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How to make a... cylinder head?

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Katrin Beck, Images by Robert Hack

CAD, machining center, assembly line: the three main stages of cylinder head production.
Friedrichshafen, Germany

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The cylinder heads arrive at mtu from the foundry as cast blanks. Before being passed on for assembly, their surfaces have to be machined and holes drilled.
An mtu production worker deburrs the machined part, removing rough edges and shavings from the workpiece.

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