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Solution

The wide-ranging requirements profile of the Mercedes G range meant that Magna Presstec was confronted by a broad spectrum of challenges in production. The solution with regard to the arc technology employed was provided by our PMC (Pulse Multi Control) process, for which the modular TPS 500i welding platform is again a prerequisite. A total of 36 of these systems are used on the G production line, with some TPS 320i systems also included for manual welding operations.

To ensure a high degree of autonomous production while maintaining high quality levels, the focus in the design and tooling of the G line right from the outset was on the integration of monitoring and data analysis tools for welding processes. The TPSi systems make total digital traceability possible. The Fronius WeldCube Premium software package is used for this purpose, as it is able to identify dubious or even faulty welds very accurately. The gathered data are then fed back to help in the continuous optimization of the automation process.

Magna Presstec also uses the Central User Management (CENTRUM) package from Fronius, which is used to centrally manage user and welding permissions. This means Magna can be certain that specific tasks are only carried out at the right location by trained operators using the relevant parameters - another way of eliminating potential sources of error.