The automotive industry is one of the most important industrial sectors worldwide. It is subject to strict, international standards and regulations like few other industries. At the same time, fully automated automotive production processes require absolute reliability and efficiency.
We draw on our talent for innovation and our many years of experience. We are a qualified partner for countless manufacturers in the automotive section, providing fully automated transport for a wide range of vehicle parts. Our industry know-how includes extensive knowledge of all applicable production equipment regulations as well as the range of possible additional options. We employ state-of-the-art technology. To meet the specific requirements of the automotive industry, we work with only high-quality motors and gearboxes from SEW EURODRIVE and Habasit conveyor belts.
mk’s references in the automotive industry include exhaust system handling, axles, aluminium rims, petrol pumps, brakes, convertible roofs, gearboxes, radiator grilles, crankshafts, bonnets, tyres, headlamps, shock absorbers, tanks and much more.
An automotive supplier required a transport system with a height-adjustable workbench that could be used to separate and test components. The workpieces were round with various diameters and were placed on the conveyor system by robots in twenty-second cycles.
A supplier in the automotive industry requires a conveyor system for supplying and removing standardised heavy-weight plastic pallets measuring 1200 x 800 mm. The plastic boxes on these pallets contain aluminium parts to be transported into the gripping area of a robot.
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Motor blocks and cylinder heads are manufactured and assembled at an automobile manufacturer. Various motor components need to be flexibly supplied for mounting on the main line so that they can be subsequently assembled. There is no interim storage on the assembly line, meaning that production…
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The welded parts must cool down during transport to the next station in a robot welding plant to allow the slag to then be removed. The products must cool down for about four minutes. This requires a conveyor that transports the products both over straight and curved sections. The products must…
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During the production of small gear parts, a conveyor must transport the parts from production to the inspection device. A part must be fed every ten seconds. The system runs in 2-shift operation. In order to fit within the existing system, the conveyor must convey the products around a curve…
A fully automatic assembly line for suction pipe modules that is approximately 45-metres long needs to be equipped with guarding, including protective fences and machine housings. Passages and transitions for system maintenance also need to be created. Mounting occurs at several stations along a…
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Workbenches are required for assembling wireless mobile phone charging cradles for vehicles. Each work step of the assembly process, including the final inspection, is performed on the workbenches. The workbenches must therefore be individually adapted to the respective work steps. Furthermore,…
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A car manufacturer wants to optimise the recycling process in the outfeed of a sheet metal punch press. Aluminium scrap parts must be separated from steel scrap parts and sorted by type. The sheet metal parts should be transported on a belt conveyor with a cut-resistant belt and…
A European helicopter and aircraft component manufacturer requires various mobile assembly platforms and work platforms for the assembly of helicopters. These platforms have to be adapted to the height and contours of the helicopters and fitted with different levels and in some cases multiple…
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In a welding plant for truck supports, four workstations have to be fully automatically interlinked with six welding cells. The manually pre-cured components are transported on pallets on two parallel conveying paths and delivered with precise positioning. Handling robots…
