MR Components automates for success

MR Components’ modern and highly automated machinery. The company continuously invests in the latest technologies in order to offer customers the best possible quality

Italy-based MR Components, a medium-size company from Grigno, has significantly increased its production capacity and simultaneously improved quality by introducing intelligent automation with EMAG machines. The company, which specialises in the production of parts for differential and planetary gears, now produces around 80,000 parts per month, with some of the machines running unmanned during the evenings.

Alessandro Reguzzo, MR Components’ founder and managing director (he started out in 1995 with just one CNC lathe in a garage, progressively expanded and in January this year moved into its new 6,000m² headquarters), says his key to success is the consistent automation of production.

“The use of automated machines speeded up production by allowing them to run unmanned and for us to produce in the evening hours without having to introduce a night shift. We also rely on EMAG machines equipped with integrated measuring probes, as this allows us to thoroughly check all components.”

Greater autonomy
He continued: “We use various manufacturing systems from EMAG to meet differing production needs. One of our production lines features VL 7 machines, where the operator manually places the workpieces on the automation belt. In another line we have VL 4 machines that are equipped with TrackMotion automation, which gives us greater autonomy and allows the machines to run unmanned.”

“We also have manufacturing systems based on VL 4 and VL 6 machines, which are automated with robots. We use robots here, as many components have to undergo other operations in addition to turning, such as marking, which can be carried out very easily and flexibly by a robot.
“Unmanned production in the evening we call ‘free’ hours, as it allows us to produce without additional personnel costs. This is a great advantage, as it is difficult to find staff for the night shift.”

Looking ahead, Mr Reguzzo concluded: “We are planning to use two VL 8 machines in combination with robots to machine components with diameters up to 450mm. We also want to further develop our gear-cutting and assembly technologies in order to offer our customers even more comprehensive solutions.”