Inside Scania production: Manufacturing process at the Truck Factory

Scania is the world's leading

truck

manufacturer. This is the first

production

workshop where the assembly of Scania

truck

s begins. Here the frame is assembled - the basis of the future truck. The necessary supports are installed on which all subsequent components and parts of the vehicle will be fixed at the

factory

. assembles frames with a carrying capacity of up to 48 tons, on which any body can be installed, including dump trucks. The pride of the Scania brand is the concept of modular truck construction, which means that chassis in any configuration are made of the same elements and quality. of the products produced by the Scania plant is the key value of the company, therefore, in each part of the assembly, the car of the Future undergoes a thorough inspection in the second

production

workshop, cables, hydraulic hoses , cables and valves are placed in the already assembled and riveted one. frame take their place outside and inside the frame structure the main parts of the brake system and suspension are also mounted.

The braking system in Scania trucks is two-circuit and fully pneumatic with an anti-lock system to increase efficiency and safety of the brake system at the request of the customer the chassis can be additionally equipped with an electronic distribution system of braking forces oh in the third assembly workshop the frame gradually acquires the characteristics of a truck, it is here that, in addition to various supports and guide axles and wheel hubs are installed. The customer can request a truck with one or two front accesses if the truck is built with two front posts. Two-circuit reinforcement of the steering block of the frame structure is provided.

Correct wheel formulas reduce weight. of the truck simplify operation, reduce tire wear and transport costs, which is why the Scania model range offers special wheel formulas from 4x2 to 10 X6 and, for difficult road conditions, models have been developed with increased ground clearance with all-wheel drive transmission and all-wheel gearboxes. In the fourth workshop the engine is installed in the future truck. The engines are delivered from the

factory

assembled with a gearbox and mounted on special vibration-isolated cushions. This stage of assembly also places the radiator, battery compartment, drive linkages, stabilizer bar and exhaust pipes. Installed work is also being carried out on changing installed nodes at the request of the customer.

The plant installs any engine from the wide range of Scania engines. These traction motors are designed specifically for trucks, so they have high torque at low RPM and meet the modern Euro standard. six environmental standards after installing the engine, front bumper, front and rear lights, batteries and large-capacity fuel tanks are installed in the fifth assembly workshop. Scania cabin factory in Oscar sham Sweden Scania Oscar sham produces truck cabins for all of Scania's European production each year. About 160 tons of galvanized sheet metal arrive at the press shop per day on large heavy rollers. Here they are cut and pressed into about 200 different items.

A cabin consists of around 310 different pieces of sheet metal. The pieces are welded together forming subcomponents which, in turn, are placed together. To create the cabin body, the light gray robots are highly articulated and agile, but also intelligent and can basically learn to perform almost any operation. The overall impression is that of a giant futuristic ballet. Performance paint workshop. The cabin body is being specially painted. Paint chambers All individual parts of the Scania truck are covered with several layers of paint. This is done almost entirely with the help of 18 expensive robotic sprayers. Even the supply of various paints is automatic.

The necessary amount of paint is transported to the robots through the original. piping system the painting

process

is completely automatic with the help of 22 robots the paint is sent to the robots using an advanced paint distribution system this system sends the paint as a kind of pneumatic tube through a plastic tube to For individual robots, workers first hang the cabin and chassis parts on so-called skid racks, then the parts are cleaned in a pressure washing facility, after drying and cooling, the workers spray the parts in two separate lines of paint in one of the 500 colors desired by the customer after painting the skates. an oven and a cooling area, the inspection and repair department carries out a precise visual inspection of the painted parts.

Minor deviations are rectified immediately by Scania employees at the end of the production line. Workers manually remove pieces from the skates. The painted parts are then assembled and prepared for transport The production of a truck is closely related to the logistical

process

All the painted and assembled parts are delivered in the correct order to the final assembly plants in Zola Angers and the Calia plant in Mepple is one of the most modern for the production of plastic coatings in Europe on a special stand an employee assembles the front part of the exterior of the Scania cab this design allows the assembly of the front panel of the grill and the plastic decorative elements of the cabin of the Scania truck with great precision cabin assembly workshop Next, other assembly work on the exterior and interior of the cabin of the Scania truck is being carried out in the cabin assembly workshop.

The workers together with two robots glue and fix windshields to the cabins. Meppel plant supplies mounted cabs to Scania's three European trucks Assembly plants in Zola Netherlands anger France and Zeria Sweden Cab-to-frame installation in this workshop The cab is installed on the truck Cab installation is one of the most spectacular stages of the assembly of our trucks the equipment that catches the cabin and makes it look like it is flying has been nicknamed the Eagle Scania offers the buyer a wide selection of cabins with access to many options the Scania cabin is built on a frame of resistant metal this design is specially designed for the safety of the driver and also reduces damage to other cars in the event of an accident because in this section we see an almost assembled Scania truck, all that remains is to install decorative elements install casings and protective covers the most difficult station is the next installation of the wheels to perform this task the workers are assisted by automatic hydraulic cranes and powerful wrenches that instantly tighten the wheel nuts with the required torque the workers cannot help but bend and twist to perform the wheel installation operation of the truck, therefore the working hours at this station are limited, yes, the truck is ready.

All that remains is to pour all the necessary technical fluids into the truck and start the engine for the first time after the first start, all modules of the Scania truck are programmed after that, the truck is tested on a roller stand where they are checked the initial and working pressure of the brake circuit and the tightness of the brake actuator. Next, the entire truck undergoes technical training and service adjustment, during this time the wheel tilt headlights are adjusted, the tachograph is adjusted and technical tests are carried out, after which the pre-sales specialist carries out the finished Scania truck for a test drive on the open platform and check the basics. performance qualities gear shifting electrical and hydraulic works after this a complete external inspection of the truck is carried out again and again the truck is handed over to the Quality Control Department, which authorizes the release of the vehicle.

The specialists of the department can carry out what is called final inspection, that is, they carefully check the assembly of the release truck, carefully inspect each node of this vehicle, all wheel nuts are inspected at the time of tightening, all electrical consumers of the vehicle to check the presence of play in parts Fastening defects Scratches and leaks of technical fluids are revealed. If during this inspection non-compliance with the rules and requirements is found, the release of the truck is not authorized and it is sent for review. Scania carries out a serious audit of its manufactured trucks to ensure that it always meets customer demands for a high-quality product.

The chassis of the Scania truck is modular, therefore, at the request of the customer, a dump body, a concrete mixer, a logging truck, a garbage truck or any other use of the body in the Netherlands can be installed on it. The Scania organization has approximately 4,000 employees at its Zola and Meppel plants. The Zola factory is the largest SK Ana factory in the world. Scania production. Meppel is a production plant for painting plastic parts, cabins and chassis. The Swedish manufacturer Scania also has a factory in Angers. France. Scania production. It is one of four Scania truck assembly sites worldwide