Sliding door materials handling system

holdingfor the automotive industryprocess

SPECIAL TOOLS DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATING TAILORED SOLUTIONS SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTIVITY GAINS RETURN ON INVESTMENT: LESS THAN ONE YEAR REDUCTION IN THE NON-QUALITY OF MANUFACTURED OPENINGS MAINTENANCE-FREE TOOLING Coutier is present at car manufacturers in the design and manufacture of specific tools dedicated to holding openings (bonnets, tail gates, doors, fuel hatches, …) in the various positions of the surface treatment process with a specialisation in tools for sliding doors. In addition, we also produce a range of swing trays adapted to the shape of the parts to be transported on conveyors. Our innovating project management approach for each developed tool or range of tools encompasses the formulation of customer requirements, development, prototyping and pre-production, production and life cycle testing of the vehicle, whilst respecting dimensional accuracy requirements. Our solutions bring a substantial gain in productivity through the intensive reuse of tools without repeated maintenance and guarantee the precision of the positioning of the openings in relation to the structure of the vehicle, a source of manufacturing and assembly quality…