Automotive

For this deployment US based electric carmaker has chosen ATS CM4D which compares the fit of two mating parts and allows them to apply “virtual shims”. This combination of features is unique to ATS CM4D as well as a wealth of other features comparing the virtual design to the actual physical product, the ability to [...]

Customer's Engine and Powertrain Plant in Turkey manufactures engines which are sent to their other facilities internationally. A project was recently completed to make ATS Inspect the standard visualisation platform of their door to door processes allowing them to see the full details of all their production and pin point the root cause of problems [...]

In 2004 Honda of America implented CM4D as an enterprise solution.Immediately thereafter Honda experienced a significant reduction in problems related to part quality, achieving an 85% reduction in build issues on the 2007 Accord vehicle program. This year, two of Honda’s vehicles (CR-V and Ridgeline) were ranked highest in their segments in the JD powers initial [...]

Volvo Car Corporation implemented CM4D software as an enterprise solution in 2001 across its three major facilities in Europe and 2 plants in Asia.In 2008, they implemented it at an additional facility in Chongqing, China. Volvo is notable for its extensive use of the CM4D Interactive interface, which has allowed them to achieve an almost paperless [...]

Kistler/Chrysler FD-SPC Project When you’re producing engines at a rate of one every 96 seconds you can’t leave process control to the end of line inspections. You need to detect when a fault occurs as soon as it happens and take immediate action or you end up with a very large amount of scrap. Earlier [...]

When Paccar were faced with quality issues on their truck bodies, they looked to ATS to review their ideas and turn them into reality. The problem was that the operation to apply the seals to the top of the trucks was prone to accidents and damaged body shells resulted.Full automation was not an option due [...]

When Paccar (the Leading Global Truck Manufacturer) contacted ATS with the problem of how to engineer the Battery Module Assembly process for their new assembly line in Mexico, they didn’t have much time; initial production was scheduled within two months. The ATS expert mechanical engineering team set to work immediately to examine the process and come [...]

When you’ve designed a production line to meet a given output level and your customer demand reaches more than double that level, you’re working three shifts, seven days a week and you still can’t keep up, you need to take action. You essentially have two choices – you invest in a second line or you [...]

ATS has completed a wide range of applications for the automotive industry. Special projects have included INTERBUS connectivity with Allen-Bradley PLC’s whereby a major auto manufacturer and the control supplier asked ATS to write a standard software protocol for implementation with PLC backplane communications modules.Another very large application included painting booths using InTouch SCADA software [...]

Efficient Product Handling at GM and Faurecia Fast Efficient Solutions to support Lean Production. A key ingredient in achieving Lean Production operations is having good work practices to monitor and move the product (and components) around the factory. Anyone who has ever worked in a high volume/high speed operation will vouch for this. Organizing product [...]