E-COMMERCE English CORPORATE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AFTERMARKET CARRERS CONTACTS Applications OCAP designers, highly qualified and specialized, start to define the kinematic, structural, functional, qualitative and cost characteristics of the new components of the steering, suspension and antiroll systems studied for the OE market through a careful analysis of the customers’ needs. After this first step, different solutions are designed through CAD 3D and kinematic and structural simulations are done using FEM/FEA tools. Once identified the most suitable solution, the phase of the practical realization of the project starts and the prototypes are assembled. At OCAP research center the project is validated by submitting the new product to strict bench tests. The validation process is sometimes integrated by additional field tests carried out by the customers. A pre-series production, necessary to further validate the OCAP production and assembly process, begins after the customer has approved the product, and finally the standard production is launched. Every step of the product development is planned, performed and monitored according to the APQP methodology through an interdisciplinary approach involving different OCAP entities and the final customers. The work flow is organized through Gantt diagrams, D-FMEA and P-FMEA analyses and the presentation of the final PPAP document. In parallel to the renewal of the organizational structure, in the last ten years OCAP has deeply renewed his machineries as well. The new machine tools replaced the most dated ones and allowed an increment of the production capacity. Among the most important investments there is the installation of units developed in co-design with some of the most important Italian and international manufacturers of machine tools, who are able to supply transfer machines, lathes or multi-process and multi-axis machine centers specifically designed to satisfy OCAP needs in terms of qualitative and productive performances while improving the plant logistics. Major attention has been paid to the introduction of buffer loaders served by anthropomorphic robots to avoid the employ of manpower in loading and unloading operations, limiting the human intervention to set-up and supervision tasks only. The assembly division, traditionally characterized by a strong use of manual skills, is being automatized too. The goal of maximum flexibility and reactivity to specific productive needs requires the presence of many semiautomatic work areas characterized by a reduced tooling time and a high versatility. PASSENGER CARS The range of OCAP products destined to the automotive market can be divided into three main families: components for the... Read more LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES The range of OCAP products destined to the commercial vehicles market can be divided into three main families: component... Read more TRUCKS AND BUSES OCAP core business is indeed the design and production of ball joints in compliance with the technical specifications of... Read more TRACTORS AND EARTH-MOVING MACHINES The range of OCAP products destined to the tractors and earth-moving machines market can be divided into two main famili... Read more SPECIAL VEHICLES OCAP core business is the design and production of ball joints in compliance with the technical specifications of the si... Read more CORPORATE Company R&D Quality, Environment and Safety Mission, Vision, Values ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT Applications Service WCM AFTERMARKET Applications Catalogues Logistic Certifications Other Links Carrers Contacts Contracts Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions Back to Top © 2021 OCAP