From AC&E Inc.
Robots have been a feature of the Nissan plant since it was first opened in 1984. Today it uses both Fanuc and Nachi robots on its Primera, Almera and Micra lines, for welding, handling, and painting operations. Such investment in automation has been an important part of the Sunderland plant becoming most productive car manufacturing facility in Europe.
CimStation Robotics (CSR) offline programming software was first used in Sunderland in the lead up to production of the new Primera in 2001. It has since been used to support engineering study and off-line robot teach on a number of new model programs, and also to support increased productivity on current model lines.
CSR is a powerful 3D simulation software tool, enabling manufacturing engineers to quickly simulate and evaluate alternative methods for automating a manufacturing process. Using existing in-house CAD data, CSR accurately simulates interactions between work cell components to optimise equipment selection, fine-tune equipment positioning, and maximize production throughput.
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