Chrysler renovated their Toledo Assembly Complex at a cost of $500-million in anticipation of launching the Cherokee.
Toledo has a new body shop employing 963 robots and a standard design for many of the welding and sealing processes developed jointly by Chrysler and FIAT.
The biggest upgrade was the installation of a flexible decking line. a flexible decking line is a massive structure that uses pallets to move components around during assembly, giving the plat a new degree of flexibility.
According to Chrysler, the flex decking line operates on three levels.
On the lower level, the Cherokees built-up front and rear suspension pallets are loaded by robots on to a larger main pallet, which then travels along the assembly line where the rest of the chassis components are attached. After this, the chassis enters an elevator to be transported to the second level where it meets its body.
Robots automatically fasten the chassis to the body along two stations, 24 connections hold the chassis and body together...
Humans complete the motor mounts in the next three stations.
Chrysler also added a 25,000 sq. ft. metrology centre to Toledo, where 30 employees are responsible for the measurement and validation of the vehicle’s dimensions. Using state-of-the-art inspection equipment like white light laser scanners.
All these checks and balances to ensure impeccable quality control, yet that 9th gear somehow managed to slip through:dodgy:
Toledo has a new body shop employing 963 robots and a standard design for many of the welding and sealing processes developed jointly by Chrysler and FIAT.
The biggest upgrade was the installation of a flexible decking line. a flexible decking line is a massive structure that uses pallets to move components around during assembly, giving the plat a new degree of flexibility.
According to Chrysler, the flex decking line operates on three levels.
On the lower level, the Cherokees built-up front and rear suspension pallets are loaded by robots on to a larger main pallet, which then travels along the assembly line where the rest of the chassis components are attached. After this, the chassis enters an elevator to be transported to the second level where it meets its body.
Robots automatically fasten the chassis to the body along two stations, 24 connections hold the chassis and body together...
Humans complete the motor mounts in the next three stations.
Chrysler also added a 25,000 sq. ft. metrology centre to Toledo, where 30 employees are responsible for the measurement and validation of the vehicle’s dimensions. Using state-of-the-art inspection equipment like white light laser scanners.
All these checks and balances to ensure impeccable quality control, yet that 9th gear somehow managed to slip through:dodgy:
