Faster Production with Rapidform XOR at GM Daewoo

GM Daewoo claims it has found and implemented a 3D scanning procedure that uses Rapidform XO scan-to-CAD software. By documenting the as-built condition of operational dies, GM Daewoo claimed it slashed die tryout times by five weeks, and ensured that the Polish-built Aveos would have the same fit and finish as the South Korean-made Kalos.

Machined from the XOR-generated solid model, the Aveo tailgate stamping die, now in operation in Warsaw, Poland, is an exact duplicate of the Kalos die stamping parts in South Korea, claims GM Daewoo. Replicating all of the original handworked modifications, this duplicate die is producing stampings that match the quality of the Kalos tailgate, and it is doing so without duplicating the lengthy tryout process.

According to GM Daewoo, it cut five weeks from the tryout and approval process using 3D scanning and Rapidform XOR. For the tailgate, this 30 percent reduction resulted in an estimated savings of US$200,000. Extended over all large die sets for the Aveo, GM Daewoo estimated total saving of $5 million.