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News Release from: Applied Computing and Engineering | Subject: CimStation Robotics and Inspection offline
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 January 2002
Simulation software to cut production
lead times
In a bid to reduce production lead times by as much as a third for its new Primera Sedan car, Nissan in Sunderland is to use CimStation Robotics and Inspection offline programming software.
In a bid to reduce production lead times by as much as a third for its new Primera Sedan car, Nissan in Sunderland is to use CimStation Robotics and Inspection offline programming software supplied by simulation specialists Applied Computing and Engineering CimStation Robotics simulation software will be used to program robots ahead of production of the Primera at Nissan's, Sunderland plant
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 8 Mar 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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CimStation will help Nissan engineers identify potential problem areas such as spot welding access for the robots, as new tooling is being developed.
Offline programming of CMMs to inspect engine parts and vehicle body panels will draw on CAD data from Nissan's design section and Japan's engineering section who also use CimStation Inspection and Robotics simulation software.
"We chose offline programming to reduce downtime incurred by online programming," said Craig Grafton, BIW planning engineer, Nissan.
"CimStation Robotics and CimStation Inspection give us a consistent manufacturing simulation environment with which to share robotic and inspection data with our colleagues in Japan even though the robots and CMMs may be different," he explained.
"Nissan is a forward looking company that has identified the real benefits of offline programming to cut downtime.
By drawing on the wide range of CMMs and robots supported by CimStation, it is able to leverage its investment in the software to gain competitive advantage in the speed of introduction of the new Primera," said Yash Khandhia, technical director, Applied Computing and Engineering.
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