We have told you how important eliminating scrap and rework is in the manufacturing industry. Doing so directly impacts the bottom line, leading to significant cost savings. Rework and scrap result in wasted resources, including raw materials, labor, and time, which can seriously put a dent in a company's profitability.
This customer partnered with Atlas Copco, which allowed them to not worry about that. Our team of industry professionals came and walked their battery plant’s line to look for things that could be a threat to them operating at maximum efficiency.
The Problem
When walking their line, our representative noticed their battery modules were missing tightenings, or tightening incorrect fasteners on specific stations causing rework and scrap. There was no validation of right fasteners being tightened in each station which was causing a high rates of test failures. With the incorrect location of tightening, there were numerous safety and quality issues with the operation.
The Solution
We installed five Industrial Location Spotpoint 2.0 systems (ILS), which were mounted onto five AX Jib Arms in each station. The ILS solution integrated into current ACTA Power Focus 4000 and Power Focus 6000 systems with ILS software controlling bolt location tightenings. The tightening programs enabled in each station to the taught locations without having to change PLC station configurations and each station was error proofed, not allowing wrong fasteners to be tightened. Then validating all correct fasteners are tightened in each station including ACTA AX Jibs which is opposite from how they were operating before the implementation of our systems.
The cost associated with rework from loose fasteners, tightening failures, scrapped cell modules, and downtime due to NOK’s by fasteners tightened in incorrect stations was upwards of almost $300,000 annually. The cost to implement Atlas Copco’s five station plus ILS solution would be about half of that.
To sum it up, this customer noticed a significant ROI by implementing their Atlas Copco solution within the first year. The safety issues and rework have drastically decreased, keeping their line running and their profit maximized.
If you’re interested in learning more about an Atlas Copco SpotPoint solution, contact us to schedule a demo today!
