Cadillac, a division of General Motors has announced that the company is planning to use advanced mixed-material manufacturing techniques to build the new CT6 sedan.
The CT6 will be manufactured at the company's Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant.
A unique combination of joining techniques will be used during the manufacturing process, which according to General Motors is a first for any of its models.
The company will be using 205 robots along with a new 138,000-square-foot body shop with new tooling and advanced technologies for the manufacturing process.
Cadillac president Johan de Nysschen said: "For the Cadillac CT6 we have developed additional new body construction techniques and technologies allowing various types of advanced and lightweight materials to be combined within the manufacturing environment like never before."
Cadillac expects the new CT6 to join the group of top-class large luxury cars rather than replacing the current line of product.
Engineers came across problems while manufacturing Advanced mixed material vehicle structure for the CT6. However, they combined different types of joining methods to overcome the problem.
With the new technology, welding of inner and outer vehicle frames of the CT6 will be done by 28 robots that will descend on the vehicle body in two separate framing stations.
The two framing processes were designed to compensate for different microscopic vibrations.
According to General Motors, the body construction of CT6 is likely to resemble an orchestra of robotic arms moving in and out around the vehicle.
After body construction a large robotic arm is expected to lifts the entire vehicle from one part of the assembly line to an upper-level conveyer.
CT6 executive chief engineer Travis Hester said: "Never before has an automaker brought this combination of joining techniques together for a single vehicle.
"The manufacturing team has enabled body engineers to optimize the vehicle for mass, safety, stiffness and materials with more precision than ever."
Image:Cadillac CT6. Photo: courtesy of General Motors.
