Louisville, KY – Vitronic Machine Vision, one of the world's leading research-based machine vision companies, has announced the recipient of its first annual VINTEC Award 2008. Daimler AG, the manufacturer of Mercedes – Benz, received distinction in groundbreaking welding developments, at their engineering plant in Mettingen, Germany. Welded seams are now automatically inspected and repaired using VIROwsi; a weld inspection system from VITRONIC. During the EuroBLECH trade fair in Hannover, Dr.-Ing. Norbert Stein, President of VITRONIC, presented the VINTEC Award 2008 to Guenter Kasper, head of axle production at Daimler AG.
“Leading organizations have committed themselves to setting new engineering and quality standards. The focus is on outcomes that improve automobile quality and engineering despite economic challenges facing the automobile industry. Daimler AG is committed to the idea of improving weld quality in automobile manufacturing.”
Since its installation in February 2007, more than 8 million welded seams have been automatically inspected and, if necessary, repaired. After successful implementation on the production line of the Mercedes C-Class, Daimler has now decided to use this unique solution on the new E-Class to remain in a leadership position relative to other automobile manufacturers.
About the Vitronic Machine Vision VINTEC Award 2008:
To qualify for a Vitronic Machine Vision VINTEC Award, applicants must provide improved unique ingenuity in welding processes; have successful implementation of a system on the production line; and have been in existence as an engineering group for at least five years. A panel of Vitronic engineers determined the winner based on a strong demonstration of ongoing success in providing improved welding concepts, commitment to serving the needs automobile manufacturing;
