11/07/2024 08:45:00 CET, Reutlingen Assembly line encompasses highly complex process steps in its interlinking | Automation and process expertise of Manz convinces | Order volume in the low double-digit million-euro range
Manz AG, a global high-tech equipment manufacturer with an extensive technology portfolio, receives a follow-up order from a global tier 1 supplier for a high-volume assembly line for inverters in the low double-digit million-euro range. The order will be recognized in sales and earnings in the second half of 2025 and upon final acceptance of the modern assembly line by the customer in the first quarter of 2026.
Dr. Ulrich Brahms, CEO of Manz AG, comments: “We are very pleased that we were able to convince our customer of our innovative automation and process expertise with the successful realization of the first assembly line in Eastern Europe. The follow-up order that we have now won underscores the success of our partnership-based and long-term philosophy and illustrates how important our company's global presence is for our customers – also with regard to reliable and comprehensive after-sales services.”
The inverter's task is to provide the DC battery voltage to the three-phase electric drive as a pulsed and modulated alternating current. Depending on the respective driving situation, up to 230 kW of drive power is possible. At the same time, the inverter acts recuperatively and charges the battery during negative acceleration. This assembly line for high production volumes, which will be delivered and installed by Manz at the customer's newly built Mexican production plant, comprises various process steps that are highly complex in their interlinking – from laser welding and screwdriving on 6-axis robots, to plasma cleaning and leak testing, to camera inspection of plug connections. The inverters produced on the new assembly line are intended to meet demand in the North American market for a well-known German OEM.
