Automotive Manufacturing Solutions Magazine Profiles Autoflex Loader™ Solution developed for TRW Automotive
Date Posted: 12/1/2007
LONDON, ON, October 14, 2007 - International specialty magazine, Automotive Manufacturing Solutions, featured JMP's vision guided robotic solution created for customer TRW Automotive in their October edition. The solution, branded as the Autoflex Loader™, helped TRW significantly reduce their non-value added labor costs when they won the contract to produce a new line of 35lb brake rotors.
“We opted for a bin-picking system to save the operators from having to lift all that weight for a full shift, plus we wanted to give the operators more opportunity to change inserts, keep the whole line running and put more value into making parts rather than keeping the line fed with castings” indicated Todd Denstadt of TRW to AMS’s Duff McCutcheon. The article also captured the results after the first year of implementation with Denstadt citing how uptime has increased, operator ergonomics have improved, and labor costs have reduced.
To read more about the TRW solution, a copy of the article in PDF format can be downloaded below. For more information about Automotive Manufacturing Solutions magazine go to www.automotivemanufacturingsolutions.com or for details on the Autoflex Loader™ go to
www.jmpeng.com/jmpdelivers/solution/autoflex.asp
About JMP Engineering
Founded in 1987, JMP Engineering (www.jmpeng.com) is a leading industrial system integration company that specializes in the engineering and provision of automation, control, and information solutions that leverage current technology to enhance manufacturing performance for clients in a variety of industries.
In addition JMP has several technology specific solutions including the Data Enabled Enterprise™ and the Industrial Energy Management Program™. JMP has its head office in London with branch offices throughout Ontario and the US.
About AMS
Automotive Manufacturing Solutions (AMS) has established itself as the automotive industry's most authoritative magazine for executives working in vehicle production. It offers readers an in-depth insight into the latest manufacturing technologies being employed by the world's leading automakers and component
suppliers.
