Autoliv Implements Mentor Graphics Valor vPlan Software for Machine Programming

The Valor Division of Mentor Graphics Corporation announced that Autoliv has upgraded to the Valor vPlan process engineering tools. Autoliv, a global supplier of electronic automotive safety components, has implemented the Valor vPlan software for machine programming and related process documentation. The company will use the software to create programs and manage shape data for its Siemens pick-and-place machines globally.

"Valor’s vPlan removes a NPI bottleneck, increases asset performance, both human and capital, and increases customer confidence,” stated Joe Borland, Engineering Services and Software Applications Manager at Autoliv Electronics America. "This leads to more business and higher revenue, all while simultaneously driving down the cost per unit.”

According to Valor, Autoliv can access the Virtual Sticky Tape functionality offered by Valor to perform offline program validation for component off-set and rotations prior to sending a program to the Siemens SIPLACE Pro product for manufacturing. Additionally, Autoliv now will have the ability to create template-based documentation tied directly to the manufacturing process as defined by the vPlan product.

"The Valor Division of Mentor Graphics is pleased that Autoliv elected to upgrade to vPlan, our latest software for assembly line process preparation,” said Dan Weitzman, Regional Business Manager, Americas, for the Valor Division of Mentor Graphics. "With the implementation of vPlan, Autoliv will gain competitive advantages accelerating the new product introduction process, increasing the quality and accuracy of data sent to their Siemens assembly lines, and enabling complete template based process documentation delivery to the factory floor.”

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