Desoutter Industrial Tools

Enhance quality with an advanced Real-Time Location System

Real-Time Tracking for automotive engine assembly

Enhance your manufacturing process with advanced technology, ensuring improved operator safety, enhanced ergonomics, reduced recall risk, and increased efficiency.

Ensuring Performance and Reliability

The engine is not just a component of a vehicle—it is the foundation of its functionality, performance, safety. From enabling basic mobility to driving experience, almost every aspect of a vehicle’s purpose relies on the engine, efficiency, and reliability. As automotive technology evolves (e.g., toward electric and hybrid engines), the engine’s role continues to adapt— but its status as the vehicle’s "heart" remains unchanged.

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Typical customer challenges

  • Short TAKT time

    Engine assembly requires extremely short cycle times, leaving no room for delays or manual verification steps. Operators must complete each tightening quickly and accurately to keep production flow uninterrupted.

  • Multiple screw types in one station

    Within the same workstation, different fasteners often need to be tightened using various sockets. Switching between tools or configurations manually can slow down the process and increase the risk of errors.

  • Ensuring 100% rework completion

    When a screw is marked as NOK (not OK), it is critical that rework is performed correctly and only on the affected fastener. Without a reliable system to verify this, incomplete or incorrect rework can compromise product quality.

How can nexonar solve these challenges?

Upgrade your manufacturing process with advanced technology that prioritizes safety, ergonomics, and efficiency. By reducing recall risks and optimizing workflows, you can ensure a more reliable and productive operation.

  • Short TAKT time - high-speed tracking

    With a frame rate of up to 163 Hz, nexonar ensures ultra-fast real-time position tracking, perfectly suited for short TAKT applications and high-throughput assembly lines.

  • Multiple screw types in one station - intelligent socket management

    nexonar can automatically detect and manage different tightening channels, ensuring the correct socket is used for each screw without manual intervention—saving time and reducing the risk of operator error.

  • Ensuring 100% rework completion - smart rework control

    The system can receive NOK screw data directly from external systems (e.g., PLCs or customer MES). This ensures rework is carried out only on the specific NOK screw, guaranteeing 100% completion and full traceability of every tightening operation.

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Advantages of the nexonar solution at a glance

Error reduction

High precision in assembly tasks - Ensures correct and consistent component assembly.

Quality assurance

Streamlined quality control processes - Reduces manual checks and improves efficiency.

Tool management & Calibration

Tools can be switched and seamlessly started. Having them integrated in the quality process will avoid any failure's caused by spare tools.

Precise Torque & Tightening Control

The location parameter will be added in all tightening results to ensure the full traceability

Main benefits of nexonar in your production

  • Traditional Engine Assembly

    Relies on manuals, experience and supervisor guidance
    Errors detected post-assembly, requiring rework
    Manual positioning of tools, risk of misalignment
    Time-consuming due to reliance on experience and paper-based instructions
    Long training periods for new workers
    Limited data collection, mostly manual logs
    Variation due to human factors
    Higher cognitive load and manual checking
  • with nexonar RTLS

    real-time digital guidance
    Live error prevention with position tracking and tool validation
    automated tracking of tools in 3D space for precision
    faster assembly with step-by-step digital support
    Shorter learning curve due to digital guidance
    Real-time data logging and analytics for process optimization
    Consistent and standardized assembly process
    Reduced fatigue with automated verification and feedback

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