Calsonic Kansei is a leading supplier of front-end modules (FEM) both in the US and Japan, supplying over half a million units per year.

Supply to a European Customer will begin in late 2004.

The make up of a FEM varies from Customer to Customer; for example, some will include front bumper, some will not.

The claimed benefits to the Customer of FEM’s are:
   Material cost reduction
   Reduction in Vehicle assembly time
   Assembly line length reduction
   Tooling investment reduction
   Facility investment reduction

Benefits to the Customer
Collabaration by Suppliers to form an integrated team.
Opportunities to reduce number of parts and complexity.
Create cost down for Customers.

Integration of Parts
Detail Design and Validation done by Suppliers.
Reduction in number of parts = 35%
Reduce Weight = 10%

Offline Operations
Reduced labour costs for Assembly Operations
Logistics and quality becomes the responsibility of Supplier
Reduced Overheads for Customer

Design Possibilities

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