SPOTTRACK
Development of an automated spot weld inspection device for safe vehicle repair
| Coordinatore | VERMON SA
Organization address
address: RUE DU GENERAL RENAULT 180 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | France [FR] |
| Totale costo | 1˙448˙784 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙130˙500 € |
| Programma | FP7-SME
Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs |
| Code Call | FP7-SME-2011 |
| Funding Scheme | BSG-SME |
| Anno di inizio | 2011 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2011-11-01 - 2013-12-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VERMON SA
Organization address
address: RUE DU GENERAL RENAULT 180 contact info |
FR (TOURS CEDEX 1) | coordinator | 313˙147.00 |
| 2 |
TECNITEST INGENIEROS SL
Organization address
address: Calle Ciudad de Frias 1-Nave 4 contact info |
ES (MADRID) | participant | 243˙585.00 |
| 3 |
I & T NARDONI INSTITUTE SRL
Organization address
address: VIA DELLA CASCINA PONTEVICA 21 contact info |
IT (BRESCIA) | participant | 223˙785.00 |
| 4 |
A.C.T. (TRANSNATIONAL) LIMITED
Organization address
address: UNDERHILL STREET LAZYARD HOUSE contact info |
UK (BRIDGNORTH) | participant | 196˙215.00 |
| 5 |
TWI LIMITED
Organization address
address: Granta Park, Great Abington contact info |
UK (CAMBRIDGE) | participant | 55˙263.00 |
| 6 |
CONSULTING AB DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Organization address
address: Heinenkamp 18C contact info |
DE (Wolfsburg) | participant | 33˙900.00 |
| 7 |
KAUNO TECHNOLOGIJOS UNIVERSITETAS
Organization address
address: K DONELAICIO 73 contact info |
LT (KAUNAS) | participant | 33˙005.00 |
| 8 |
TOFAS TURK OTOMOBIL FABRIKASI ANONIM SIRKETI
Organization address
address: BUYUKDERE CAD TOFAS HAN 145 KAT 4-5 ZINCIRLIKUYU contact info |
TR (SISLI ISTANBUL) | participant | 20˙150.00 |
| 9 |
KARL VELLA AUTOBODY REPAIRS LTD
Organization address
address: GILLIBRANDS ROAD contact info |
UK (SKELMERSDALE) | participant | 11˙450.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'There are over three thousand spot welds in a typical car. When a car is repaired the spot welding parameters can be different as the mass production machinery used in manufacture can no longer be used. The repairer often is not an expert at inspecting spot welds. Assured reliability of the spot weld is paramount, since the integrity of the spot welds is vital to the crash performance of a car and the safety of its passengers. Therefore, there is a need for a rapid non-destructive inspection device that can be operated by somebody without specialist skills. SpotTrack proposal is for creating the first automatic spot weld tracking device that can be applied non-destructively in the automotive repair industry.
The only inspection option available to body repair shops today is to create a spot weld on an off-cut and carry out a ‘peel test’ on it, which is destructive. However, the assumption that the test spot weld is identical to the one on the car can be unsatisfactory. In some cases the spot weld may not be tested at all. The new SpotTrack device will allow the user to quickly and reliably tell whether a spot weld is acceptable by giving a simple pass or fail indication. The proposed SpotTrack system will have the advantage of testing the actual weld made within a matter of seconds and without the need for interpretation. Most importantly it will ensure that the actual spot welds going into service are safe.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
An EU-funded project developed an easy-to-use, affordable and non-destructive testing tool using ultrasound to detect flaws in spot welds in vehicles.