On the Home tab, in the

Slides group, click the

down arrow on the New

Slide button and select

Volvo branded layouts.

Use Volvo Layouts

Picture is optional in

internal presentations.

Note that Volvo Broad Pro

Digital TTF is embedded

in this template. No other

version of Volvo Broad

(Volvo Broad Pro or Volvo

Broad Outline) may be

inserted or copied into the

document as this will break

the embedding and cause

Volvo Broad to be

replaced by a default

font on other computers.

The embedding of

Volvo Broad Pro Digital

does not work on Mac.

You must save the

final version of the

PPT on a PC.

Compress Pictures

Select the picture

and dubble click.

On the Format tab,

in the Adjust group,

click the Compress

Pictures button.

Only insert pictures

that are in line with

the Volvo tonality

for pictures.

See Volvo Brand

Communication

Guideline for

further information.

Volvo Profile colors

Volvo Accent colors

Only use these

approved Volvo colors.

Use the colors in 100%

only – never in tints.

For more information

and RGB color codes

please select the Volvo

Layout “Volvo Brand

Colors”.

NEW WAYS OF LOOKING AT WELD QUALITY Experiences from tests of a scanning system

Other exisiting solutions on the market

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Vitronichttps://www.vitronic.com/industrial-and-logistics-automation/applications/inspection-and-quality-checking/weld-seam-inspection.html

SERVO ROBOT products from http://www.directindustry.com/prod/servo-robot

Weld transition radius

• Weld toe radius included in the Volvo standard 181-0004.

• Not available in the existing automated weld scanning equipments

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Measuring weld transition radius

• Manual solutions exist

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From PUSH to PULL

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Weld transition radius variation

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Weld transition radius

The weld transition radius varies a lot even though the average value is

OK (0.6 mm). 1/3 does not fulfill the requirements.

Tolerance limit 0.3mm

Unstable,

large variation!

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Weld assist

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Need for automated solution

Scanned data

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Visualize the variation

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Presentation of data

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Main remaining challenges

• Identify the actual information need for each stakeholder

• Shift focus from reactive to proactive approach

• Internal organization

Soft issues rather than technical

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