PPG Industries Inc' Automotive Technical Center Capabilities

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PPG Industries Inc. Automotive Technical
CenterCapabilities
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CAD Capabilities

• CATIA version 4, version 5
• Unigraphics
• SDRC
• VPM Access (Chrysler)
• Team Center Engineering (GM)
• Metaphase (Ford)
• 3 Axis and 5 Axis programming

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CAD SupportHUDRay Trace
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CAD

• Interfacing component and assembly studies

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5 Axis Machining

• 5 Axis CNC
• Fanuc 150i - M Controller
• X 20
• Y 8
• Z 6

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CMM Validation

• Brown Sharp CMM
• X 7 8
• Y 4 2
• Z 5

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Equipment List

• Delta Twin Belt Sander
• 2½x60" belt
• Delta 6" Belt Sander
• 6"x48 belt
• 14" Tilting Arbor Table Saw
• RT 40 Delta
• RU 50 Over arm Router
• Delta 17" Variable Speed Drill Press
• Lincoln Welder Square Wave Tig 300
• Birmingham Gear Head Bench Lathe
• 16" Radial Arm Saw Delta
• 16½ Delta jointer
• Tannewitz Spindle Sander
• Tannewitz Band Saw Model GHE
• Max Universal 30" Disc Sander-Grinder

• Delta RC-51 20" Planer
• Bridge port Mills with Acu-Rite Dig 9x46"
• 20hp Joy Twistair Rotary Air Compressors
• L Tec Plasma cutter PCM 1000
• Delta 8" pedestal Grinders
• Kalamazoo Band Saw Variable Speed
• Starret Granite Tables 4x6
• Starret Granite Tables 5x9
• 6,000 lb electric Hoist
• National 4 shear Cap ¼ Steel
• Fork Truck Yale Electric Cap 3300 lbs
• Parker Majestic Surface Grinder

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Fixture and Gauge Capability Tooling Produced for
OEM

• Assembly Check fixtures
• Tooling Aids
• Glass checking Fixtures
• Bending Iron Checking Fixtures
• Foam Glass Checking Fixtures
• Sheet Metal Opening Fixtures
• Head Form Fixtures - utilized to crash test glass
  samples
• Electronic check fixtures
• Mockups from prints or data
• CMM Tools and Part check capable
• NC cut or manual built models , fixtures, tooling
  aids
• Aluminum fixtures, models
• Assembly Jigs

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Fixtures
Light box reflects through HUD zone area on
windshield so glass can be checked for distortion
in context to grid

• HUD

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Fixtures
Computer Screen Captures SPC Data

• Electronic Check Fixture
• SPC Data Capture

Probes
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Fixtures
Digital Indicators Used for checking glass sag

• Pickup Rear Sliding Glass

Datums
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Fixtures
Datums
LMI Blocks

• Female Check Fixture Windshield

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Fixtures

• Check Fixture for Windshield with Sweep Bar

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Fixtures

• Sikorsky Helicopter Windshield
• Bushings illustrated in circle

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Assembly Jigs

• Assembly Jigs Aid in the Production of Parts
• Error Proofing Production

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Bucks

• Display Bucks
• Demonstrate Function

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Certification

• ISO TS-16949