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abb digital 11/5/06 10:08 am Page 51 The investment by Jaguar Cars Limited
represents a move intensive and unpleasant job. These savings in manpower
away from intensive manual labour-based operations to a also appear to
have had very positive outcome for Jaguar, robot-based system
incorporating eight ABB industrial allowing it to transfer personnel to
more rewarding robots. employment opportunities within new facilities for
the XK Installation commenced in February 2005 and the facility, project,
while realising cost savings on this project. which has a throughput of 43
vehicles per hour, has been in ABB in the UK, working in close
collaboration with full operation since June. The facility is fully
automated with colleagues in Germany, was responsible for the full turnkey
no operator intervention during normal operating conditions operation
including design, project management, and is described as 'no-touch,' in
that no post operation manufacture and installation. This included
sourcing and remedial sealing activities are required, as is normally the
case installing the car body conveyor, roller bed, spray booths, with
traditional automated sealing operations. robots, track motion, sealant
dispensing systems, sealant Commenting on the possible impact of the
automated storage system, guarding and control. ABB has also provided seam
sealing facility, Robert Low, ABB senior project manager extensive on-going
local support including provision of says: The automation of seam sealing
and associated service parts, training and start-up assistance and a site-
operations is a major investment for Jaguar and a significant, resident
engineer. and timely, step forward in optimising the efficiency of the
Operation of the facility is split into three separate 'sealing' Jaguar
paint engineering process, particularly as the XK stations and can process
the complete range of Jaguar car project ramps-up to production phase. The
investment bodies, including the new XK sports car, the S Type and the XJ
appears to have helped the company establish consistently saloon, both
standard & long wheel base high levels of quality while totally The
skid-mounted car bodies pass through an interior eliminating what was a
labour seam sealing station incorporating three IRB 4400 robots and SEALED
& SILENT ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has
revolutionised traditional car body seam sealing, soundproofing and under
body sealing operations at the Jaguar assembly plant in Castle Bromwich,
by installing a fully automated six-axis robot- based facility. David
Marshall explains the processes involved. 51
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Automotive
Editors Note
News
Investment In Excellence
Partnership in Action
Virtually Partners
Gatekeeper of the Supply Chain
We Walk as we Talk
Small, Smart and Speedy
Caslte Bromwich. A Lean Machine... Just Like The Car It Builds
Sealed and Silent
Space at a Premium in European Ports
All A1 at NYK & DCX
Any Colour You Like; As Long As It's Green
Design For a Classy Chassis
Keeping Score
A Combination of Man and Machine
Bouncing Czechs
Automotive
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