A2Z is a company based in Setúbal, Portugal led by Rui Duarte that have made a name for himself over the last 18 years in the BIW and automation business, working for a company on projects all over Europe and Africa, in that period of time.
A2Z provides a wide variety of services, mostly in BIW projects, covering needs like:
Process planning
Parágrafo Novo
Because a good start is very important
By looking at it from a creative and serious way, A2Z will analyze the feasibility and provide solutions that simplify the processes and reduce the costs.
3D and 2D Design
By using Catia or other CAD softwares, A2Z is widely experimented on building complex 3D and 2D designs
Full Documentation
At A2Z, we are used to deliver several types of information to suit all your needs
Robot Simulation
Robot simulation is a very important part of the job, as most of the issues and limitations are mitigated on the design phase.
As for OLP it can become a very important part of the project online startup as it can reduce drasticly the time to have your solution up and running.
Robot Tool selection and payload calculation
Whether it is for Arc welding, Handling, Spot welding, Glue, Laser, Plasma, Nut Runner etc, choosing the correct geometry to get things done is very important, as well as making sure we have selected the correct robot for the job
MTM Studies
The Methods – Time Measurement analysis is widely used for predicting the time that a worker task is going to take on several project phases
Functional safety of machinery
Making sure that your workers are safe is very important for your business. By the use of directives IEC 62061 and ISO 13849 we can make an assessment if the safety conditions are correct.
Cycle Time Analysis
The world moves faster every day and having things done in the lowest time possible is important to remain competitive.
Either by checking with OLP and MTM on the project phase or with movie analysis and again MTM, if there is optimization to be done, we can surely help.
Remote
- Working from our office in Portugal
- Communication by e-mail and VC
Mixed
- Most of the work done in our office in Portugal
- Periodic meetings on costumer site
On site
- Minimal ammount of work on Portugal Office
- Direct communication
Nowadays, A2Z Engineering has around 1600 h available per year, between all the services, but using our partner network we can get up to 5000h
Ildefonso Rubio – Omron Iberia
“Rui Duarte and Luis Silva are two highly skilled professionals with capacity to:
- Develop, test and adjust all kinds of fixtures and grippers for highly complex parts like Cross Car Beams, for any kind of vehicle.
- They have extensive experience on subjects related to all kinds of welding on the automotive business
- Study, analyze and optimize cycle time for all kinds of robotic cells, adapting all elements to costumer needs and specification.
- Capacity to offer different solutions to problems related to cell or line startup, seeking the best solution to achieve the necessary goal.
Also, it is very important to highlight that they are highly motivated and have the working capacity to achieve success on every project”
José António Baquedano– Omron Iberia
“I have spent almost six years working side by side with the best professionals and persons that I have ever met dedicated to the design and manufacturing of solutions for the automotive industry. They are capable of seeing a problem, design a machine that solves it and in that process they use high level tools like Robcad and simulations, that allows them to be sure that everything is ok long before manufacturing the solution. The conclusion is that having them around made me feel secure. I hope you get to have that same feeling.”
Orlando Martins – ASB General Manager
“I am very proud to say that Luis and Rui are two great persons, brilliant engineers and professionals, but above all, wonderfull team mates. It is not easy to find people like them, who make us proud to have as team mates, not only within the team but for our clients. Both of them had high responsability roles on ASB and exactly for that, their dedication, professionalism and loyalty is priceless
If I could choose a new team from scratch, Rui and Luis would be the two people with which I would surely count on. I know that they have a promissing future due to their personality and professionalism, and it is with great pride that I have them as colleagues and friends. Could one hope to say this about all the people you come to cross with throughout our life”
Laurent Monpoix - Renault PFI Superstructure
“In 40 years of experience in the BIW world for Renault, Rui is on the top 3 for site managers that I came across in that period. He is organized, punctual, commits to his promises and respects the planning, even in a difficult context like the one we had in Morocco.
Here is what in a few words I can say about my favorite qualities of Rui”