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ANDRITZ to Supply Laser Welding Systems for Chinese Auto and Steel Producers
03/13/2013 - ANDRITZ Soutec has booked two important orders from China: BAIC Motor in Peking and PCMI Metal Product in Chongqing have each ordered a laser welding system for tailored blanks (sheet-metal parts for car bodies).
ANDRITZ Soutec, which has been a member of international technology Group ANDRITZ since 2012, has booked two important orders from China: BAIC Motor in Peking and PCMI Metal Product in Chongqing have each ordered a laser welding system for tailored blanks (sheet-metal parts for car bodies). The Soulas type systems are used for linear welding seams and each have an annual capacity of 1.2 million tailored blanks. Start-ups are scheduled for the third quarter of 2013.
The laser welding system for BAIC Motor will be used to manufacture the company’s C70G, C50E, and C60F models. BAIC Motor belongs to the Beijing Automotive Group, the fourth largest car manufacturer in China, which built around 3.1 million vehicles in 2012 and in which Daimler AG, Germany, will have a stake according to a recent announcement.
PCMI Metal Product belongs to Panzhihua Iron and Steel, the largest steel producer in western China and also China’s largest vanadium producer. In ordering its first laser welding system, PCMI Metal Product is entering the market for tailored blanks.
ANDRITZ Soutec is one of the leading global suppliers of laser and rolled seam resistance welding systems for the metalworking industry. The tailored blanks produced using ANDRITZ Soutec laser welding systems contribute towards making cars safer and up to 100 kilograms lighter, thus reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Almost all well-known cars worldwide contain body parts that were manufactured using welding systems from ANDRITZ Soutec. The Soulas welding systems alone (that are to be delivered to China) produce more than 100 million tailored blanks for the global car industry every year.
