For vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers
Balancing machines, test stands and straightening machines for vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers, from single manual stations to fully automatic, robot-loaded cells. We cover driveshafts, axles, crankshafts, flywheels, clutches, pulleys, brake rotors and EV motor rotors, plus powertrain test stands for ICE, hybrid and EV, with sales and support in the UK and the USA.
OEM and tier 1
Built for the line.
Automatic balancing machines are designed for high-volume production, or wherever you need to reduce operator involvement and ensure consistent unbalance correction. They are typically integrated into production cells with robotic or conveyor handling, full safety guarding and data connectivity for process monitoring, and can also be supplied as stand-alone systems with operator load and unload.
Drilling is the most common correction method. Machines can also be equipped for milling, punching, grinding, laser welding, turning, welding of weights or automatic riveting, depending on the part.
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Driveline
Shafts, axles and drive units.
Automatic driveshaft balancers for light vehicles in 2, 3 or 4 plane configurations. Heavy-duty machines balance single shafts or complete systems in three planes as standard, for truck, bus and off-highway vehicles.
Purpose-built machines for third members, RDU/PTU, FDU and beam axles, horizontal or vertical axis, working with the full axle case, half cases or back sections removed.
PLC-controlled straightening machines for driveshafts and propshafts, camshafts and crankshafts.
Electric vehicles
Rotors balanced. E-axles tested.
Electric motor balancing machines handle individual rotors and complete motor assemblies, including traction motors.
Rotors are balanced on their own journals on horizontal belt-drive machines.
In production, correction is typically by drilling, while axial flux rotors may need putty application or milling.
E-propulsion test rigs for efficiency maps and torque/speed thermal cycling, with high-voltage battery simulation. Test stands.
Engine
Every engine rotating part.
Horizontal machines in single-station or two-station formats, with end-drive systems and integrated MQL drilling for high-volume lines. Inline-3/4, V6 and V8 cranks through to heavy-duty crankshafts.
Crankshaft machinesVertical machines for single mass and dual mass flywheels, with correction by drilling or milling. Measure-only, manual drill-equipped or fully automated.
Flywheel machinesVertical machines for clutch discs and pressure plates, from standalone manual machines to automatic drilling stations within a production cell.
Clutch machinesVertical machines for crankshaft, damper, alternator and water pump pulleys, with fully automatic systems including integrated drilling and material handling.
Pulley machinesBrakes
Milled in a single plane.
Vertical machines for brake rotors, discs, drums and hubs, single-plane, with correction most commonly by milling. Most are supplied fully automated with walking beam conveyors or robotic loaders; manual versions suit lower-volume and performance applications.
Read more: brake rotor balancing machines.
Powertrain test stands
One partner, full system.
Mechanical rig and dynamometer, safety, drives, data acquisition, HIL, automation and reporting from one partner. See our test stands.
Engine dynos, torque converter and transmission rigs.
PHEV/HEV rigs with battery simulation, regenerative braking and shift quality.
E-motor, inverter and e-axle rigs with high-voltage battery simulation.
Bearings, gears, shafts, CV joints and clutches.
Automated pass/fail testing with full traceability, with robotic or gantry loading for high-volume lines.
Order tracking, torsional vibration and gear whine.
Why Balance & Test
Service that delivers.
Industry leading on new machines.
Installation and operator training included as standard.
Plus remote support and local service teams.
Offices in Bristol, UK and Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Balancing machines are built to CE, UL or CSA standards, to suit your market.
Calibration against ISO 21940-21.
FAQ
Two-piece driveshafts are balanced in three planes and three-piece shafts in four. Our automatic light-vehicle balancers come in 2, 3 or 4 plane configurations, and manual machines up to 5 planes.
Yes. For high-volume applications, machines are typically installed without standalone guarding and integrated directly into the production cell safety systems, with robotic or conveyor loading.
Both. For complete motors, custom table-type balancing systems are used, with the motor driving itself during unbalance measurement.
Yes. Crankshaft, flywheel, clutch and pulley machines are all available as measure-only systems.
Yes. Alongside balancing, we supply PLC-controlled straightening machines for driveshafts and propshafts, camshafts and crankshafts. They are available for manual loading, semi-automatic operation or fully automated production. On the balancing side, our driveshaft machines can include laser runout measurement, barcode part identification and automatic unloading, alongside automatic workholding and welding.
Installation and operator training are included as standard, and machines are backed by up to a 3-year warranty on new machines, which is industry leading. You have remote support and local service teams, from our offices in Bristol, UK and Ann Arbor, Michigan, with teams in Spain and Germany. Balancing machines are built to CE, UL or CSA standards to suit your market, and calibration is validated against ISO 21940-21.
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