This document is an international customer magazine from ABB Robotics for the automotive industry. It introduces innovative technologies and solutions in the automotive manufacturing industry, including robot-aided stamping at Ford's Buffalo Stamping Plant in the US, an eco-friendlier water-based paint line at Fiat in Italy, smart spraying at Mercedes-Benz in Germany, and an efficient body-in-white production line at Renault Trucks in France.
The publication highlights ABB’s automation technologies used in automotive manufacturing, including vision‑guided robots, AGVs, force‑control rollers, and electrostatic paint systems. It presents case studies from Ford, Fiat, Mercedes‑Benz, and other OEMs, describing how ABB robots improve productivity, reduce waste and lower costs.
Articles cover press automation, paint process automation, and lean production concepts, with details on robot models such as the IRB 6600 and IRB 5400, software tools like TrueView and eVisionFactory, and ABB’s service and maintenance approach for large‑scale installations.