A well-known developer of metalcasting processes and machinery is expanding its reach with an important project in separate industrial sector: Laempe Moessner Sinto was contracted to develop an automation package for Windgeneratorfertigung Magdeburg GmbH, a manufacturing subsidiary of Enercon GmbH.
Enercon designs, manufactures, and services wind turbines, and is supported by Windgeneratorfertigung Magdeburg as its manufacturer for generators and other components.
Laempe Moessner Sinto develops coremaking processes and machinery for foundries, as well as sand preparation systems, gassing devices, and technologies for core treatment, automation, and networking. Now, it is demonstrating its range by supplying automation and image processing technology for the process of inserting magnets into rotors, a part of the sequence for manufacturing wind-turbine generators.
The order was completed in May, and is on track for final acceptance in July.
"This first success outside the foundry sector shows that our automation expertise is in demand across all industries,” according to managing director André Klimm. “The close cooperation with Enercon and the research institute is the starting signal for a highly innovative project. We look forward to a long-term partnership."