Improving productivity and quality in automotive spot welding
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China recently surpassed Japan as the world's second largest automobile market after the United States. Annual output of automobiles is close to six million units a year. A key tool in automotive production is the spot welding gun and the industrial robot. One of the most important parameters of a spot welding gun is force tolerance. ABB is helping the Chinese automotive industry improve welding productivity and quality by developing new techniques for controlling force tolerance.
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