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EV Component Manufacturing – Part 6

Guest author Chris Pollack, the lead CNC technology trainer at Siemens Machine Tool Systems, shares insights on how digital manufacturing solutions are used to design, manufacture, and inspect a high-performance steering knuckle assembly for the eRod EV sports car.

CMM Inspection of the steering knuckle utilizing PMI data attached to 3D digital model

EV component manufacturing – Part 5

In this post, we describe how CMM inspection was used during the steering knuckle manufacturing process to ensure its dimensional accuracy and adherence to quality standards. By automating inspection programming using PMI attached to solid models, the CMM system enabled efficient and precise measurement, guaranteeing that critical-to-quality tolerances were met, thus ensuring the steering knuckle’s reliability and performance in real-world conditions.

EV component manufacturing – Part 4

In this article, we focus on the CNC programming phase within a steering knuckle manufacturing project employing NX CAM. The discussion highlights the integration of digital twin technology, advanced CAM software, and the collaborative synergy between CAD designers and CAM programmers.

EV component manufacturing – Part 3

The foundation of an efficient manufacturing process is always in the design. More and more companies are using additive manufacturing as their guiding blueprint, resulting in less material waste and optimizing cost savings for real production.

EV component manufacturing – Part 2

In a traditional production setting lacking a digital manufacturing infrastructure, tasks are typically carried out in isolated silos, leading to inefficiencies. This blog emphasizes the need for systematic management of iterations across the team. The adoption of a digital manufacturing infrastructure provides an efficient, error-preventing environment with immediate access to relevant data, design iterations, and real-time changes, offering the means to achieve agility and prevent operational errors.

Image of Siemens eRod digital manufacturing technology demonstrator vehicle

EV component manufacturing – part 1

In this series, we look at a practical application of the digital machine shop in the efficient development of high performance, low weight component parts that will be used on our Siemens e-Rod technology demonstrator.

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