Chinese FAW Group Relies On FAW Group, China’s earliest automobile production located in Changchun, is one of the largest automobile enterprise groups in China. Here are more than 50 sets of Measuring Machines from WENZEL WENZEL bridge-type and horizontal-arm coordinate measuring machines serving over 10 subordinate plants and branches of the group, including the Automobile „I Believe in WENZEL“ Research Institute, Casting Plant, FAW Jiefang, FAW Parts and FAW Jilin Automobile. Sun Xiaojia is the user of the fi rst WENZEL measuring machine in FAW. She works in the Quality Assurance Department of FAW FVCC Heat Exchange System Changchun Branch and will be interviewed in the following. WENZEL Measurement Machines FAW Relies On WENZEL Measuring Machines “As a quality inspector with rich experience, Run Stably and Powerfully it is my mission to ensure product quality and After the fi rst WENZEL CMMs were used from the FAW completely eradicate the outfl ow of defective Sun Xiaojia has more than 20 years of industry experience Group, FAW prioritized WENZEL Measuring Machines products.” Sun Xiaojia believes that good testing in terms of automobile and automobile parts testing for future testing equipment. “Because of the stable equipment is helpful for testing the production and inspection. She told us in conversation, “I entered performance and longevity WENZEL CMMs were used for standards of auto parts and improving in Changchun FAW after graduation in 1988 and was a very long time as demonstration models for open tender production effi ciency and the factory rate of assigned to the Quality Assurance Department of the procurement plan.The colleagues and leaders of the quality qualifi ed fi nished products. In her working Tool Factory of FAW. During the next 20 years of work, I testing department of each plant came here to see the experience, WENZEL equipment offers very ‘cooperated’ with measuring machines every day. I tested equipment before purchase”. good assistance, and she will keep using and and measured the reducers, differential mechanisms, strongly recommend good products. engines and cylinders of automobiles. In the Quality In 2012, Sun Xiaojia changed to the Quality Assurance Assurance Department, I take care of monitoring the spot Department of FVCC Changchun Branch. Due to her quality check, process check and full check of product quality”. recognition and familiarity to WENZEL equipment, she again recommended WENZEL coordinate measuring machines to the company leader. This time, the WENZEL XO 107 of the XO series was purchased in March 2013. It was mainly used for tests of air- conditioners, air blowers and radiators of cars. It runs well. She is very satisfi ed with the measurement results and the effi ciency of the measuring machine as well as with the quick and easy service.

Measurement of the body of a truck cab with RA horizontal-arm CMMs in duplex configuration

In August of the year 2000, FAW Group purchased the fi rst WENZEL coordinate measuring machine LH 108 and put it into operation. Xiaojia told us, “Before using WENZEL coordinate measuring machines, I also operated other measuring machines of domestic and foreign brands. So I have a comparison and understanding of the testing application and stability of auto parts with measuring machines of various brands”. When she is talking of her ‘working partner’ measuring machine, Sun Xiaojia spoke WENZEL Präzision GmbH with fervor and assurance. “What most convinced me of Werner-Wenzel-Straße the performance of WENZEL equipment that its accuracy and repeatability still keeps very well after running 7 hours D-97859 Wiesthal every day for over 10 years without counting the overtime”. T: +49 6020 201-0 [email protected] Also in the shop fl oor environment WENZEL measurement www.wenzel-group.com machines run stably and powerfully. There were no major problems at any time, only routine maintenance. Xiaojia said, “WENZEL service engineers from Changchun also called us outside of the maintenance plan to enquire and understood the running condition of the equipment on the spot. Besides, WENZEL’s own software is easy to use and understand and I am very accustomed to the software”.