Situation

Mercedes-Benz was already present in Brazil, but wanted to expand its activities with their first passenger-car plant near Sao Paulo.

Task

Since the entire factory was newly built, Mercedes-Benz required a lot of partners for the hard-and software of the production line. Every component had to be build and programmed.

Reditech was hired as a subcontractor for the programming of 2 phases in the production: leak detection & the cure oven, in which the last layer of paint is baked on the car.

Action

To test the car for leaks, it is dipped in a water bath while filled with compressed air. Reditech programmed the conveyor, doors, pumps, the water level in the tank and the dryers.

In the cure oven, both a burner and water spray are combined to create the perfect temperature and humidity for the paint to dry. The cycle can be programmed depending on the requirements for each specific car. 

Reditech did the development and commissioning of both systems, along with the visualisation on multiple HMI’s.

Result

In just 19 months the entire plant was ready for production. The state of the art factory in Brazil is an important step to support their flexible and efficient production network around the world.