Catalytic converter can production VA Root Page（催化转化器可以生产 VA根页面）.pdf

Case study Catalytic converter can production Improved by 20 percent with roll former and laser welder Eberspaecher N.A., based in Novi, Michigan, is a Tier-One supplier of complete exhaust Above: TWINMASTER machine from systems. They manufacture stainless steel catalytic converters and exhaust products Weil Engineering combines a destacker, required by its impressive list of automotive customers, including Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, roll former and laser welder to produce Pontiac, Buick, Chevrolet and Mercedes-Benz. Founded in 1865 and in the automotive various lengths and shapes. Eberspaecher exhaust business since 1931, this German-based company has operated facilities in the uses these machines to make stainless USA and Canada since 2000. It currently manufactures in Brighton, Michigan, as well as steel catalytic converter cans and other Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Brampton, Ontario. exhaust/silencer system components for many major auto builders. For their new catalytic converter can production line, Eberspaecher N.A. installed a laser-welding short-tube production cell. At the heart of this system is a “Twinmaster” roll-forming and laser-welding production system supplied by Weil Engineering North America of Troy, Michigan, which is a subsidiary of Weil Engineering GmbH. of Muellheim, Germany. Currently, Weil Engineering has over 60 tube forming and welding systems in operation in North America, most of them using lasers for welding application. Sixty percent of Weil Engineering’s business activities are in the automotive fields, followed by HVAC, chimney, household appliances and motor shell applications