OUR EXPERTISE
Gerling’s core areas of expertise include assembly facilities with customised process integration. These facilities are frequently used to assemble components in the automotive industry:
- Transfer lines
- Robot cells
- Machine linking
- Rotary indexing machines
- Manual work stations
Thanks to our reliable team of employees and their many years of experience, all of our expertise is in-house:
- Systems design using 3D CAD work stations
- Parts production using modern CNC machines
- Electrical planning and software development
- System installation, electrical installation and commissioning
- Customer service and hotline for remote maintenance
- CUSTOMER ADVISORY SERVICE
- PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
- PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
- COMMISSIONING AND TRAINING
- AFTER SALES SERVICE
Analysis of the required production processes, advice that is up-to-date with the latest technology, development of an individual solution, creation of a customer-specific quote
Development and design of an automation solution, Agreement of the development results with the customer
Installation of the mechanical and electrical components, use of high-quality machine components, commissioning and optimisation
Acceptance of the machine by the customer, commissioning and training at the customer’s site by our personnel
Professional support via our hotline, service visits from our specialists, delivery of replacement parts
OUR REFERENCES
PARTS HANDLING
Using special manipulators such as Pick + Place units and robots, parts are transported and positioned extremely precisely in no time at all.
- Palletisation
- Magazining
- Loading
- Unloading
FEEDING TECHNOLOGY
Customers’ parts are carefully fed as bulk goods, for instance, by special feeding systems on conveyor belts or linear conveyors so that they arrive in the correct position for the production process.
- Sorting
- Separation
- Dispensing
JOINING PROCESSES
- Components are joined together using a variety of joining techniques.
- Screw connection
- Adhesive
- Hard soldering
- Pressing in
- Ultrasonic welding
- Resistance welding
PARTS PROCESSING
Parts processing is carried out using various methods, for example:
- Forming
- Bending
- Punching
- Separating
- Drilling
- Grinding
- Milling
MARKING TECHNOLOGY
Component identification is carried out using various methods, for example:
- Laser marking
- Labelling
- Stamping
- Engraving
TESTING AND MEASURING TECHNOLOGY
To guarantee the function and quality of our components, they are subjected to various tests and measurements.
- Tactile measurement
- Optical measurement
- Electrical testing
- Leak testing
- Strength testing
- Eddy current testing