Shaken,
not stirred
The innovative quartermaster “Q”
from
the James Bond films would have loved
this new special machine in the Aston
Martin engine plant. Skilfully crafted,
it quickly, efficiently, and safely releases
the bedplate for Aston Martin V8 engines.
Safely releasing the bedplate for Aston Martin V8 engines
J
ames
, when reading the word
bedplate, would most likely have
imagined something completely
different to Q’s dry operating
instructions. Of course he would have
tried out the special machine, because
its control elements bear a remarkable
resemblance to those of a motorbike.
In contrast to the film version though,
James, in his overeager testing, might
have been somewhat disappointed. The
latest development from the “Engineering
task force” based in Cologne, at the Aston
Martin Engine Plant, comprising Wilfried
Bäumler, Ralf Michels and Oliver Naumann,
is easy to use and doesn’t explode or fire
any shots. The semi-automatic technology
for separating the bedplate from the
engine block, then rotating it and setting it
down is designed to provide people and
Lightweight
and upright:
By using state-of-
the-art pneumatic
components, the
special machine’s
weight was limited
to 270 kg.