{
  "title": "Automotive crankshaft cutting insight",
  "kind": "reference",
  "company": "Struers",
  "category": "Lapping, honing & superfinishing",
  "parameters": {
    "Language": "English"
  },
  "language": "en",
  "source_url": "https://www.struers.com/en/automotive/crankshaft",
  "content_html": "<h2>Crankshaft Challenge</h2><h2>Learn how automated processes can reduce cutting time down to 90 minutes, when preparing crankshaft specimens for materialographic testing.</h2><figure><img src=\"/files/struers-file-b79fb823eb683cc3d66ef0b2/crankshaft-challenge-673x680-px.jpg\" alt=\"Crankshaft challenge\" width=\"495\" height=\"500\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<figcaption>Crankshaft challenge</figcaption>\n</figure>\n<h2>Solution</h2>\n<p>Using highly-automated equipment and customized accessories and standard clamping tools, we are able to perform 13 cuts in well-aligned and efficient cutting sequences, which allow fewer re-clamping operations to reduce total cutting time down to 90 minutes.</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cutting with a Axitom-5 using customized jig and standard clamping tools to overcome the difficulties in fixating the crankshaft</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Tell us who you are and you may download a materialographic solution report of one of our many method solutions. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have a specific problem that you would like us to help you with.</p>\n<p><a href=\"/files/struers-file-90e7585c2389853875ea05a6/crankshaft-materialographic-solution-report.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See the solution</a></p><h2>Automotive crankshaft cutting insight | Struers.com</h2><p>Learn how to reduce cutting time and overcome difficulties when preparing crankshaft specimens for metallographic testing for the automotive industry.</p>",
  "summary": "Learn how to reduce cutting time and overcome difficulties when preparing crankshaft specimens for metallographic testing for the automotive industry.",
  "sections": [],
  "updated_at": "2026-10-17"
}