Major Components
Unit-field Stamping/Bonding
History
Year |
Stamping |
Bonding |
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Processing technology |
Processing technology |
Facilities |
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1951 |
Super-large 2,000-ton press |
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1953 |
Automatic-clamping jig |
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1955 |
Submerged arc welding |
Automatic arc welder |
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1958 |
Thick plate blanking press |
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1961 |
CO2 arc welding |
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1963 |
Press line with 3 super-large presses |
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1965 |
1,500-ton transfer press |
Friction welding |
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1967 |
Transfer automatic welding line |
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1969 |
Electron beam welding |
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1974 |
TIG arc welding |
Arc welding robots |
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1977 |
Plasma arc welding |
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1982 |
Pulse-metal active gas (MAG) arc welding |
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1985 |
General purpose high-speed robot loaders |
NC jig |
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1986 |
Variable-pitch transfer press |
Laser beam welding |
Weld-line tracking robot |
1987 |
Anti-corrosion performance of suspension member improved (10-5 measure) |
Galvanneal steel sheets (for suspension members) |
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Rotary arc welding (for exhaust front pipes) |
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1988 |
Fixed-phase friction pressure welding (for propeller shaft ends) |
Magnetic suction device (for spatter removal) |
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1989 |
Box-shaped-section suspension arm |
100Kgf-class high-tensile steel (for bumper reinforcement) |
Multi-station laser welding system (for A/T components) |
Flange end face coining technology |
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Double-cross-type rear suspension members |
North American catalytic converter case (at TABC) |
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100Kgf-class high-tensile steel bumper |
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1990 |
Production expanded globally (for suspension members, fuel tanks and bumper reinforcements) |
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1991 |
120Kgf-class high-tensile steel bumper reinforcement |
Ring projection welding (replacing fuel tank soldering process) |
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Double-cross-type front suspension members |
Double-cross-type front suspension member commences |
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1992 |
High-tensile steel lower arm |
Laser welding (for oil pan) |
Generalized arc welding line (featuring pallet change method) |
Jig-less cooperative robot (for arm welding) |
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1993 |
Pipe rear suspension member |
Off-line CAE for arc welding equipment (ROBCAD) |
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FEM forming analysis |
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1994 |
Cu-P anti-corrosion steel pipe (for rear suspension members) |
YAG laser (for cutting and piercing suspension members) |
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Twin-arc cooperative robots (for arm welding) |
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1995 |
Pipe hydraulic forming (for torsion beams) |
Sheet-metal-constructed exhaust manifold |
Maintenance support system POPINS (for frames) |
O-shaped section, lightweight, single-piece suspension arm |
Arc voltage sensing-type seam trace |
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Optimized weld posture by rolling method (for frames) |
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1996 |
Segment-type truck frames |
Periodical overhaul operation system for arc robot |
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Sequential forming of bumper reinforcements |
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1997 |
HV motor core line |
Aluminum metal inert gas (MIG) arc welding (for intake manifolds) |
Cassette-type electron beam welding (EBW) (vacuuming time reduction for A/T components) |
U-O bending technology (for trailing arms) |
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Pipe material hydro-forming |
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1998 |
P, Bj socket-unified lower arm |
Pipe spinning process (for catalytic converter cases) |
Robot adoption for circumference seam welding (for fuel tanks) |
Spring seat unified trailing arm |
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1999 |
Single-piece suspension arm |
Digital factory (for considering facilities of Toyota Motor Manufacturing France [TMMF]) |
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Hydro-form suspension member |
DME for maintenance training |
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Robot seam (for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana (TMMI) fuel tanks) |
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2000 |
Double acting press forming (for CVTs, pistons and cylinders) |
Dual closed coupled converter-type exhaust manifold (at Shimoyama Plant) |
Cell-type welding equipment (for arms) |
Super-high- tensile steel lower arm |
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2001 |
Global production (of arms and torsion beams) |
Exhaust manifold SE center activity |
Catalytic converter plant in South Africa (for converter cases for Europe) |
2002 |
Multi-roller gear shape forming technology (for A/T clutch hubs) |
Eccentric and off-angle spinning forming (for catalytic converter cases) |
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Banjo single-piece forming technology |
Laser welding (bonding of plastic intake manifold) |
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3-segment super-high tensile steel frame (780MPa) |
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2003 |
Improved generalized ratio of chassis arc welding equipment (adoption of parent-child-grandchild jigs) |
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Push/pull smoke exhaust (arc welding) |
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2004 |
Pipe-made front lower arm |
Seam trace technology by reflected-electron method and wide-angle double inclination welding method for EBW (for A/T components) |
Special arc robot (single line conduit, curved torch with forced feeding) |
2005 |
Measuring equipment introduced, making possible data gathering and visualization of quality |
Tube making for arms and torsion beams (in-house plasma welding) |
EBW line installed at TMMWV |
2006 |
A/T carrier forming line |
Activity for absolute best-quality arc welding |
Laser 3D cutting (for torsion beam ends) |
High-precision and pipe-made torsion beam |
Chassis assembly's accuracy improved (accuracy of all rear suspension members measured) |
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2007 |
Arc welding condition collection introduced |
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2008 |
Decision to promote global chassis materials |
Long-life contact tip for arc welding |
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2009 |
Development of bonding materials for thick sheets commenced |
Automatic-inspection device for weld bead appearance introduced (for front suspension member) |
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2011 |
In-house production of small HV motor |
General-purpose medium-volume line (for intermediate beam) developed and production commenced |
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In-house production of aluminum cooler for small HV motor |