Valuable Processes

Expertise that generate greater value for our customers and promote continuous improvement.

ENGINEERING & CODESIGN

Starting from the specific technical needs and the product mission defined by the Customer, Metalsecure makes specific design and industrialization skills available through the related prototyping and validation phases. Customers benefit from it in terms of constant quality and traceability of processes, both in mass production and in the manufacturing of limited lots.

In both agricultural and industrial towing systems, each different vehicle (tractor, van, pick-up…) requires specific design and development with consequent structural adaptations and related Approvals.

The ability to collaborate in co-design with the customer is therefore a fundamental skill for our technicians.

PROTOTYPES & EQUIPMENT

The creation of a prototype is a fundamental moment in the transition between the design phase and the production phase, allowing to define the most appropriate structural adaptations, the criticalities of the quality control process as well as the characteristics of the production equipment.

In towing systems, developing a prototype directly on the vehicle allows perfect adaptability of the final product, avoiding assembly and use interference. The reverse engineering process performed by Metalsecure using contact probes and laser scanning, allows precise measurements from which to derive safe projects and prototypes that pass without hesitation the most stringent duration tests required by the Homologation regulations.

Metalsecure’s prototype department includes a space dedicated to mechanical processing, a quality control room and a dedicated assembly area, which operate with the aim of optimizing and respecting delivery times for both prototypes and the equipment needed for the serial production.

TESTS & APPROVALS

All couplings and towing systems for agricultural vehicles are approved according to the Mother Regulation EU 167/2013 and ECE147R directives, while those for light commercial vehicles comply with the most recent international directives ECE 55 and ECE 58 R.

Each towing system is subjected to severe duration tests carried out internally on our Multiaxial Test Bench with Moog control system, accredited by TÜV and connected with digital cameras to the most prestigious European Approval Agencies. Each durability test requires passing at least 2,000,000 cycles by applying the maximum towing capacity indicated by the vehicle specifications.

QUALITY & TRACEABILITY

Metalsecure meets the requirements of the IATF 16949 Certification by promoting continuous improvement in all company processes. In order to ensure maximum production reliability and repeatability it has also implemented a solid traceability system for the critical components used in the construction of towing systems and safety products whose production data is electronically archived and associated with the final test reports.

WCM & TCR

Metalsecure has recently launched a program to implement WCM (World Class Manufacturing) techniques with the aim of optimizing the entire production and logistics cycle as well as improving overall performance by eliminating waste and losses. Similarly, a team was set up dedicated to the search for lower-cost project and process solutions according to TCM (Technical Cost Reduction) logics both for existing products and for new developments.

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