Austrian Quality – World-Class Products

Core competencies in Austria:

Our core competencies – such as engi-neering, product development, assembly, final processing, quality assurance,logistics, sales and marketing - are centralised at our headquarters in Steyr,Austria.

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CNC turning/grinding processes of specialand critical components (planned for 2008)

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Grinding operations for matching pairs (e.g. tapered roller bearing units)

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Final processing of raceways

Production:

In the past years we have been heavily expanding our productionsite in Steyr, especially critical manufacturing processes such as the newmodular mounting lines for standard and special bearings specifications. Our 4,600-square-metre headquarters in Steyr is equipped with modern pro-duction facilities and quality assurance systems. Depending on product group,the following manufacturing and assembly processes are carried out in Steyr:

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Modular assembly of components

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Hot riveting of brass cages with steelrivets or integrated brass rivets

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Demagnetisation

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Laser coding

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Cleaning and preservation

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Packing
< < < < NKE assebly hall in Steyr Modular component assembly line Hot riveting of brass cages Assembly of large size bearings