Volvo Cars has announced that it will be using smart robotic automations solutions from ABB to build the next generation of electric vehicles (EVs).
ABB will be partnering with Volvo Cars by supplying more than 1,300 robots and functional packages to build EVs and support the Swedish car manufacturer to achieve its ambitious sustainability targets.
Marc Segura, ABB Robotics President, said:
“This latest commitment from our partner Volvo Cars demonstrates our shared focus of delivering more sustainable manufacturing. Through our new, energy efficient large robot family and OmniCore controllers we will help to deliver energy savings of up to 20 percent at sites around the world.”
This agreement includes functional packages covering various production tasks, from spot-welding, riveting, and dispensing to flow drilling and ultrasonic weld inspection.
Each package includes a combination of hardware, software and services and will be implemented at Volvo Cars’ facilities in Torslanda, Sweden and Daqing, China.
Alongside the hardware and functional packages, ABB’s latest range of OmniCore robot controllers will help to deliver energy savings of up to 20 percent at sites due to their highly efficient power electronics and use of regenerative braking within the robot.
Volvo Cars and ABB share a long tradition of joint developments in car production. This latest project will see the two companies continue to work together over the next few years, with the first deployments anticipated in early 2024.
