Unipres (UK) Limited SMMT Support Roadshow: North East

Unipres (UK) Limited
SMMT Support Roadshow: North East
April 1, 2014
Unipres Worldwide
UPR Russia – SOP 2015
UPUK UK
UMC France
UPA USA
UPSA USA
UPM Mexico
UPI India
UPT Thailand
UPIN Indonesia
UPJ Japan
UPB Brazil – SOP 2014
7 Plants + 2 Subsidiaries
UMG China - 3 Plants
Unipres UK Plants
UPUK – Sunderland
UPB – Tyseley
UPUK Company Profile
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Established 1987 as Nissan Yamato Engineering Limited (NYEL)
Joint Venture between NMUK (80%) and Yamato Kogyo (20%)
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Operation commenced October 1989, investment now totals £174M.
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April 1998 Yamato Kogyo and Yamakawa Pressings merged to form Unipres
Corporation
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June 1998 NYEL name changed to Unipres (UK) and ownership changed to
Unipres (70%) NMUK (30%)
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March 2001 Unipres (UK) became a wholly owned subsidiary of Unipres
(Japan) after purchasing NMUK’s 30% share holding
Dec 1994
May 1998
Sep 1999
Jan 2001
Jan 2004
UPUK Birds Eye View
Phase 1 – Factory Commencement
Phase 2 – Factory Expansion
Phase 3 – Factory Expansion
Press & Assembly Facilities:
Press & Assembly Facilities:
Press & Assembly Facilities:
• 8 machines ranging from 200 Tonnes including 2
x 1200 tonnes Transfer Presses (increasing to 3)
• Daily Steel consumption – 90 tonnes
• 5 machines added including new 3000 T Transfer
and additional 1200 T Transfer
• Daily Steel consumption – 300 tonnes
• 2 machines added - a new 3000 T Transfer, and
Hot Stamp technology
• Daily Steel consumption – 450 tonnes
• Robot Assembly Facilities x 130
• Robot Assembly Facilities x 300
• Robot Assembly Facilities x 425
• Headcount – 150 increasing to 260
• Headcount – increasing to 610
• Headcount – increasing to 1098
Despatch
Assembly
Shop 2
Assembly
Shop 1
Press
Shop
Export
Entrance
Unipres Core Product Range
Steering member
Rear wheel house inner
Front strut housing
Rear side member
Front pillar
Front side member
BOM Explosion of Rear Member Assembly
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Closing Plate Assembly Side Member
RP763-980 t=2.0mm
XE360BG t=1.7mm
Phase 1 – Ability to manufacture 290mpa to
450mpa strength material via 1200 Transfer
Process. (medium to large pressings)
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Phase 2 – Ability to manufacture 450mpa to
980mpa strength material via 3000 Transfer
Process (large pressings)
Phase 3 – Current ability to produce up to
1500mpa via Hot Press Technology (large
pressings)
Grant Funding Support for 3000 Transfer
2006 - £400,000 (9.1%) for Unipres (UK) Limited’s 1st 3000 Transfer Press through “Selective
Financial for Investment” (SFI)
Funding Support for Hot Stamping Process
Furnace Heating Blanks Ready for Pressing
800t Hot Press Facility
2011 - £249,000 (5.8%) for Unipres (UK) Limited’s 1st Hot Stamping Press and Furnace through
“Grant for Business Investment” (GBI)
UPUK Birmingham Plant
Plant Site Area
Major Products
Main Equipment
11,700㎡
Front Pillar
Roof Side Rail
Centre Pillar
Roof Rail
Cross Member
Battery Tray
Robotic spot welders (17)
Robotic MIG welders (29)
Stationary/Projection welders (33)
Multi welder (3)
Stud gun (2)
Grant Funding For Phase 3 Extension
Phase 3 – Factory Expansion
Investment
2012/3
– A total
included
of £40,077,000
the construction
investment
of a Logistic
, inclusive
Export
of aCentre
new 3000
to complement
Tonne Transfer
the Press
installation
- of
which
of
the 3000
£5,000,000
Transfer
(12.1%)
Press was funded via “Regional Growth Fund” (RGF).
UPUK Product Destinations
Nissan
Sunderland (UK)
145
Calsonic Kansai
Sunderland (UK)
8
Nissan (NMISA)
Barcelona (Spain)
10
Nissan
China
1
Nissan
Russia
8
Honda
Swindon
8
Renault
Douai (France)
3
Renault
Palencia (Spain)
8
Vehicles using UPUK Products
Thank You