As the automotive industry turns toward electrification and automation to optimize production processes, it comes as no surprise that the integration of smart technology is also trending. Software and smart tooling are great ways to error-proof production, keeping you ahead of quality issues and repairs down the road. From repair stations to daily assembly stations, the right software and solutions will collect data and implement proper next steps to get the job done right.
Some offerings by other companies require AIS boxes. However, with Atlas Copco’s software packages, you can eliminate the AIS box hardware, allowing for a one-company solution and more seamless integration. We introduced the Atlas Copco software and tooling package to one automotive manufacturer, which would save them thousands of dollars in warranty claims and repairs.
Our proposed solutions
Avantguard is a server-level solution that provides users with flexible process control and operator guidance. This web-based error-proofing software solution is ready to revolutionize your assembly processes by controlling the whole assembly process with step-by-step worker guidance.
In the event of rework and repairs, Avantguard would use our customer’s vehicle information to source repair information and display operator-guided steps for the repair that align with our tools.
Next, we have ToolsNet 8
This is a great complementary software to almost any manufacturing facility. ToolsNet 8 is a data collection software, designed for process optimization. With this information at your disposal, ToolsNet 8 will reduce time spent on finding production issues, the risk of recalls, downtime related to rework, and much more.
Once the repair is complete, our STRwrench and ICB tools will send process and fastening data to both the Avantguard server and ToolsNet 8, enabling greater transparency. Finally, the update is sent over to our customer’s ATE and the repair is closed.
To sum it up
With this software and tooling ensemble, our customer would be able to implement a few error-proofing repair stations and begin to catch torque-related quality issues in real time. This would save our customer over $300 million in torque-related rework and repairs, but their savings wouldn’t end there. They would save even more on other quality and warranty-related issues.
Integrating the right software and solutions into your facility can help reduce quality issues, saving thousands in rework and repairs. Contact our experts to discover what software solutions are right for you!