Engineering for car-body manufacturing
Fixtures and grippers – designed, simulated, documented
GrabeT designs clamping fixtures and robot grippers for body-in-white and windshield bonding, validates them in robot simulation and digitises existing equipment by 3D laser scanning. With sequence and function plans plus complete manufacturing and modification documentation, your station goes into operation without detours.
Typical starting points
Where we come in
No 3D data for an existing fixture?
We scan the fixture on site, rebuild it as a CAD model and produce drawings and a bill of materials – the basis for any modification.
New station, tight schedule?
Design and simulation go hand in hand: reachability, collisions and cycle time are checked before anything is manufactured.
Modify instead of rebuild?
We plan the change to the existing tool – from current state through the change to the target state – and deliver the complete modification documentation.
Services
Six services, one point of contact
Order each service on its own or as a continuous package – from the scan to the finished documentation.
Fixtures & grippers
Geometry, respot, checking and glass-setting fixtures plus handling and glass grippers for body-in-white (Z1, Z2, Z3).
Simulation
Robot and process simulation alongside the design: reachability, collision checks, cycle time and validation of fixtures and grippers.
3D scanning & reverse engineering
Capture existing fixtures by 3D laser scanning and rebuild them as accurate CAD models and drawings.
Sequence & function plans
Station sequences, clamping orders and function descriptions as a shared basis for controls engineering and commissioning.
Manufacturing documentation
Part and assembly drawings, bills of materials and inspection dimensions – ready for manufacturing and at a defined revision.
Modification documentation
Current state, change, target state: change lists, disassembly and assembly instructions and updated bills of materials.
Approach
From existing equipment to a running station
Bringing existing tools back into use and designing new stations so they work the first time – that is what we stand for.
- Capture3D laser scan and survey on site during a production window
- ModelAs-built CAD model of the fixture or gripper
- DesignNew design or modification to your CAD standard
- SimulateReachability, collisions and cycle time in the robot cell
- DocumentDrawings, bill of materials, sequence and function plan
- Hand overData in your formats and templates
Why GrabeT
Specialised, not generic
- 6 years of experience in German automotive body-in-white – Z1, Z2, Z3 and windshield bonding
- A team of 20 design engineers – capacity that grows with your project
- Design and simulation from a single source – fewer interfaces, fewer changes on the line
- Direct contact with the responsible engineer
- Work in your CAD standard and with your templates
- Confidentiality under NDA and agreed data exchange
Software
Tools we work with
Data delivered in native formats and in neutral formats such as STEP and PDF.
Applications
Where our services are used
Body-in-white
Fixtures and grippers for underbody, framing and closures – from geometry stations to respot.
Windshield bonding
Glass grippers and glass-setting fixtures with vacuum cups, form nests and sensors.
Retrofit of existing stations
Survey, modification and documentation of existing equipment for new parts and processes.
Discuss your project
Send us a short description, photos or existing data – via the form or to info@grabet.eu. We will get back to you with an initial assessment of scope, approach and timing.