{"id":1957,"date":"2025-09-03T16:18:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.addimen.com\/mercedes-benz\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T09:43:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T08:43:38","slug":"mercedes-benz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.addimen.com\/en\/mercedes-benz\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes Benz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Process improvement<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mercedes Benz, as a car manufacturer, has highly automated assembly plants. This high number of robots means that the arms and mechanisms associated with these are extensive, and they require personalisation. Additionally, when the collective weight of the parts that need to be assembled is particularly high, the robot suffers a lot when turning its arm, resulting in tooling breakages, downtimes, and increased consumption.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The<strong> basis <\/strong>of the problem<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Problem:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conventional design of the door handle mechanism on a van broke due to the<strong> excessive weight of the van<\/strong> itself and the robotic arm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Improvements:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>54% lighter<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduced torque by up to 60%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energy savings of 60%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Benefits:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Less breakages of the robotic wrist<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Short delivery time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduced costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Process:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>process engineers at the Vitoria Mercedes plant worked together with Addimen<\/strong> to redesign and optimise the new tool. 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