The automotive industry is a field with fierce competition. A car consists of many important components and parts, including a body, chassis, wheels and tires, interior and exterior elements, as well as an engine, transmission, electronics, mirrors, etc.

From the design stage to the release, quality control is especially important to ensure that a part meets the requirements, client expectations and that a brand’s reputation has not been diminished.

An overview of the modern car accessories and parts market

The research called “Global Auto Parts and Accessories Market” provided a key analysis of the market in 2020.

According to calculations, it’s expected that the global market of auto parts and accessories will grow by 4.4 percent by 2024 and its capitalization will be $2,543.7 billion. That growth level is tremendous compared to $1,969.1 billion in 2019.

Car parts and accessories are widely provided by both OEMs and for aftermarket support. The former makes up for more than 67 percent of the overall market share. China is the largest player, this country has a 25% market share thanks to its rapidly growing automotive production industry. The runner-ups are the USA and the European market with their mature automotive industry.

Targets

For automotive manufacturing it’s especially important to reduce the costs (labor, time and financial) and increase the overall efficiency while ensuring high quality. For example, headlights are necessary for night driving. But the plastic they are made of will likely be deformed during the installation process. The manufacturers have to model the headlight conditions after installing it on a special piece of equipment designed to simulate the car mount. After that, it’s important to check the assembly quality. The latter directly affects the headlight diagnostics and function.

3D Solutions by ScanTech

The ScanTech KSCAN20 3D scanner allows for quick quality control, ensuring high level of detail and meeting the manufacturers needs.

Acquisition speed: 650,000 points per second
Impressive accuracy: up to 0.02 mm
The 0.01 mm resolution in the Hyperfine B mode (uses blue lasers). ·
Built-in photogrammetry, volumetric accuracy of up to 0.035 mm/m

Quality Control Process:

Step 1. Placing the markers

Step 2. Scanning and getting digital data with the help of the KSCAN20 device.

Step 3. Data processing, working with software.

Step 4. Calculating deviations, generating a report.

Using the scanner and related software solutions speed up the quality control process and significantly improves the efficacy of auto parts production. ScanTech 3D scanners are portable and can be used for a wide range of applications in the fields of quality control, production design and engineering analysis among many others.

Quality control for the automotive parts: a short overview