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toledo editorial.qxd 24/11/06 11:02 am Page 46 paint shop is fully
automated with 65 robots applying The Toledo Supplier Park is flexible
enough to handle body sealing and sound deadeners. The powder primer, more
than the two current models. KUKA has a future base coat and top coat are
all automated and twin o p t i o n for one more derivative with a similar
c o l o u r spray booths offer flexibility. The finished underbody and a
future option for one more unique painted bodies are transferred to
Chrysler Group final vehicle with the same architecture. Both Magna and
trim and assembly via a trestle capable of holding two OMMC are equally
flexible. hours of inventory and a sequencing buffer holds two O M M C
operates a 210,500 square feet facility hours of finished products. Magna
is also responsible employing 150 workers on one shift and 291 on two for
sending a just-in-time/just-in-sequence signal to shif ts, according to
plant manager Larry Lange. The key module suppliers such as OMMC and
Visteon. Mark company produces the complete chassis module and Hogan is in
no doubt about the potential of the project. wheel/tyre sets for the two
Wrangler models and has 45 I've been in the business for 35 years and I
can smell a manned work stations. An RFID-driven vehicle tracking winner,
he enthuses. s ys te m monitors the parts installed as part of an KUKA
operates and e x te n s i ve error-proofing manages the body shop on
system as well as torque data DaimlerChrysler is our company's t h e basis
of a `pay on fo r the safety joints. Kyu- produc tion' model similar to
Hwan Han, vice chairman of most valued customer and I am the other
partners. The p a r e n t company Hyundai convinced that the new 3 3 5 , 0
0 0 square feet shop Mobis, is full of praise for the generation Jeep
Wrangler will be a employs 229 workers and is way in which the project has
big seller e q u i p p e d with 245 KUKA been integrated. Everyone robots,
168 servo weld guns involved in the supplier park Gerhard Wiedemann, CEO ,
KUKA and DC mid-frequency p r o j e c t has worked well welders, eleven
roller hemming robots to complete all together and it is an honour to be
part of it, he says. closures and a modular gripping system. It is one of
The supplier park project is not only unique in North the most modern
systems in the world, says CEO American auto manufacturing but it secures
much- G e r h a rd Wiedemann. DaimlerChrysler is our needed jobs in an
otherwise hard-pressed city. The company 's most valued customer and I am
convinced supplier park has not only brought a significant new that the
new generation Jeep Wrangler will be a big investment to the Toledo area,
says Lloyd Mahaffey, seller. UAW regional director, it also proves that by
working The `pay on production' contrac ts are not dissimilar together, the
UAW, government and Chrysler Group to those in existence elsewhere. The
structure is pretty can create good paying jobs in America. These jobs
simple to calculate because we know what the fixed would otherwise have
gone to Mexico. costs are, the cost of capital and things of that nature,
Keeping companies like Chrysler Group in Toledo s ay s Tom LaSorda. Peter
Rosenfeld was the chief and providing an opportunity to grow and expand
its negotiator in our discussions with the three suppliers operations is a
major step towards stimulating growth and it's basically just like any
other large assembly in the Toledo area, says Carty Finkbeiner, Toledo
mayor. contrac t; we do it with Magna Steyr in Europe. The T h i s new
plant structure is clearly the future of contrac ts are set up knowing
what we think the volume manufac turing and we're proud to be at the
centre of it. is going to be. We believe we have a stable product that The
Jeep Wrangler is a part of our history and we love the fact that it's built
here in Toledo. a has been around for over 20 years so we're looking at the
volumes being in a very stable range. 46
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AutoMOTIVE 5
Editors Note
News
Here For The Long Haul
Halewood. Rebirth of a Car Plant
Safety First
Focus on Flexibility
A Prophet Without Honour?
Chrysler Cuts It Four Ways
A MINI For All Reasons
Porsche Plans Continuous Logistics Improvement
Flawless, Consistent Execution
Ford's European Supplier Parks Deliver Lean Manufacturing Efficiencies
Cheap and Cheerful
Onwards and Upwards
Schrader and Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems Take the Pressure
No Faults Forward
A Long Way From Wheelbarrows and Bath Tubs
A New Era in US/Japanese Cooperation
A Dialogue of the Deaf
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