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Zhongli North America, Inc. Forges Strong Bond with KUKA
As Zhongli set up its Shelby Township, Michigan plant, it faced the challenge of maintaining high precision and volume in automotive parts production. With KUKA’s advanced welding robots and intuitive software, Zhongli successfully automated its welding and material handling for complex assemblies of automotive components.
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IMG-NA LLC
Domaines d’application
Soudage à l'arc sous protection gazeuse Assemblage Mesure / Contrôle Soudage par points Usinage mécanique & polissageSecteurs
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Given the scale of its production and the precision required for its parts, there was no alternative to automating Shelby Township, Michigan’s Zhongli North America, Inc. manufacturing plant’s welding cells. The Tier 1 auto chassis component manufacturer has been fine-tuning its KUKA-driven automated welding process for the better part of 2024, since beginning North American operations in 2023.
Manufacturing Cell for Automotive Control Arms
Zhongli needed to automate the MIG welding and material handling system to produce an automobile control arm. The control arms are built by welding three components with four welds. Four robotic welders operate between two fixtures and perform 16 welds simultaneously to form four control arms.
When the 16-weld cycle is complete, material handling robots move the control arms to a cooling station for approximately 10 minutes
Once cooled, the parts proceed to a post-pierce station where two clevis holes are punched.
The robotic material handlers then move the parts onto the final conveyor line.
Manufacturing Cell for Automotive Control Arms
Zhongli needed to automate the MIG welding and material handling system to produce an automobile control arm. The control arms are built by welding three components with four welds. Four robotic welders operate between two fixtures and perform 16 welds simultaneously to form four control arms.
Intuitive Software
Zhongli uses KUKA.ArcTech, an intuitive modular welding software package that controls all essential welding tasks. The software allows operators to program and optimize weld parameters regardless of whether the power source is a MIG/MAG, TIG or plasma device. Overall cell development and material flow was developed using KUKA.Sim, allowing Zhongli engineers to optimize processes virtually outside the production environment. Digital cell development and simulation allowed Zhongli to refine its processes with minimal cost and effort, which is essential when bringing a complex application online.
