Automation Engineering Incorporated (AEi), a global supplier of high-precision flexible automation systems, is delivering multiple FlexLase laser welding stations to a leading producer of next-generation battery cells for hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles. AEi’s FlexLase laser welding station’s integrates machine vision and machine control software enabling end-users to quickly define and implement automated manufacturing functions for new and different products in both R&D and production operations. This represents a significant time savings over traditional sequential product design and product manufacturing process development. For the leading companies in the race to develop and bring to market the next generation of batteries, the difference will mean increased profit and a sizeable advantage in market share.
WILMINGTON, Mass. (Business Wire EON) July 15, 2008 --
Automation Engineering Incorporated
(AEi), a global supplier of high-precision flexible automation
systems, is delivering multiple FlexLase
laser welding stations to a leading producer of next-generation battery
cells for hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles. AEi’s
FlexLase laser welding station’s integrates
machine vision and machine control software enabling end-users to
quickly define and implement automated manufacturing functions for new
and different products in both R&D and production operations. This
represents a significant time savings over traditional sequential
product design and product manufacturing process development. For the
leading companies in the race to develop and bring to market the next
generation of batteries, the difference will mean increased profit and a
sizeable advantage in market share.
According to AEi Chief Technology Officer Andre By, “FlexLase
laser welding automation systems demonstrate our
philosophy of supporting R&D and product process development on the
same flexible automation equipment deployed for production. This
provides our customers with the ability to develop and validate new
welding processes at the R&D level and then rapidly implement the same
processes for new products and packaging production ramp-up - whether
the production equipment is across a plant or across the world. The
result is a significant reduction in time-to-market costs for product
introduction and production ramp up, giving our customers an advantage
over their competition especially in emerging and expanding technology
markets,” concluded By.
AEi’s FlexLase laser
welding station is a standard flexible automation platform that is
operator configurable to perform a variety of vision-guided laser
welding functions for different products without the need for
traditional programming. The FlexLase stations to be deployed for this
application will use the IPG
Photonics fiber laser sources that produce a combination of
excellent beam quality, high power efficiency, superior acquisition and
life cycle costs.
About Automation Engineering Incorporated
Automation Engineering Incorporation (AEi) is a leading supplier of
high-precision flexible automation systems across the optoelectronics,
medical devices, consumer products, aerospace/defense, automotive, and
other world-wide markets. AEi provides comprehensive design for
manufacturing process development, and pre-production build services in
addition to complete turn-key automated manufacturing stations and
lines. For more information, visit AEi’s
website, www.aeiboston.com.
Release Summary:
Automation Engineering Incorporated (AEi), a global supplier of
high-precision automation systems, supplies the next generation laser
welding automation equipment used in the manufacturing of battery cells
for hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles.
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