Body-In-White Engineering

VEHICLE BODY MANUFACTURE ENGINEERING 

We convert body-in-white ideas into reality.

With more than 50 years’ experience in our core business – the engineering of body-in-white plants – we have extensive technical knowledge that extends far beyond pure design work. From us, you get all services from a single source. Our project managers provide advice and support for your projects across all phases, from the very first step in the design through to commissioning on site, without loss of quality or time due to external interfaces. We also find the best and most cost-effective solution for you if you require special solutions.

Different integration scenarios help to find the best possible solution for the integration of other models and derivatives. We can also produce a detailed design for you within the scope of simultaneous engineering. HLS is also an expert in drawing up reuse and retooling concepts. We also draw up logistics concepts to optimise processes and to cut costs.

From simulation to reality. 
Thanks to state-of-the-art software programs, we display the complete plant geometry and represent all production processes realistically. We can show your factory of tomorrow today virtually. We check the cycle times using realistic values, perform feasibility studies in 3-D and write the programming for all standard robot types.

SOFTWARE SYSTEMS 

We work with the following systems:

• CATIA
• SIEMENS NX
• Robcad
• DELMIA
• Process Simulate
• Process Designer
• Microstation
• AutoCAD

FINAL ASSEMBLY

Putting together all our experience of Manufacturing Planning and Product Development, we are able to bring the most optimal solution for the Final Assembly area.

From our Manufacturing Planning side, our Simulation capabilities help us to Virtually Build the complete Final Assembly line in 3D. This way, we can not only clearly visualize but also analyse the Assembly Line, for Cycle Time, Through put, Layout placements, etc.

One of the most critical topics here is, of course, Operator‘s Health & Safety. For this we are running various Man, Tool & Job assessments, to check both Operator Ergonomics as well as, Operator Fatigue.

From our Product Development side, our 3D Tolerance Variation Analysis helps us predict the Gap & Flush behaviour of large assemblies. Then we can go backwards and recommend the optimum Locator Plan.

Also, we can use our experience on Vis Mock-up to understand the clearances either for fitment of large assemblies with each other. And also for the operator & nut-runner‘s access, in tight difficult corners.

All this we can further support by providing right documentations around all these topics. Small but not insignificant are the Specifications for Fasteners and also the torque requirements for their optimum tightening levels.

FEATURED COMPETENCIES

SOFTWARE COMPETENCIES