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BWA - Figures
COMAU GROUPBWA REVENUES
COMAU SYSTEMS
TURNOVER BY REGION (%)
ASIA EUROPE
NORTH AMERICALATIN AMERICA
18
33
32
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Body in WhiteAdaptive Solutions
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BW&A Product Lines
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BIW Manufacturing Strategy - ComauFlex
Logistics SystemsLogistics Systems
Production SystemsProduction Systems
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Assembly SystemsAssembly Systems
Conveyance SystemsConveyance Systems
ComauFlex: BIW Solution Focused
Lower Initial Investments• Engineering, Tooling, Conveyors, Building
Lower Operating (Labor & Inventory) Costs•Production, Material, Maintenance, Plant Engineering
Lower Future Model Introduction Costs•Prototype build, Tool Certification, Product Launch
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BIW Manufacturing Strategy – ComauFlex Examples
Material / Logistics SystemsMaterial / Logistics Systems
Manufacturing / Production SystemsManufacturing / Production Systems
Tooling / Assembly SystemsTooling / Assembly Systems
Facilities / Conveyance SystemsFacilities / Conveyance Systems
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BIW Manufacturing Strategy – ComauFlex Benefits
Business Benefits
• 40% cost reduction (fixed and variable) from conventional flexible body shops
• 50% floor space reduction from current flexible body shop
• Speed to market improved by 10 months
• Product architecture independent flexible body shop
• Zero loss launch – new model introduction over the weekend
Operational and performance benefits
• No trapped direct manpower, no operator pacing automated lines
• No line feeding using material handling operators (versamover fleet)
• Significant reduction of maintenance personnel
• No block/starved condition (no conveyors, no part magazines)
• Building does not require manufacturing truss – all floor mounted equipment
• Significant content reduction, reduced gross/net ratio, improved r&m
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BIW Manufacturing Strategy – Case Study
Value• 40% Cost reduction
• Equipment• Facility
• Direct & Indirect Labor• 50% footprint reduction
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High Volume Sub Assemblies w/S.A.M. – Case Study
Traditional Sub-Assembly ProcessTotal Footprint System Cost
115,000 Sq.Ft. $29M
Comau Sub-Assembly Machine (SAM)Total Footprint System Cost
40,700 Sq.Ft. $22.9M
Value• 22% System Savings
• 64% Footprint Reduction• 45% Manpower Reduction
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eComau Business Model
“ PLUG & SAVE SOLUTIONS ”
• Comau Robotics: New Robot Range equipped
with C5G Control Unit
• Comau Powertrain: Smart Drive
• Comau BWA: Versaroll
ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICE TEAM
• Team dedicated to achieving energy targets/objects
on shop floor
• Skilled on Energy Efficiency Parameters, Method
and Action Plan execution
INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY TEAM
• Industrial Energy Managers
• Product / Process Experts focused on Design for
Sustainability, GreenFit, Life Cycle Cost Analysis
• Green manufacturing (painting, automation,
metalcutting,..)
• Green procurement
Consulting Service
Eco Products & Technologies
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Adaptive Solutions
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Robotics - Product Innovation 2010 - 2011
New SMART ARC4 Arc weld dressing integrated
arm
New 4 axis palletizer robot
Innovative parallelogram geometry arm for all High
payload models
New Shelf version robot Standard and hollow wrist
New C5GControl Unit
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Comau Body Welding & Assembly
Technology
Services
Products
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COMAU S.P.A.
VIA RIVALTA,30
10095 GRUGLIASCO (TO)
ITALY
TEL. +39 011 0049111
MAIL: [email protected]
www.comau.com
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