Smart Automotive Manufacturing

There has been a monumental shift in powertrain. Fuel-efficiency and emissions standards are a moving target, driven not only by legislation but eco-conscious drivers as well.

Today, traditional powertrain suppliers are investing more and more in EV technology. However, many are finding their processes were designed for single vehicle platforms and can’t adapt.

The future is yours, and fast, flexible powertrain operations are possible with an agile, information-driven infrastructure.

Current powertrain and drivetrains manufacturing systems can be unreliable. Meet consumer and market trends in real time with a flexible strategy that grows/adapts to your changing needs.

For instance, our pre-engineered Automation Solutions can simplify your powertrain machining cells and make them more productive. And, when you combine FANUC robots and CNCs with our cell controllers, you’ll spend less time specifying connections and reviewing equipment for compliance. Better still, this packaged solution allows data collection from multiple devices over one network.

Looking to reduce line balancing times? A flexible powertrain assembly system helps there too. With this system, you can:

• Quickly assign tasks, parts and tooling to stations
• Easily revise assembly workflow without reprogramming
• Conduct full-line error proofing before production launch

More choices for consumers mean a more complex manufacturing environment for you. And with that comes potential for inefficiencies and increased errors and costs.

But compromised performance is not inevitable. Get the speed, flexibility and confidence you need to make multiple models and variations under one roof with our automotive assembly solutions. We can work with you to optimize every step of assembly:

Body Shop: Is worker safety a concern? Utility costs? Our technology can help. It can also integrate data and machines across third-party equipment.

Paint Shop: Our solutions can help you better control your process parameters, optimize your supply chain, improve quality consistency and meet standards.

Final Assembly: We can work with you to solve challenges like parts management and sequencing, quality control, and workload leveling. Together, we can push the boundaries of what’s possible to create a more flexible, agile operation set to meet customer needs today, and tomorrow.

Modernize Tire Design, Development and Production with Industry 4.0

The increasingly global tire industry is racing ahead as trends and technology evolve faster than ever before. SKU proliferation, smart tires, larger rim sizes, airless variations and increased mileage forecasts are just a few things you face. That’s why many tire producers are turning to smart manufacturing to help increase production efficiencies amidst all this change.

We can help you develop smarter solutions and scalable flexibility with our tire manufacturing automation and control systems. We make it easy to get the most out of every stage of tire production, from raw material processing and mixing, through final finish and inspection.

Our full-spectrum, connected approach eases integration and standardization across plants and throughout the production lifecycle.

MES

Better manage the demands of modern tire production.

Protect Productivity

• New workers can build tires to spec with enforceable work instructions that guide them through processes
• Managers can better assign operators by viewing worker availability against production needs

Conquor Complexity

• Stay productive, even as tire variations and mixes change, by controlling, sequencing, monitoring and documenting production faster and more effectively
• Better track KPIs and reduce paperwork by automating data collection

Respond Rapidly

• Make faster, smarter decisions using real-time insights like work-in-process (WIP) updates
• Collaborate and communicate faster by connecting your operations across plants and global business systems

Analytics

Learn how your machines and plants can run better.

Predict Problems

• Be alerted to impending asset failures so you can fix them before they happen and cause downtime

Optimize Production

• Uncover where you can improve quality and more when you combine production data, tire records and other information

Digital Twin

Discover a better way to desing, test and optimize machines.

Design

• Create a digital replica of your machine and its operation to confirm it performs as expected

Test

• Perform controls testing before a machine is built to avoid last-minute design changes and start-up delays

Optimize

• Use a digital twin to virtually train operators, guide maintentance and test production changes