Cost effective final assembly - FAStplant® arrives in North America

Production of the R8 with FAStplant®
at Audi Neckarsulm, Germany.

In the wake of orders from Europe, India and Russia Dürr has now also sold the modular final assembly concept FAStplant® to North America. Recently Dürr Systems, Inc. of Plymouth, USA received an order for an assembly facility in this region.

After successful presentation of the FAStplant® concept to all levels of the customer’s management, as well as discussions and visits to sites in Europe and the Americas the decision was taken in favor of FAStplant®. This choice was driven by recognition of the system’s long term cost efficiency, an advantage demonstrated most clearly by the flexibility it offers to alter production capacities with little additional cost and effort. FAStplant® represents minimal downtime during plant modification phases.

The FAStplant® system purchased will be used for large volume production. It includes the low wear-and-tear, minimum maintenance Twin Trolley System® (TTS), Dürr ‘s patented conveyor system with the integral vertically adjusting carriers. TTS combines the benefits of an overhead conveyor with those of a skillet system - fixed positions in the workstations and fast travel between them. The fully automatic vertically adjusting carrier (VAC) adds to the high level of flexibility necessary for modern processes. It also eliminates the need for pits or platforms in the assembly area as the VAC adjusts automatically to the vehicle height defined to suit the job the operator has to carry out at each process workstation.

With this North American FAStplant® line it will also be possible to demonstrate to potential customers not only the operation of FAStplant® but also all the advantages the system offers in terms of flexibility and real project savings.

Your contact:

David A. Barrows - david.barrows(at)durrusa.com