Category Archives: Automation Engineering

BMW South Africa – W9 Sealer Line Modifications

INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION Technical upgrade of UBS ( Under Body Sealer)  and NAD(Naht Abdichtung seam sealing) robot cells. PLC and HMI programming, Robot programming using Robcad simulation. Mechanical and Electrical intergration of new dosing equipment (dosing systems and application guns by SAR GMBH). Material supply pumps by Graco systems. CELL CONTROL TECHNOLOGY Siemens S7 & TIA […]

BMW South Africa – Fully Integrated Quality Management System

INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION Andon is a system to notify management, maintenance, and other workers of a quality or process problem. The centrepiece is a signboard incorporating signal lights to indicate which workstation has the problem. The alert is activated manually by a worker using a pull cord or button. The system includes a means to stop […]

BMW South Africa – Feed line Buffer

INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION The Paint shop feed line Buffer features Type Management utilising image recognition technology. This allows for more effective batching of vehicle models and speeds up the production process. Communication to the shuttles is achieved via Optical Data Links which allows the shuttle to move long distances without being hardwired.

Genio Coffee Roaster

INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION Genio Intelligent Roasters is a company specialized in the production of high-quality, handcrafted Coffee Roasting Machines. Each machine is individually adapted to the respective customer requirements – the customer base ranges from small coffee shops to large coffee roasters all around the world. The first machines were operated manually, with only some of […]

MA Automotive – Assembly Cells BMW F30

INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION The BMW F30 is an internal corporate chassis designation for the BMW 3 series. The series is the sixth generation of the BMW 3 series range of compact cars. MA Automotive has been awarded the contract to manufacture and supply several body parts for this specific BMW model. This involved not only the […]