Thursday, October 2, 2008

Toyota Autoparts Philippines choose Atlas Copco Tensor ST

In their pursuit for excellence and quality, Toyota Autoparts Philippines has decided to use the Atlas Copco Tensor ST for production of the R-type transmission model, produced in their Santa Rosa plant.
The R-type consists of 160 parts and weighs 50 kg. It has a torque capacity of 392 Nm which is twice the torque of the current model being produced. The R-type will be used in Toyota’s 4x4 models with the IMV project (Innovative International Multi-Purpose Vehicle), Fortuner and Hi-lux to mention a few.

The R-type will be exported to other Asian countries such as Japan, Pakistan, India, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. The Tensor ST was chosen because of accuracy, durability, less vibration, noise and maintenance compared to an ordinary impact wrench.

There are currently 17 units of Tensor ST and Power Focus 4000 on the R-type line and 2 in the repair area. Toyota Autoparts also plans to adapt the process to their G-type transmission line. This project is the first to use Atlas Copco Tensor ST on this type of lines and will be used as a benchmark for other countries manufacturing Toyota transmission units. Congratulations to Dennis Subida and his team in the Philippines!