EBP’s assembly concept fulfils the automobile industry’s growing need for efficient production of body panels in small series, while meeting the highest OEM and OES requirements for quality, strength, fit and finish of the finished product.
Utilising flexible, adaptable production technology is largely about being able to program industrial robots and adjust fixtures, jigs and holders. EBP personnel are thoroughly acquainted with the automotive industry’s most modern assembly technologies.
In our production plant we have robots from ABB, Kuka and Hyundai, and our systems are entirely compatible with the full range of industrial robot technologies that exist in our industry.
Hemming. Currently, we utilise three different hemming techniques: table top, press hemming and roller hemming. Table top hemming is often replaced by roller hemming for spare part production after EOP, allowing production of shrinking volumes while retaining good economy and unimpaired quality.
Bonding. We produce closures for bonding either with fixed or robot-mounted nozzles. We handle most adhesive types found on the market, in both Flexline and
stand-alone cells, as well as in equipment taken over from the customer.
Spot welding. For spot welding of steel, we use both manual and robot-mounted welding guns, as well as fixed welding guns, in the flexline or in equipment provided by the customer. For automated formatting of the welding electrodes, an automated electrode dressing station is used to ensure the quality of the spot weld.
MIG welding. We have the equipment and expertise for MIG welding of both steel and aluminium using automated production in robot cells. Where an automated solution is not applicable, we employ manual welding carried out by licensed welders.
Riveting and clinching. For joining of aluminium, we use clinching, self-piercing riveting and riveting, depending on the process the customer has selected for the specific product.
Punching and cutting. We perform hole punching and cutting with immense precision. Cutting of entire sides in small series takes place manually via nibbling, while larger series are cut automatically in our in-house-manufactured cutter jigs. For cutting and hole punching with maximum accuracy, laser is used.
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