Shot peening May 1st 2007 General Motors' uses Wheelabrator
Group's peening machines at its
Powertrain factory in Austria to treat
gears and shafts. This includes
imparting a high internal stress on
gear teeth to increase their strength
Wheelabrator's Dominique
Schwab says "Shot peening is a
sensitive process and our machines
offer exceptional reliability and
consistency, while accommodating
different shapes and sizes."
Engineers worked with General
Motors to tailor four automatic CFX
600 machines. An integral loading
and unloading system was included,
and integrated washing machines
clean the drive and auxiliary shafts
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