Manufacturing in the Automotive World is very complicated and there is complete supply chain.We have OEM’s (Original Equipment Manufacturer’s) who normally assembles the vehicle,It can be a Truck, car or a Motorcycle. The set up is huge here and you will find Body shop,Painting and Assembly area.In the body shop mainly the vehicle body is being prepared and here you will find lot of sheet metal work welding work,There are lot of fixtures required on which welding is being done,In addition to that material movement plays a very important role here and your knowledge on latest material movements technologies will help to improve the efficiency here.Next is Painting and this required a huge setup and mainly for cars it is automatic setup because of more volumes.Your automation and knowledge of paints and its process will be very important here.Finally you have assembly area ,here also your suspension system, cabin area, seats ,Engines,Transmission and Axles etc are being assembled.After this assembly there is Testing Area where final vehicle is being tested for leakage, noise ,performance etc.At this place Engineers with different skill sets work like people with knowledge on Logistics and supply chain,Quality Engineers,Supplier Quality Engineers,IT Experts,Operators and its very important for an Engineers to gain knowledge on Operations.
Powertrain is a separate area where only Engine components are assembled,Traditionally there are some mechanical components like Connecting Rod,Crankshaft,Flywheel etc are being used and at Input and Output of the Engines new components has been used which defines our different regulations of BS3,BS4 and BS6 etc.Engines performance has been improved in terms of initial torque, improved performance.These Engines are being assembled at separate location and finally being delivered to Vehicle Assembly area and we need to keep special care in transportation.Similarly Axle and Transmissions are assembled at different locations and finally being shipped to Vehicle Assembly area.
There are lot of Engineering components being added in the Vehicles apart from Traditional Forging and Casting components over a period of time to improve the performance of the Vehicles.Such Engineering components Design and manufacturing is being outsourced as these require special knowledge and care.Companies engaged in such components takes care of Design and Process FMEA and finally delivers the parts to the Assembly area of the Vehicle.