Assembly in Action: Checker Verifies Weld Quality on Motorcycles
Holding true to the brand’s reputation for quality, IMC has built a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Gilroy. To ensure consistent process quality, the company uses Unitek Miyachi Corp.’s (Monrovia, CA) MM-360 weld checker to diagnose problem areas and optimize welding processes to manufacture the 2002 Indian Chief motorcycle.
IMC uses a Miyachi STA-100 control on a 50 kilovolt-ampere (KVA) press welder that joins a nut to the backbone frame of the motorcycle. The same welding platform had been delivering high-quality welds for other models already in production, but the welding operation for the 2002 Chief was showing an unacceptable number of cold welds.