Bühler Motor expands auxiliary water pump production capacity

New investment adds to CO2 technology capacities.

Nuremberg, March 26, 2012 – Due to greater than expected demand, Buehler Motor has implemented a second production line for their very successful brushless electric DC Auxiliary Water Pumps (AWP).

There were many challenges associated with implementing this new production line. One was that both the current version of the AWP and the newest version (still under development) would have to be produced on the same line. Considerations were necessary to assure the proper flexibility to achieve this goal.

Another challenge was the ambitioned timing associated with the new line implementation. The implementation team (headed by Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Weiske) would need to have the new line implemented within 12 months due to the higher than expected demand for the AWP. Ensuring the timing would be met without sacrificing the required high quality would require the team to pursue innovative solutions. A systematic pre-development and early involvement of the equipment manufacturers were both key in ensuring a quick implementation.

The project team’s speed, flexibility, and commitment were finally rewarded in January 2012 when (only ten months after the order had been placed) Bühler Motor approved the line for serial production start at their plant in Monheim, Germany. This is a real achievement, especially when considering that a number of equipment suppliers were still suffering from market-related bottlenecks.

“With a total of 6 laser systems, 4 highly flexible industrial robots, 3 freely programmable servo-presses and state-of-the-art test equipment, 4 fully automatic stacking and de-stacking systems and 3 different work piece transfer systems we implemented a highly automated combined line for top quality products and high volumes” a pleased Klaus Weiske says.

With its much larger production capacities and a number of other innovative products and services, Bühler Motor can give its customers its full support when it comes to further effective action taken to reduce CO2 emissions.

Application of the Bühler auxiliary water pumps, Generation II and III:
Thermo-management in passenger cars to support EGR, hybrid systems, turbo chargers, and start-stop applications.

About Bühler Motor

Bühler Motor delivers demanding, custom-made, and reliable drive solutions with DC/BLDC small motors and gear motors.

More than one of out every ten employees at Bühler Motor works in Research and Development. Our in-house sample shop and R&D department, combined with state-of-the-art test labs, enable Bühler to concentrate completely on quick and flexible development of customer specific drive solutions.

With the enthusiasm typical for Bühler, 1,650 employees ensure successful industrialization and production of mechatronic drive solutions for mid- to high volume applications.

With eight locations on three continents and highly developed process competencies, Bühler Motor
is able to fulfill all customer requirements for short transit times, quality, and on-time delivery at the required volumes. The company’s strategic markets include the automotive market, the healthcare equipment market, general industrial solutions, for example building automation, and aviation applications.

www.buehlermotor.de

Bühler Motor GmbH
Roswitha Schuller
Company Communications
Anne-Frank-Strasse 33-35
D-90459 Nürnberg
Phone: +49 911 45 04-1129
Fax: +49 911 43 08 69-1129
e-mail: Roswitha.Schuller@buehlermotor.de

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