Automotive: PSA Peugeot Citroën
Success Story Save time tooling at PSA with OPEN MIND A great many tools have to be created to mass produce quality vehicles, and they have to be flawless. Their quality and cost are key factors in international competi- tion. The skill of the toolmakers and their machine-tool programming have a… ...crucial role to play in meeting these chal- In their search for a solution, Laurent Siffer- lenges. len, head of the process group at PSA (too- ling, CAD/CAM, quality) and Serge Locher The role of the PSA factory’s tool shop in met with Jorge de Carvalho, application en- Mulhouse involves designing and producing gineer at OPEN MIND and writer of the CAD/ aluminium foundry moulds, casting and CAM software hyperMILL®. The management stamping tools for the automotive group. was won over by hyperMILL®’s functionali- The 270 on-site professionals have access ties, ease of handling, its ability to manage to a sizable pool of CNC machines for tack complex paths, as well as its options for welding, drilling, milling and jig grinding. recording personalised macro instructions The increasing performance requirements easily, and saving them. An initial program- mean that methods and resources have to be continuously improved. This rule applies Behind an aluminium mould for casting, Serge equally to the machines’ programming. Locher (on the right) in discussion with Jorge de CAD/CAM programming software appeared Carvalho about the various ways of understan- seven years ago, bringing significant pro- About PSA Peugeot Citroën ding programming with hyperMILL®. ductivity gains. With its three world-renowned brands, Peugeot, Citroën and DS, PSA Peugeot Ci- Meeting, tests and adopting software troën sold 3 million vehicles worldwide in The PSA tool shop in Mulhouse adopted 2014.
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