The goal of each individual production facility – which means it is also our goal – is to maintain the highest possible
level of machine and system availability. Other very important factors include a very short response time and fast action
in the automotive industry. That’s why personnel has to be able to quickly and efficiently solve a problem. Hence, Linamar needed to train their personnel.
Linamar sent their employees to take standard courses at the SITRAIN training centers on a regular basis. Most employees already had some background training in the field of CNC-controlled machines. The basics were already there and the objective was to build upon that with specific information about SINUMERIK, tailored to our needs. The content and a specific training plan was customized for Linamar Powertrain.
The training courses have helped us tremendously in terms of overall comprehension, in working with the machines and in troubleshooting and error analysis.
Andreas Bergmann, Maintenance Manager, Linamar Powertrain
Sitrain spoke with the CEO Mirko Karlovsky and the maintenance manager Andreas Bergmann of Linamar Powertrain. Some of the benefits they perceived are:
Hands-on practice to cement the theory
Trying things out on training racks without being afraid that something might happen with the actual machine
Linamar Powertrain GmbH was founded in Crimmitschau near Zwickau in 2010. It belongs to Linamar Corporation, the second-largest Canadian automotive supplier based in Canada in Guelph/Ontario and it supplies parts and components for various automobile manufacturers as well as for the industry. The company is listed on the stock exchange, has over 44 production plants in North America, Europe and Asia - and employs a global workforce of approximately 18,000.
