What is an automated machining island?

An automated machining island is a complete production cell that links several machine tools — for example a VMC, a drill-tap center and a horizontal machining center — with downstream stations such as washing, leak-test and marking, connected by robots or gantry handling. HALLERBS designs, builds and commissions these as a turnkey line, so the customer buys one accountable solution instead of integrating machines themselves.

What are the benefits of an automated machining cell?

Higher and more consistent output, reduced manual labor, a compact footprint and long continuous runtime. Because one supplier designs and commissions the whole cell, there are fewer interfaces to manage and one party accountable for the result.

Case study · New energy · automation

A turnkey automated machining island for EV motor housings.

Q: Can HALLERBS deliver a complete automated line, not just machines?

Yes. HALLERBS scopes, builds and commissions complete automated machining islands — combining its own VMC, drill-tap and horizontal machines with washing, leak-test, marking and robot handling — for parts like EV motor housings and gearbox housings. The result is higher, more consistent output with less manual handling, from one supplier with single accountability.

Beyond single machines, HALLERBS scopes, builds and commissions complete automated production cells. For new-energy motor housings, that meant linking VMC, drill-tap and horizontal machining centers with washing, leak-test, marking and robot handling — one accountable line, higher and more consistent output, less manual labor. Here is how the cell is built and why it works.

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Can HALLERBS deliver a complete automated line, not just machines? Yes. For new-energy (EV) motor housings, HALLERBS designed, built and commissioned a turnkey automated machining island — combining its own VMC, drill-tap and horizontal machining centers with washing, leak-test, marking and robot handling in one cell. The result is higher, more consistent output with less manual labor, from one supplier with single accountability — no integrating a dozen vendors yourself.

The challenge

A housing isn't one operation — it's a line.

An EV motor housing passes through many steps — multiple machining operations, washing, leak-testing, marking and inspection. Run as separate islands with manual handling between them, that means labor, work-in-progress, inconsistent flow and a sprawling footprint. The goal was a single, compact, automated cell running long and steady with minimal manual intervention.

Part: new-energy (EV) motor housing — multi-operation, high volume.
Challenge: tie many operations into one automated flow, not separate manual stations.
Goal: higher, steadier output, less labor, compact footprint, long continuous runtime.

The HALLERBS solution

One cell: machining, washing, leak-test, marking — linked.

HALLERBS integrates its own machines with downstream process stations and automated handling into a single commissioned line. A typical housing island combines:

Machining stations — HL-11 vertical machining centers, HL-800 drill-tap centers and horizontal machining centers, each sized to its operation.
Process stations — washing machines, air-tightness (leak) test, marking and code-scanning, with sampling inspection built in.
Automated handling — robots and transfer linking the stations, with infeed and outfeed part racks for long unattended runs.
One commissioned line — designed, built and commissioned by HALLERBS as a turnkey solution with single accountability.

The result

Higher output, less labor, one accountable line.

A compact, stable cell built for long continuous runtime — designed and commissioned as one turnkey solution.

Higher

& steadier output

Less

Manual labor

Compact

Footprint

Accountable supplier

Why it worked

One supplier, fewer interfaces.

The hardest part of an automated line is usually the seams between vendors. HALLERBS removes them by building the machines and integrating the cell:

Own machines, integrated: the VMC, drill-tap and horizontal machines come from one builder, so they share interfaces, controls and service — no finger-pointing between machine vendors.
Process stations included: washing, leak-test and marking are scoped into the cell, not bolted on later.
Designed for runtime: compact layout, robot handling and part racks for long, stable, low-labor production.
Single accountability: HALLERBS designs, builds, commissions and supports the whole line — one party owns the result.

See Service & Support for production-line integration, and Case Studies for more lines and footage.

Common questions

This case, answered.

Can you build a cell for my housing or part? Yes — gearbox housings, EV motor housings, water jackets and similar multi-operation parts are exactly what these cells suit. Send your part, your operations and your target volume and our engineers will scope a line.

Do you only use HALLERBS machines in the cell? The machining stations are HALLERBS machines, which is what gives the single-accountability advantage; process stations (washing, leak-test, marking) and handling are integrated around them.

Who installs and commissions it abroad? HALLERBS — on-site installation, commissioning, operator and programming training, spares and remote diagnostics. See Service & Support.