# Siemens Norwood invests in new WFL M80 mill-turn for rotor shaft production

Siemens Large Drives motor factory in Norwood, Ohio, invested in a new WFL M80 mill-turn machine tool to upgrade manufacturing capabilities for larger and stiffer rotor shafts used in Above NEMA electric motors.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2017-05-31
- Where: Norwood, Ohio, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: steel rotor shafts, Above NEMA electric motors
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md)

## Sources

- [fabricatingandmetalworking.com](https://fabricatingandmetalworking.com/improving-lead-time-reducing-costs-norwood/), 2017-05-31: "The Siemens Large Drives motor factory in Norwood, OH, recently made an investment to upgrade their manufacturing capabilities in the 117-year-old facility with a new and highly advanced machine tool that will aid in manufacturing steel rotor shafts."

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