Bumper Systems

Semcon AB is a global company active in the areas of engineering services and product information. The Group has sites at 45 locations on three continents with more than 3,000 employees.My responsibility areas:• CAD-modelling in CATIA V5 (surface and solid)• Exterior plastic parts in the body & trim (automotive) area, mainly bumper systems.

The company is producing welded tubular and sheet metal components. Customers are mainly from the furniture and shop fitting business. My responsibility areas:• CAD-modelling in SolidWorks• Development of 2D-dawings for prototypes and manufacturing.• Assist customers and designers with technical input on manufacturability. Making proposals of design changes to improve manufacturabilty - reducing complexity and cost. • Development of production fixtures (milling-, welding-, measuring fixtures)• CAM-programming of laser machines (tube & sheet metal laser cutting). • Process planning of new products (ERP-system)

My responsibility areas:• Involved in the development project of a new harness racing sulky concept• Development of drawings for prototypes and production• Assist in the manufacturing of the first prototype series

The finite element method was applied to optimize the design of a cluster box unit. The result was a safer and cheaper product with improved manufacturability.