Automotive Industry Tube Bending Production Cell

In VLB, we aim to follow and lead with advanced solutions to the new trends and technologies of automotive manufacturing.

Demand is growing and S&P Global Mobility expects the global sales of new vehicles will reach nearly 83.6 million units in 2023, contrary to the 66.2 million units in 2022. The innovation seen in the automotive industry is moving towards an (even) higher investment in R&D (Research and Development).

This “new era” it’s based on concepts that will impact massively one of the world’s biggest industries- the automotive sector. These concepts include ecology, resources, optimization, electrification, and autonomous vehicles. However, changing times means opportunity times.

Fully automatic production cell for the automotive industry

This fully automatic cell was recently installed in one of the biggest OEM automotive supply chain world manufacturers. It can receive and process with fast change time, rounds, squares, and rectangular tubes.

Tubes are fed in bundles and isolated, a unique eddy current probe detects the welding line, and the double gripper robot removes the bent part from the machine, provides the new blank tube, and downloads the bent part on the extracting conveyor.

This production cell will increase productivity as it can work 24/7. Besides, it incorporates state-of-the-art VLB 3D Software, ready for Industry 4.0.

After one of the most demanding periods in modern times, the automotive industry is reinventing, and we are an active part of that. In VLB Group, we create solutions and concepts, both on mechanical and software approaches. These help manufacturers to adapt quickly, improve efficiency, reduce downtime, promote flexibility, and respond to fast changes in the market.

Contact VLB Group and learn how we can work together to improve your production!