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Volume 4–Issue 1 J a n u a r y /Febru a r y 2 0 2 0
Case Study | DMG MORI
The Pursuit of Perfection Linked systems, each comprising three NLX 2500|700s from DMG MORI, have enabled Eisenwerk Erla to develop from a modern jobbing foundry to a future-oriented full-liner.
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n the course of its more than 600-year history, Eisenwerk Erla GmbH in the Saxon town of Schwarzenberg has become one of Germany’s most efficient and most up-to-date jobbing foundries. Under the brand name JKM Erla Automotive the 340 employees develop, produce and finish high-quality castings made of all modern cast iron materials – from large series automotive castings with complicated and core-intensive constructions made of high-alloy materials through to mechanical engineering components. Eisenwerk Erla derives 90 percent of its turnover from the automotive industry. Audi, BMW, Daimler and VW, and also suppliers such as IHI and BorgWarner, have for many years placed their trust in exhaust system components and engine parts from the Erzgebirge. In 2016, Eisenwerk Erla extended its product range
thanks to an order from a major automobile manufacturer. The company produces engine components on 18 linked NLX 2500|700s – three of the DMG MORI Mill & Turn centres being linked by a portal handling system. With high-quality and ready-to-mount cast products for the automotive industry Eisenwerk Erla offers its customers holistic complete solutions. These include turbine housings, exhaust pipes and manifolds as well as diverse engine mountings. Erla also has an extensive network of cooperation partners for finishing the castings. “However, we would never have received the order at the end of 2015 with this approach”, recalls Dietmar Hahn, CEO of Eisenwerk Erla. That is why at the turn of the year we had the idea of establishing a machine shop dedicated to this product family. The products
