December - 201919MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY INSIGHTSQuality Metalcraft / Experi-Metal, Inc. Shaping the Future of Mobility the QMC-EMI team collaborates with the client on the design and material selection to finally assemble the Body in White in either traditional steel or aluminum. And the vehicle production can be started in just 20 weeks. It comes as no surprise that their esteemed client roster includes leading OEMs like GM, Ford, FCA, Toyota and Nissan, and Electric Vehicle (EV) customers such as Tesla, Lucid, and Zoox, and aerospace customers. QMC-EMI's production volume is most suited for specialty markets and smaller EV players to succeed in their business. QMC-EMI partners with startups and assists them in getting their data and BIW design to a suitable tooling level and progress on their journey. The ability of QMC-EMI to help their customers establish themselves in the mobility landscape is evident from its customer stories. One of QMC-EMI's customers with a low volume program was dissatisfied with their original vendor's pre-production parts like doors and hoods. QMC-EMI quickly produced the parts of desired quality for assembly in just eight to ten weeks and helped in continuing with the production. Instead of rebuilding expensive production tools, QMC-EMI modified its existing Kirksite tools into the required hybrid tool to benefit the customer with a capital cost reduction by over 50 percent. QMC-EMI's unique value proposition is highlighted in yet another instance. QMC-EMI was working with a customer to produce light prototypes for their pre-production parts. The customer had ordered production tools from another supplier, the delivery of which was not matching with the launch of the vehicle. QMC-EMI stepped into the picture and provided around 40 stampings for the vehicle and accelerated the production by eliminating the wait for production dies. "We go the extra mile to help our customers get into production earlier with no compromise on quality," adds Kenner.Giving a glimpse into their future endeavors, Kenner mentions that in addition to automotive and aerospace, the plan is to diversify and expand their services to other industries. From ideation to production, we are a one-stop-shop and the go-to partner for clients to reach the next phase of building a mule or pre-production vehicle
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