Bus lifting equipment for EvoBus Mannheim

AFT Schopfheim got the order to supply a total of 8 pieces bus lift system.

The bus bodies are raised to a height of 2.5m. At a cycle time of about 45 minutes preparation work, partly underneath the bus, is carried out in order to prepare the body for the paint. Special challenges in this order is the lifting equipment. The realization of special lifting equipment under extremely tight conditions for a personal safe system design for overhead work.

As a general contractor AFT Schopfheim will provide the assembly line for the new generation of block engines at Deutz in Cologne.

Featuring the modern AFT technology, two flow cycle assembly lines for block engines will be installed. The project includes an inverted electric monorail system with 14 workstations and a skilled system with 36 workstations. At the inverted EMS system the worker is required to follow the production line by walking. The skilled system is designed as man rider technologie. With its 1.7m x2.5m large platforms, it allows the worker to stay on the platform during installation. The cycle time of the skilled system is synchronized to the assembly cycles. Both lines featuring lift and rotary units (SRU) which guarantee, that each workstation gets an optimal ergonomic position for maximal accessibility to the block engine.

The AFT Bautzen will equip the plant in Ingolstadt with new technology. Bautzen operate also for DAF and VW.

Due to the many re- and new construction for the new Golf model, AFT was awarded for the major contract for the bodyshop at the Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH, Mosel plant.

On the basis of the wide selection of high quality products of the AFT-Group, AFT will supply and install several electrical monorail-, conveyor- and skid systems. The production for the new Golf will start end 2012 in this plant.

AFT Shanghai received the order from SGM for retrofitting to integrate a new model.