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Automotive Parts Manufacturing
Repeatable assembly and handling for automotive component production
Industry Pain Points
What Makes This Sector Difficult to Automate
Delkotech's published customer base includes automobile parts manufacturing.
Consistency is the requirement
An automotive customer is not buying a part, they are buying the fact that every part is the same. Manual operations drift and drift is what gets found at audit.
Evidence, not assurance
Being confident the process is correct is not the same as being able to show it. Torque records, process values and per part data are what close a corrective action.
Rate that holds
A cycle time achieved on a good day is not a rate. Lines are judged on what they produce over a shift, including changeovers and stoppages.
Handling damage
Coated and finished components are damaged by handling designed for raw material, and the damage is found after value has been added.
What Customers Need
Requirements We Design Against
- Equipment that produces a record per part, not per batch
- Cycle times proved with real parts before the machine ships
- Tooling that covers the whole part family including the low volume variant
- Documentation that stands up to a customer audit
- Handling that does not mark a finished surface
Typical Applications
Where Delkotech Equipment Goes In
Blank feeding between operations
Vacuum gantry handling to remove manual lifting and give repeatable placement.
Fastening with torque evidence
Multi spindle fastening with a recorded result per position.
Joining coated panels
Clinching to join pre-finished sheet without damaging the coating.
Sub-assembly on a balanced line
Combination assembly bringing several operations into one cycle with one record per part.
Delivery Capability
What a Project With Us Looks Like
Application study
Your part, operation, rate and floor space are recorded from the real production, not from a nominal case.
Concept and layout
A machine concept with the layout, cycle estimate and safety approach, priced against a defined scope.
Design
Mechanical, electrical, controls and safety designed together, with the sequence of operation written before any code.
Build and try out
Manufactured at Vaughan, then dry cycled, run with your parts and run to rate before it ships.
Installation and handover
Installed, interfaced and commissioned, with operator and maintenance training and the as built documentation.
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Projects in This Sector
Project
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Driving the full fastener pattern on railing posts in one controlled stroke
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Cold formed joints on pre-finished back panels with no damage to the coating
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Related Reading
Process Guide
Clinching Riveting and Spot Welding Compared
Choosing a sheet metal joining method when the panel is already finished
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Running a Useful Factory Acceptance Test
What to test before a custom machine leaves the builder's floor
Read the articleBuying Guide
Why a Sequence of Operation Comes Before the Code
The single document that determines whether a custom machine project goes well
Read the articleQuestions
Automotive Parts Manufacturing Questions
Do you have experience in automotive parts manufacturing?
Delkotech's published customer base includes automobile parts manufacturing. What we build for this sector is shown in the equipment and projects linked from this page.
Which machine should we start with?
Start from the operation that is costing you, not from the machine type. The four scenarios on this page are the ones that come up most often in this sector.
Can equipment be specified for our environment?
Yes. Materials, finishes, contact surfaces and access are specified at design review against the environment the machine will live in rather than assumed from general industrial practice.
Will the machine produce records we can show a customer?
Where the process needs evidence, counts, process values and test results can be recorded and made available to your plant systems. The data contract is agreed with your IT group before software is written.
What do you need to quote a project for us?
Part drawings and real samples, the operation, the rate, the floor space and the equipment either side. Email [email protected] and we will come back with a concept.
Talk to an engineer
Bring Us a Automotive Parts Manufacturing Problem
Describe the operation that is costing you rate, accuracy or labour. We will tell you what a machine can and cannot do about it.