Automotive & Transportation
Division
Parts & Components Manufacturing
When it comes to manufacturing automotive parts and vehicle components, tightening the nuts and bolts of manufacturing processes ensures a smooth ride through every stage of production. Whether it involves machining Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) parts, steering, suspension, powertrain, frame, body, or braking system components, Muratec’s comprehensive range of CNC horizontal lathes and fabrication machinery emerges as a cornerstone. The machinery is meticulously designed to cater to low and high-volume production, ensuring that the stringent requirements of modern vehicle manufacturing are met with unwavering reliability.
Our commitment to automation is second to none. Muratec’s machinery is engineered to integrate automation at its core, allowing a single operator to manage multiple systems proficiently. From ICE & BEV/HEV engines to the intricate components of steering, suspension, and powertrain, Muratec’s technology not only meets but exceeds the rigorous standards of the Automotive & Transportation industry, providing manufacturers with the tools they need to navigate the complexities of modern vehicle production with precision and efficiency.
- ICE Engines
- BEV & HEV Components
- Steering
- Suspension
- Powertrain & Transmissions
- Frame, Body, Trim
- Braking
ICE Engines
Leveraging Muratec’s CNC machining services enables engine component manufacturing shops to execute intricate cuts, shapes, and profiles with precision and reliability, reducing vehicle wear and tear and enhancing the performance and efficiency of both ICE and Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) systems. Muratec’s high spindle speeds and rapid tool change capabilities empower manufacturers to swiftly and effectively conduct diverse CNC machining operations, ensuring compliance with the industry’s stringent tolerances.
Twin Spindle CNC
MW100
Twin Spindle, Live Tool CNC
MD120
Twin Spindle, Multitasking CNC
MT100
Twin Spindle, Multitasking CNC
MW40
Twin Spindle CNC
MW120
Twin Spindle, Multitasking CNC
MT200
BEV & HEV Components
As the automotive industry shifts towards Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and HEVs, Muratec elevates manufacturing efficiency by adopting CNC machining, facilitating the production of high-quality components, including electric motors, battery modules, and power electronics, with exceptional accuracy. Integrating advanced automation features and flexible programming options in Muratec machines streamlines the manufacturing process for specialized components, ensuring the production of components with exceptional precision and enabling manufacturers to keep pace with the accelerating requirements of the growing electric vehicle market.
Twin Spindle CNC
MW120
Twin Spindle, Live Tool CNC
MD120
Twin Spindle, Multitasking CNC
MWR120
Twin Spindle, Multitasking CNC
MT100
Twin Spindle CNC
MW200
Twin Spindle CNC
MW100
Twin Spindle, Multitasking CNC
MT200
Steering
Utilizing manual processes means a bumpy ride for suspension system manufacturing operations. With Muratec’s CNC machining services, shops get the versatility to produce a wide array of complex suspension components smoothly, precisely, and efficiently. Specialized parts like control arms, ball joints, and bushings require tight tolerances and precise geometry for optimal performance. Muratec’s lathes excel in machining these intricate components, handling complex contours, pockets, and mounting points with precision. These versatile lathes accommodate materials ranging from steel to aluminum or composites, executing various complex machining operations on suspension components. The result is enhanced vehicle stability, comfort, and overall handling performance.
Single Spindle CNC
ML400
Twin Spindle CNC
MW100
Twin Spindle CNC
MW120
Twin Spindle, Live Tool CNC
MD120
Twin Spindle CNC
MW200
Twin Spindle, Live Tool CNC
MD200
Suspension
Utilizing manual processes means a bumpy ride for suspension system manufacturing operations. With Muratec’s CNC machining services, shops get the versatility to produce a wide array of complex suspension components smoothly, precisely, and efficiently. Specialized parts like control arms, ball joints, and bushings require tight tolerances and precise geometry for optimal performance. Muratec’s lathes excel in machining these intricate components, handling complex contours, pockets, and mounting points with precision. These versatile lathes accommodate materials ranging from steel to aluminum or composites, executing various complex machining operations on suspension components. The result is enhanced vehicle stability, comfort, and overall handling performance.
Twin Spindle CNC
MW50
Twin Spindle CNC
MW80
Twin Spindle CNC
MW100
Twin Spindle CNC
MW120
Twin Spindle CNC
MW200
Twin Spindle, Live Tool CNC
MD120
Twin Spindle, Live Tool CNC
MD200
Powertrain & Transmissions
Incorporating CNC lathe machining from Muratec into your manufacturing processes allows for seamless transitions between intricate designs and the production of high-quality powertrain and transmission parts. Muratec lathes excel in handling the intricacies of powertrain and transmission systems, accurately machining complex geometries, splines, and gear profiles to ensure the production of top-tier components that meet exact specifications, ensuring smooth power delivery and reliable operation.
The versatility of Muratec lathes enables the tailored production of a diverse range of powertrain and transmission components, including gears, shafts, bearings, and housings, in various sizes and specifications to meet the unique requirements of different vehicle models and drivetrain configurations.
Twin Spindle, Multitasking CNC
MWR120
Single Spindle CNC
ML400
Twin Spindle CNC
MW80
Twin Spindle, Live Tool CNC
MD200
Twin Spindle CNC
MW100
Twin Spindle CNC
MW120
Twin Spindle CNC
MW200
Twin Spindle, Live Tool CNC
MD120
Frame, Body, Trim
To stay current with design trends, automotive frame manufacturing relies on the swift and reliable production of precise vehicle body and trim parts. Muratec’s CNC machining excels in efficiently managing the complexity of these components, ensuring precise fabrication of intricate features, curves, and angles. This empowers manufacturers to craft unique and innovative components, aligning with specific vehicle models or customer preferences and enabling them to keep pace with the automotive industry’s evolving design trends and market demands.
Punch/Laser Combo
MF30510
Hybrid Laser
LS3015HL
Motorum 20-Ton Turret
Motorum M2048
Motorum 25-Ton Turret
Motorum M2548
Punch/Laser Combo
MF3048
Motorum 30-Ton Turret
Motorum M3058
Motorum 30-Ton Turret
Motorum M30510
Motorum 20-Ton Turret
Motorum M2044
Braking
The functionality and reliability of automotive braking parts are paramount driver safety concerns. Integrating automated solutions like Muratec’s CNC lathes provides manufacturers with precision machining capabilities, ensuring accurate production of a high volume of braking components, including pistons, cylinders, brake rotors, and caliper brackets. Muratec’s lathes deliver exceptional accuracy and surface finish, meeting tight tolerances for optimal braking performance and reliability. Adaptable to the diverse needs of the brake industry, these machines excel in handling intricate designs and complex customizations required for specific performance and design requirements. With automated operations and advanced tooling capabilities, Muratec’s CNC lathes streamline brake machining, reducing production time and enhancing the automotive market’s overall standard of braking components.
Twin Spindle CNC
MW200
Twin Spindle, Live Tool CNC
MW400
Twin Spindle, Multitasking CNC
MT200
Division
Intralogistics & Factory Automation
Set the pace in a fast-paced industry with the latest technology in automated robotics, machine learning (ML) systems, and AGVs. Incorporating automation into manufacturing processes provides shops the flexibility to streamline just-in-time (JIT) production, leading to enhanced efficiency, reduced cost, and improved safety of work environments, ensuring operations stay in line with the industry’s strict quality and environmental regulations.
Muratec’s automation system efficiently manages diverse product sizes and weights while ensuring compliance with rigorous regulations on quality, safety, and environmental impact. These scalable and flexible systems seamlessly adapt to industry fluctuations, model changes, and production volume variations, enhancing production efficiency, reducing costs, improving worker safety, and boosting competitiveness within the dynamic automotive and transportation landscape.
- Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)
- Third Party Logistics (3PL)
- Personal ICE & EV Vehicles
- Commercial ICE & EV Vehicles
- RV & Off-Road Vehicles
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)
Improve accuracy. Accelerate delivery times. Reduce processing errors. By adopting automated material handling systems, OEM manufacturers can simplify their JIT production processes while minimizing disruptions and downtime. Muratec’s buffering, sorting, and picking automation processes deliver expedited delivery, superior order fulfillment, improved customer satisfaction, and increased OEM loyalty.
Rail-Guided Shuttle
SHUTTLINER
Rail-Guided Vehicle
RTN-X
Unit Load AS/RS
PC Crane
Heavy Counterbalance Forklift
A-Series: A8
Optimal Pallet Mover Forklift AGV
A-Series: A4
Mini Load AS/RS
UX Crane
Shuttle Sortation AS/RS
Uni-SHUTTLE
Compact Smart Shuttle AGV
Premex Series: XIO
Third Party Logistics (3PL)
When space is at a premium, Muratec’s automated material handling systems, such as Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems (AS/RS), give third-party logistics providers the ability to efficiently transfer goods, utilize vertical space, and enhance their picking and packing processes, helping get business to scale.
Unit Load AS/RS
PC Crane
Rail-Guided Vehicle
RTN-X
Shuttle Sortation AS/RS
Uni-SHUTTLE
Mini Load AS/RS
A3 Ledger
Mini Load AS/RS
UX Crane
Rail-Guided Shuttle
SHUTTLINER
Optimal Pallet Mover Forklift AGV
A-Series: A4
Compact Forklift AGV
A-Series: A2
Personal ICE & EV Vehicles
Capable of operating around the clock, automated material handling solutions enable faster and more accurate storage, buffering, sorting, and picking for personal ICE & EV vehicle manufacturers, creating faster turnaround times and higher throughput levels. Muratec’s automation drives faster and more precise handling of components, minimizes manual labor, reduces errors, enhances overall manufacturing efficiency, and results in significant cost savings by minimizing production delays, rework, and waste.
Unit Load AS/RS
PC Crane
Rail-Guided Vehicle
RTN-X
Compact Smart Shuttle AGV
Premex Series: XIO
Ultimate Counterbalance Forklift AGV
A-Series: A12
Shuttle Sortation AS/RS
Uni-SHUTTLE
Rail-Guided Shuttle
SHUTTLINER
Heavy Counterbalance Forklift
A-Series: A8
Optimal Pallet Mover Forklift AGV
A-Series: A4
Commercial ICE & EV Vehicles
Reduce travel times. Optimize the sequence and routing of orders. Improve order fulfillment. Commercial ICE & EV manufacturers can pass the competition by automating picking processes. Muratec’s automation not only accelerates precision in component handling but also minimizes reliance on manual labor, reduces errors, improves overall manufacturing efficiency, and ensures significant cost savings by streamlining production processes, minimizing delays, rework, and waste.
Rail-Guided Vehicle
RTN-X
Unit Load AS/RS
PC Crane
Flexible Forklift AGV
A-Series: A10
Shuttle Sortation AS/RS
Uni-SHUTTLE
Rail-Guided Shuttle
SHUTTLINER
Unit Load AGV
Premex Series: MX
Optimal Pallet Mover Forklift AGV
A-Series: A4
Ultimate Counterbalance Forklift AGV
A-Series: A12
RV & Off-Road Vehicles
In a labor-intensive market like RV & Off-Road vehicle manufacturing, automating material handling systems creates a safer work environment while allowing workers to focus on value-adding tasks such as assembly, quality control, and maintenance. Muratec’s automation systems efficiently handle the physical movement of heavy components, parts, and finished vehicles, alleviating the risks of fatigue, injuries, and strains related to manual labor. This strategic integration prioritizes employee well-being while optimizing vertical storage, freeing up floor space, reducing congestion, and enhancing material flow within the facility.
Unit Load AS/RS
PC Crane
Rail-Guided Vehicle
RTN-X
Rail-Guided Shuttle
SHUTTLINER
Optimal Pallet Mover Forklift AGV
A-Series: A4
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