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Helping Teijin Automotive Upgrade for Higher-Strength Honda Material Requirements
Project overview
Visionary Manufacturing Solutions supported Teijin Automotive with the installation of a new COE coil feed line designed to process higher-strength material required for a new Honda program. This was the fourth coil line Visionary helped provide for the customer, building on a strong working relationship and proven equipment performance.
Customer Challenge
Teijin Automotive’s existing Minster conventional feed line was no longer able to properly process the higher-strength material required by Honda. The customer needed a heavy-duty coil handling system that could meet the demands of the new material while fitting within their existing guarding and available floor space.
VMS Solution
Visionary provided a COE feed line package that included a 30-inch-wide servo feeder, a 350 Series 30-inch-wide straightener, and a 10,000-pound coil reel. The system was selected to support higher material strength, improve feeding performance, and integrate into the customer’s existing production environment.
Results
Key results
- Enabled Teijin Automotive to process higher-strength Honda material requirements.
- Replaced an outdated conventional feed line that could not reliably handle the new material.
- Improved feed accuracy compared to the previous system.
- Reduced coil changeover time, allowing operators to change coils faster.
- Helped save floor space by fitting the upgraded equipment within the existing guarded area.
- Strengthened an ongoing customer relationship as the fourth coil line Visionary supported for Teijin Automotive.
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