WHAT BELONGS TOGETHER WE JOIN TOGETHER
ASSEMBLIES AND MODULES

Car body assembly is a question of using various manufacturing processes to combine individual pressings and thereby create the skeletal structure of a vehicle – the body-in-white. Depending on the complexity, a body can comprise up to 600 individual parts. These individual parts are joined together to form assemblies and modules.

LÄPPLE AUTOMOTIVE produces these assembly components for the automotive industry on its automated body-in-white assembly lines with maximum precision, ensuring that the processes are optimised with regard to cycle times and human resources. The components concerned are of all sizes and degrees of complexity.

The parts portfolio is varied and ranges from simple reinforced parts through to complex assemblies such as doors, bonnet panels, body side panels or even complete front vehicle sections.

Our assembly lines handle complexity by offering a high level of flexibility and state-of-the-art technology. We cover small and large-batch parts and use the latest joining techniques to combine a variety of materials.

The components are then delivered "just in time" using special transport containers, which go straight into the customer's warehouse or even directly to production.

OUR SYSTEMS

  • Automated body-in-white assembly lines with up to 50 robots
  • Specially configured for producing particular parts and programmed or flexibly designed (on the basis of an efficient tool set-up concept) for multiple parts.

OUR PROCESSES

Joining methods used at LÄPPLE AUTOMOTIVE:

  • Aluminium spot welding
  • Flanging
  • Clinching
  • Flow drill screws (FDS)
  • Induction curing
  • Laser soldering
  • Laser welding with filler wire
  • Local softening
  • Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
  • Friction element welding (FEW)
  • Remote laser welding
  • RobScan welding
  • Roller hemming
  • Punch riveting
  • Structural bonding
  • Resistance spot welding (RSW)
HOW DO WE ENSURE THE QUALITY OF OUR PRODUCTS?

Here you will find all the information you need about our proactive and consistent approach to quality management.