Automotive Body in White Framing Systems Review

One of the main assembly processes in Body Shop produce BIW (Body in White). Automated, raming system is used to assemble main sub assembly of body parts to become a BIW. Among the challenges using BIW framing are high investment, change of model or product lift cycle and multiple or mixed model in a single line.This paper conducts a systematic review on BIW framing systems for automotive scope. Study and compare on the framing systems used have been carried out. Some examples of different BIW framing systems are shown. The current trend indicates t hat the framing systems changed from dedicated model to multiple models which seek flexibility approach to add in. Major or big automotive OEM's have their own design of BIW framing system.

Automated summary

BIW framing is a main assembly process in the Body Shop, using an automated system to assemble body parts into a BIW. Challenges include high investment, model or product lifecycle changes, and multiple or mixed models on a single line. The current trend is towards flexibility, with a shift from dedicated model to multiple models in framing systems.