Truth in Engineering - AUDI relies on automated optical surface inspection of bodyshell parts in their press shop quality assurance processes.
Customers see the surface quality of a vehicle in close relation to the quality of the overall vehicle. This is why automobile manufacturers are eager to make sure that the bodyshell surface of their vehicles is absolutely perfect. During all steps of the process chain, starting with a single press shop part, as in the example of AUDI AG in Ingolstadt (Germany), to the body shop and the finishing belt, through to the top coat section, experienced staff members constantly inspect the surface and rework it, if required. Significant cost reduction can be achieved if defects are found quickly and as early in the production cycle as possible and then classified objectively according to their severity. read more ..
Perfect surfaces and documented automotive body shell quality:
For the first time, an automotive supplier of car body shells is using ABIS II technology for quality control and documentation. Based on the close supplier-customer relationship between Gestamp Polska (press shop Wrzesnia/Poland) and VW Nutzfahrzeuge/Commercial Vehicles (Poznan/Poland), the responsible quality managers of both companies had investigated the technical possibilities for optical surface inspection. As a result, Gestamp and VW Nutzfahrzeuge decided to purchase an ABIS II offline system for on-site operation in the press shop of Gestamp Polska. read more ..
