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The "kxline" project

Edited by the Manufacturingtalk editorial team Oct 12, 2006

KrimpeX presents the "kxline" project to sell equipment for the production of crankshafts for six-cylinder in-line diesel engines and flow-lines for the production of various engine add-ons

KrimpeX presents the "kxline" project, the main task of which is to sell equipment for the production of crankshafts for six-cylinder in-line diesel engines and flow-lines for the production of various engine add-ons and assemblies for four- and six-cylinder diesel engines for tractors, combine harvesters and other mechanical machines.

This equipment was put into operation from 1984 to 1987, with a total of 30 square metres of workshop area.

The result was 40 different types of motor units, mainly: crank shafts, centrifuges, collectors, caps, thermostats, crankcases and branch pipes.

An automated crankshaft production system with an output of 100 thousand crankshafts per year consisting of 27 automated lines and individual universal machines for crankshaft repairs.

Foreign companies, such as "Heller", "Hegenscheidt", "Naxos-Union", "Schenck", "Helling" Germany, "Toyoda Machine Works " Japan , "Marposs" Italy, and also domestic companies such as Kostroma automated lines' machine plant, Kolomensk, Moscow plant "Krasniy proletariy", Scientific research institute "Tractoroselhozmash" and others took part in design, and equipment manufacturing process.

Loading and unloading of the machines is effected by "Beroe" manipulators, Bulgaria, inter-operational transmission is effected by DSO "ZMM" and "Pobeda", Bulgaria, indexing conveyors.

The whole range of crankshaft production is ensured by a common cutting emulsion system, supplied to machines by pipelines.

Cutting emulsion is also a carrier for slag and shavings (waste-chips).

Automatic shavings removal is ensured by scraper chains.

Line emulsion preparation is centralised in the basements.

Guidance control of all automated machines is ensured by program controllers (personal computer) by the following companies: "Allen-Bradley", "Henaval" USA, "Finerol, Mitsubishi Electric"., "Toyota PC" Japan, " UNI PRO 80, Heller" Germany and "Festo Electronic" Czechia.

Equipment supply and assembling were done during 1985 to 1987.

Outwear was observed in 20-25%.

Presently the line is active but due to cease production at the end of May, 2006.

A range of equipment permits the possibility of redesign and re-arrangement to produce other crankshaft dimensions of:- L = 1000 - 1200 mm, D = 250 - 380 mm.

More than 200 universal and specialised machines are assembled in 21 in-line systems to produce steel, aluminium and iron parts for four and six-cylinder engines, different nozzles, collectors, clutch cases, centrifuge parts, and others.

Most machines, in flow lines produced in 1987-92, are in current use.The production process is expected to end in May, 2006.

All flow lines are equipped with machines, accessories, auxiliary instruments, special sizing tools and partly specialised cutting tools, as well as with a set of documents:- technological manuals, machine certificates and accessory designs of special sizing and cutting tools.

Auxiliary equipment:- suspended cranes, telphers, different reservoirs and tanks, dual (twin-screw) and scraping traversers, equipment for auxiliary sections (lathe, milling, grinding, thermal and others), power equipment, filters, air-conditioners and others.