Automation in the Car Industry

Since its founding, EOSYS has provided services to the automotive industry. From vehicle assembly, paint and body weld operations to component manufacturing and sub-assembly, EOSYS has wide experiences in the automotive industry. Our work history also reaches into the automotive supplier network where we have worked closely with several Tier 1, 2 and 3 suppliers. Still today, the automotive industry remains the predominant industry as a source of projects for EOSYS.

As one of the first industries to make extensive use of automation, the automotive sector has always been at the forefront of this technology. That extends even to this day, as the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning into automation is driving new improvements all the time in automotive factory automation. With smart factories on the rise, EOSYS stands ready to help automakers and suppliers leverage these new technologies to streamline their operations and better serve their customers.

Our status as an employee-owned company means every member of our team is personally invested in our customers’ success. When they turn to us to provide comprehensive expertise for automotive automation systems, they receive our best-in-class solutions and services. We have a long-standing track record of success when it comes to automotive industrial automation, due to the dedication of our experts, our proven methodologies and our keen attention to detail. 

EOSYS has experience in architecting plant floor control systems, developing plant floor information systems, and interfacing these to higher-level Supply Chain or ERP business systems. This allows us to provide turnkey automotive process automation solutions with single-point responsibility to our customers.

Quality has moved to the forefront of vehicle assembly processes. EOSYS brings experience and knowledge in paint quality, vision validation systems, and strong relationships with high-technology component manufacturers to provide our customers with the best automation solutions for the car manufacturing industry.

Custom-developed or leveraged off-the-shelf products and tools to design information systems in the automotive industry that focus on real-time factory floor data collection providing decision makers access to information. Solutions have included:

• Operational Performance Monitoring 
• Product Routing and Tracking 
• Product Scheduling 
• Traceability / Birth History 
• Error-Proofing 
• Root Cause Downtime Reporting 
• Technical knowledge and experience in a variety of software packages and platforms including TrakSYS, Cimplicity, AVEVA, iFIX

Have custom developed software package for paint quality interface. Developed vision solutions for location, orientation, and presence. Reporting includes vehicle ID tied to quality data to allow for a quicker reaction to issues during the vehicle assembly process. Solutions have included: 

• Paint Color Detail and Film Build 
• Badge Validation 
• Quality Reporting 
• Traceability

Technical knowledge and experience with paint testing and vision manufacturers such as X-rite, Cognex, and Keyence. 

Work closely with Material Handling OEMs to architect, develop and install material handling solutions for a variety of applications:

• Overhead Power & Free Conveyors 
• Skillet Conveyors 
• Monorail Conveyors 
• Palletized and non-Palletized Systems 
• Transfer Lines 

Technical knowledge and experience with major drive manufacturers such as Rockwell, Siemens, GE and ABB. 

Experience designing and implementing numerous industrial communication networks such as DeviceNet, ControlNet, Profibus and Ethernet.