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seimens.qxd 24/11/06 11:59 am Page 81 drawn up. To meet the volume requirements, two full there is an automatic potting machine that encapsulates the manufacturing process lines would be required, and for electronics within the RTPMS box enclosure. From there the project management purposes these would be broken units travel to a 100 percent final functional test where they down into four installation phases. are tested to stringent automotive standards. The goal was that within 12 months Schrader would have The two new process lines are now totally operational the first phase of its new automation process in place and and already returning an excellent yield which is ready for customer approval. By the end of 2002 all 4 phases continuously improving as Schrader finely tunes the - i.e. both automated lines - would be ready to run at full process. capacity if required. Overall, it cannot be denied that the project has been, at Each of the new lines would also have a maximum times, extremely painful and difficult. says Gardner. This is capacity of 4m units per year: twice that of its existing line, primarily because the PCB assembly phase was the only which was left intact and is now used to manufacture `industry standard' process involved, the rest was totally RTPMS receivers. proprietary and unique. The success of the project relied Each manufacturing automation line comprised three heavily on Siemens EA's project management and business core cells: PCB assembly and test, mechanical system acumen. assembly and a finishing/final test phase. In the first PCB Testament to this fact, new Schrader Gen 2 RTPMS assembly and test cell, panellised bare-boards are loaded in projects in Europe include the Opel Vectra, Citro

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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