Streamlined Launch Process

Fueling the powertrain evolution will require new giga-factories of the future:

• A foundation for smart and secure manufacturing that enables continuous innovations and manufacturing optimizations
• Infrastructure design that connects people and machines
• Rigorous program management discipline following global standards and specifications

Workforce Enablement

The global manufacturing labor shortage could reach 7.9MM by 20301 driving the need to better empower people through workforce collaboration and assistance with optimized workflows.

• Digital technologies innovations, like digital twin, augmented reality and digital engineering unlock new level of productivity
• Equipment and machine builders are rethinking design, machine intelligence and OEM services to address customer workforce challenges

Production Optimized Flexible Manufacturing

The biggest challenge we hear from vehicle customers is managing increasingly complex value chains.

• Increasing operational efficiencies, first time quality and decrease anomolies
• Increased customization and innovations required
• Building resilience and manage risk to execute on-time and on-budget
• Driving sustainability

Empower People

Paint shops of the future need to be flexible, scalable, efficient and sustainable. Continuous innovations in people, process and technologies will be required.

• Accelerated growth through digital transformation
• Empower people through workforce collaboration and optimized workflows
• Build resilience and drive sustainable operations

Optimize Production

Alternative Propulsion solutions are driving manufacturing process changes at an ever-increasing rate. Increased flexibility means more modular, scalable systems.

• Reconfigure and scale with minimal effort and cost
• Modular hardware and software changes
• Requires a complete ecosystem of partner

Accelerate Transformation

Optimized Body Shops require highly automated systems with limited human intervention that provide:

• Consistency of operations with increased throughput
• Operations that flex with you
• Smart Manufacturing at scale

Built for Virtual Commissioning

RapidLaunch is built using world class digital design tools allowing users to quickly configure machines based on their physical layouts. Simply add the value-added sequence logic and the machine can be virtually commissioned without the need for additional control code.

Proven Automation Libraries

RapidLaunch provides device and engineering libraries that are version controlled and tested together to ensure innovations can be adopted quickly with low risk.

Automatic Application Generation

RapidLaunch provides a fully documented and tested framework for configuring HMI and PLC code. A simple 3 step process of selecting the appropriate libraries, associating to physical machine layout and adding application specific sequencing and graphics is all that is needed to be able to virtually commission your machines.

• Over 50% of the application code effort is provided out of the box.

Design Efficiency

The value add of the machine logic is optimizing the machine performance and flexibility. RapidLaunch provides the frameworks for controls hierarchy, alarm annunciation and management, line of sight controls and operating modes and HMI navigation.

Reduced Maintenance

Operators and maintenance personnel are challenged with keeping the operations running at peak efficiencies. When problems do arise, it is imperative to get the line back to automatic mode immediately. RapidLaunch provides a consistent user experience with guided help to troubleshoot and fix errors on the machines.

Operational Efficiency

Operations personnel are challenged with keeping the lines running at peak efficiencies. RapidLaunch provides standard visualization and control for machine set up and operation and production data interfaces to upper level systems.

Training & Support

RapidLaunch is supported globally through Rockwell Automation standard technical support should issues arise.

• Self service cloud based training allows 24/7 global access.
• Access to call centers, online support and knowledgebase globally.

Controlled Extensibility

RapidLaunch provides a well-documented SDK to allow third-party and customer specific objects to be built within the standard framework.

• Ensures consistent functionality and user experience.
• Reduces time to develop with standard design templates.

Accelerated Innovation

RapidLaunch is lifecycle managed to provide a low risk implementation for new innovations.

• Increases speed of adoption from 3 years to 6 months
• Reduces personnel and infrastructure requirements up to 60%