KAMAZ to start supplying crankshafts for Volkswagen cars from 2018

27 October 2017, Friday

The Forging Plant of KAMAZ will start the production of crankshafts for cars. Starting in next year, the company will act as a sustainable supplier of the Volkswagen Group Rus.

The Forging Plant has successfully passed a two-day production audit organised by representatives of the Volkswagen Group Rus. According to Forging Plant’s Deputy Director for Quality Aleksandr Chekh, the final audit was preceded by a huge preparatory work and a whole series of visits by auditors. The design and engineering service of the Plant designed an all-new forging, created documentation for it, registered all technology processes, and organised preproduction operations. Based on the audit results, the customer representatives became convinced that the entire process was set up to ensure the full-scale production of the passenger car crankshaft forging with the required quality and output.

At the moment, the output is estimated at 150,000 forgings per year. The plant representatives note that the work has already begun on further development and expansion of production; it is planned to retrofit the existing equipment and purchase new one.

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