396"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/machinery.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28398,"href":"https:\/\/machinery.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28396\/revisions\/28398"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/machinery.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/machinery.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/machinery.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/machinery.world\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}