Hybrid EMAT-Vision solution for OPTImisation of advanced manufacturing process of automotive tailor welded BLANKS (OPTIBLANKS)

 

Innerspec Technologies is the global leader of EMAT (Electro Magnetic Acoustic Transducers) technology, providing Non-Destructive Testing solutions that require high-power ultrasonic instrumentation, non-contact techniques, or customized integrations. Innerspec Technologies Europe was founded in 2007 in Spain.

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Innerspec has sold and installed more than 200 EMAT-based inspection systems in TWB production lines worldwide. Despite EMATs showing the best market trend over the last years as the preferred manufacturing control technique, increasing customer demands for smaller weld defect resolution as well as more complex TWB geometries. This has led Innerspec Technologies to innovate and consider the use of alternative technologies to complement EMAT capabilities.

OptiBlanks Project overcome the limitations of automotive TWB manufacturing process by maximising weld quality control with a novel Hybrid technology approach. The outcome of this project will help improving the results of current state of the art alternatives while saving TWB manufacturers accross Europe more than 9.000 Tons of wasted materials per year.

The verified design of a Hybrid inspection system will enable 100% inspection of autogenously laser welded parts to identify defects such as porosity, lack of root penetration, lack of side wall fusion, etc.

Innerspec is working in order to ensure that automotive manufacturers worldwide and car passengers benefit from the enhanced TWB weld safety offered by this technology.