Drake Manufacturing Receives Nexteer Supplier Award
May 1, 2015
Ball nut grinding on Drake GS:TI internal thread grinder
Drake GS:TI internal thread grinder for conventional EPS ball nuts
Hydraulic rack piston grinding on Drake GS:TI internal thread grinder
Drake Manufacturing Services Co., a precision CNC manufacturing systems builder, was recognized during an awards presentation at the Nexteer 2014 Indirect Supplier Conference in Saginaw, MI.
The award was presented to Drake for its part played in the successful launch of Nexteer Automotive's K2XX product line for General Motors. A series of Drake GS:TI internal thread grinders were installed at Nexteer's Saginaw facility as dedicated work cells to thread grind EPS ball nuts for this steering program.
According to the company, Drake has developed an entire range of machines, software, grinding and milling processes for manufacturers of hydraulic and electric steering components including ball screws, ball nuts, steering racks and worms. The company offers a variety of internal and external grinders as well as rack and thread milling machines to produce each major component in modern steering systems. Drake has also developed special grinding processes for licensees of its proprietary internal return ball nut technology. The patented Drake internal return ball nut, in use in EPS systems currently, is available for license.
"Each Drake machine is delivered with Part Smart programs. Drake provides all software required to make good parts from day one. The operator needs only to input part specific variables into the control to run parts. No customer programming is required and the customer can change from one part to another in minutes," said a company spokesperson.
For more information contact:
Drake Manufacturing
4371 North Leavitt Road
Warren, OH 44485
330-847-7291
info@drakemfg.com
www.drakemfg.com
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