Neos Robotics and Specma Automation win 65-million SEK order for next century production systems

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(2001), "Neos Robotics and Specma Automation win 65-million SEK order for next century production systems", Industrial Robot, Vol. 28 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.2001.04928dab.001

Neos Robotics and Specma Automation win 65-million SEK order for next century production systems

Neos Robotics and Specma Automation win 65-million SEK order for next century production systemsKeywords: Robots, Business development

Neos Robotics and Specma Automation announced today that they have won a 65MSEK order from Hydro Automotive to design and build five robot systems for machining of aluminum components for the automotive industry.

The machine tool robots sold will be placed in Hydro's premises in Raufoss, Norway and Holland, MI, USA. "We decided to use Tricept in production, primarily because of the great flexibility and modularity that this concept offers", says Per Olav Drengsrud, project and process manager at Hydro Automotive Structures. "Trends within the automotive industry are characterized by shorter and shorter life cycles, which includes fast changes in design, parameters for which the Tricept is out-performing compared to the alternatives", continues Drengsrud. He explains, "Alternatives to Tricept are large, dedicated machines that are often difficult and expensive to adapt to changes required by production. Such machines are therefore less cost effective".

Hydro Automotive Structures is the car industry's leading supplier of extrusion-based applications within crash management, body structures and subframes. Among their customers are companies such as BMW, AUDI and Volvo.

Neos Robotics AB (www.neosrobotics.com) is a Swedish machine tool robot manufacturer that serves customers primarily in the automotive industry. Its product concept, the Tricept, saves the automotive industry millions of dollars each year. Some of the world's leading car manufacturers and their suppliers are amongst the company's customers, e.g. GM, Volvo, Scania, Volkswagen, Citroën and Peugeot.

Specma Automation AB (www.specma.se) is a Swedish-based robot integrator that serves customers primarily within the aluminum processing industry. Specma provides know-how in the design, planning and installation of automated manufacturing plants. Over the years, Specma has built a solid reputation for successful robot system installations. This has earned Specma the status of "official partner" to Neos Robotics.