WINWIN has long-term cooperation with many well-known automobile interior manufacturers in the world, providing robotic water cutting equipment to improve factory production efficiency. Water treatment will not have a deformation effect on the rubber materials in the interior. It is the preferred choice for many automobile interior manufacturers first choice.

We sent this robotic waterjet cutting equipment to the customer's factory this week. The customer has factories in three countries, but the factory has a lot of various equipment, so it needs to improve space utilization. The customer put forward size requirements to us, and the overall There are precise requirements on the length and width of the equipment. In response to the customer's situation, we designed the following two-layer robot for the customer:

At present, we have customized three sets of double-layer robotic equipment for customers and shipped them to their company's three factories. Now let's take a look at this customized design

The first one is to install robotic equipment at the customer's site. In the past few years, we have flown to countries around the world to install robotic equipment and train staff.

The second set is to go to the customer's factory for debugging.

The third set is a complete set of robots that are assembled and debugged in our factory and sent directly to the customer site.

In this set of equipment, we will place the booster pump, chiller, vacuum adsorption system, softened water system, and control system on the second floor. This can save the use space of factory equipment to the greatest extent and improve utilization efficiency. Customers are also interested in I am very satisfied with this customized design and have successively purchased robotic equipment of the same design from our company.

Introduction to robot arm:

The robot arm can be selected according to the customer’s needs, probably according to the following conditions:

The customer’s robot is the first choice. When designing the robot water jet cutting project, you can choose the robot you are familiar with as the actuator. There are no restrictions on the brand of the robot. When selecting the model and quantity of the robot water cutting, you should choose FANUC M-20ia / Yaskawa GP25 / ABB 1600 / 2400 / 2600, abb 4600j and above for sitting, Yaskawa GP20 and above, FANUC m-710ic and above, please consult us for specific models.

During the communication with customers, the customers also mentioned their new materials used in the automotive industry, such as carbon fiber, etc. During the communication, they also mentioned that carbon fiber composite materials have been increasingly used in the automotive industry. Let’s learn about the following The application of carbon fiber composite materials in the automotive industry.

So what kind of composite material is carbon fiber?

Carbon fiber reinforced composite materials refer to the general term for composite materials with carbon fiber as reinforcement and resin, metal and ceramic as matrix. Carbon fiber composite materials for automobiles are usually based on resin-based carbon fiber reinforced composite materials (CFRP).

Carbon fiber materials have huge advantages in cars

Carbon fiber composite materials, titanium alloys, glass fiber composite materials, high-strength steel, magnesium alloys, aluminum alloys, etc. are commonly used materials in automobiles. Compared with other materials, carbon fiber has high specific strength and specific modulus, and excellent mechanical properties of the parts. Features.

1. Lightweight

2. Security

3. Comfort of carbon fiber materials

4. Reliability of carbon fiber materials

Carbon fiber materials can improve the level of car body development

In terms of designability, carbon fiber composite materials are stronger than metals, so in terms of modularization, platformization and integration of body development, carbon fiber materials will be easier. Compared with traditional car body structures, carbon fiber bodies and metal platforms The hybrid body structure is easier to integrate, which can reduce the types of parts required, reduce the investment in tooling, and ultimately shorten the development cycle and reduce costs.

Next, let’s take a look at the applications of carbon fiber materials in automotive parts.

At present, carbon fiber composite materials have been used in vehicle body components, brake pads, wheel hubs, drive shafts and other fields.

1. Body components

Body components are currently where carbon fiber composite materials are most used in cars. CFRP components such as hoods, frames, roof frames and reinforcements, A/B/C/D pillars, doors, and spoilers are all already made of CFRP. figure. General Motors has used CFRP for the body and chassis structural parts of ultra-light concept cars since 1992. Using a hand-laid carbon fiber prepreg molding process, the overall body mass was reduced by 68% and fuel consumption was saved by 40%.

2. Brake pads

CFRP has many excellent characteristics, such as: ① It has a suitable and stable friction coefficient (0.35 ~ 0.40), and the braking process is smooth; ② It is resistant to moisture and heat, not easy to age, and has a heat-resistant temperature of up to 2500°C, and there is no heat generated by traditional metal materials. Loss problem; ③ Oil-resistant, water-resistant, corrosion-resistant, etc., so it is an ideal material for making brake pads and is widely used in the field of brake pads for F1 and GT series racing cars. The carbon fiber-ceramic brake disc device produced by SGL is used in Porsche AG, 911 Turbo GT and GT IIS models.

3. Wheel hub

The wheel hub is one of the important parts of the car. It not only bears the weight and load of the entire vehicle, but also transmits drive and torque. Therefore, automotive wheels must not only have high impact resistance, but also have good durability, heat resistance and safety. Carbon fiber composite wheels can not only meet all the requirements for vehicle wheels, but also perform well in terms of vehicle lightweighting. The British Kahm company uses CFRP to make the RX–X high-end car-specific wheel hub. It weighs only 6 kg, can travel at high speeds, and can minimize the radial inertia force of the wheel; it is installed on the 2013 Agera R sports car of the Swedish Koenigsegg company. The world's first hollow, one-piece carbon fiber wheel hub can reduce the unsprung weight by about 20 kg while still ensuring good safety and impact resistance.

4. Drive shaft

The anisotropy, high specific strength and specific modulus characteristics of carbon fiber reinforced composite materials can be fully utilized in drive shaft products. Compared with ordinary steel, the weight can be reduced by more than half. Under the same weight and diameter conditions, the torque force can reach more than 170% of steel. In addition, the carbon fiber drive shaft will have better fatigue resistance and durability while effectively reducing the weight of the drive shaft. The Driveshaft Shop carbon fiber driveshaft developed by Toyota not only reduces the weight by half, but also has faster transmission efficiency. The British GNK company has developed carbon fiber drive shafts that are widely used in Audi A4 and other models; the carbon fiber automotive drive shafts produced by Japan's Toray are widely used in Aston Martin, Mazda, off-road, Mercedes-Benz and other models.

5. Application progress of carbon fiber composite materials in automobiles

Carbon fiber composite materials not only have excellent lightweight effects, but also have excellent mechanical properties that allow them to have a wide range of applications and can adapt to the use conditions of a variety of automotive parts. In recent years, CFRP has been widely used in the production and manufacturing of core automotive parts. In terms of body and chassis, GM's ultra-light concept car uses carbon fiber body and chassis to achieve a weight reduction of 68%. Subaru WRX STItS uses CFRP roof, which is higher than high-strength steel. The roof weight is reduced by 80%. In terms of brake discs, cars such as Por sche AG use carbon fiber brake discs to reduce the vehicle speed from 300km/h to 50km/h within 50m. In terms of transmission shaft, the carbon fiber transmission shaft used in Toyota 86 weighs only 5.53kg, achieving a weight reduction of 50%. In recent years, Japan has developed the use of carbon fiber instead of aluminum alloy to make compressor impellers, which effectively shortens the response lag and achieves a 48% weight reduction.

The above are our customer cases and the application of new material carbon fiber in auto parts. If your factory needs to be equipped with robotic equipment that efficiently utilizes space, please feel free to contact WINWIN water cutting.