Beijing, December 17, 2013 -- ABB, the world's leading supplier of power and automation technologies, announced that it has provided an application solution integrated with spraying, gluing, and wiping for Volvo Car Group's new production base in Chengdu, becoming the first robot supplier to provide a water-soluble adhesive system solution in the domestic market.
The water-soluble adhesive is a kind of water-based liquid noise reduction material that is environmentally friendly. Volvo uses ABB robots to spray the water-based adhesive to the body and chassis inside the car. After solidification, this seal can reduce the noises and vibrations in the operation of the whole car, creating a quiet and comfortable driving environment for the owners; this seal can also greatly reduce the amount of volatile and organic compounds needed during manufacturing, minimizing environmental pollution and damage to human health by improving the air quality in the car.
Li Gang, Head of ABB China's robotics business unit, says, "We are very pleased our advanced robotic products and solutions can help Volvo increase its productivity, promote the use of environmentally friendly materials in the domestic automotive industry and also meet consumer demand for safe and environmentally friendly car interiors."
Over a period of six months, ABB China's robotics team created for Volvo the first all-automatic water-based, soundproofing gluing workstation. As the water-based sealant is highly abrasive and sensitive to temperature and pressure, it needs abrasion resistant piping materials, reasonable piping layout, and strict temperature control throughout the gluing process, which makes the process rather difficult. The thin-arm robots ABB provides have a large work range, good flexibility and extensibility. They can also work with the automatic duster system and IRB 5400 painting robots, and can meet the strict requirements of the production line. In total, ABB has provided 33 different robots for this project.
In December 2012, the first process validated car produced by Volvo Cars using ABB Robotics solution rolled off the assembly line. On December 13, 2013, the S60L-manufactured using ABB robotic solutions-was officially launched in the Chinese market.
ABB is a world leading industrial robot supplier. Currently, it has installed over 200,000 robots worldwide. Earlier this year, ABB received a new order from BMW Group for 2400 robots to be used in carrying, gluing, and spot welding in its factories in Regensburg and Leipzig in Germany as well as Tiexi in Shenyang, China.
ABB (http://www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 150,000 people. ABB has a full range of business activities in China, including R&D, manufacturing, sales and services, with nearly 19,000 employees, 36 local companies, and an extensive sales and service network across 90 cities.
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