Volkswagen Autoeuropa's Welding Online Monitoring System predicts weld failures
Volkswagen (Autoeuropa plant, Palmela, Portugal)· PortugalWelding Online Monitoring SystemAt Volkswagen's Autoeuropa plant in Palmela, Portugal, engineers developed the Welding Online Monitoring System for about €17,000 ($17,850), using a custom algorithm to analyze real-time operational data from welding guns. The system predicts abnormal behaviour and potential failure before quality problems appear on the production line.
Overview
At Volkswagen's Autoeuropa plant in Palmela, Portugal, engineers developed the Welding Online Monitoring System for about €17,000 ($17,850), using a custom algorithm to analyze real-time operational data from welding guns. The system predicts abnormal behaviour and potential failure before quality problems appear on the production line.
The challenge
Rather than pursuing a multi-million-euro software package, engineers at Volkswagen's Autoeuropa plant needed a way to predict abnormal behaviour and potential failure in welding guns before quality problems materialise on the production line.
The solution
Engineers at Volkswagen's Autoeuropa plant in Palmela developed the Welding Online Monitoring System for a modest €17,000 ($17,850), using a custom algorithm to analyse real-time operational data from welding guns. The system predicts abnormal behaviour and potential failure before quality problems materialise on the production line.
Reported business value
For a modest €17,000 ($17,850) investment, the Welding Online Monitoring System predicts abnormal behaviour and potential failure before quality problems materialise on the production line, exemplifying how relatively small, shop-floor-driven digital solutions can deliver meaningful value without a multi-million-euro software package.
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