Actively participate in automobile manufacturing support industry

The National Institute of Mechanical Engineering (NARIME) is the main supplier of equipment lines and welding fixtures, replacing foreign contractors for automobile manufacturing plants.

According to Decision No. 876/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister on "Approving the Action Program on green energy conversion, reducing carbon and methane emissions in the transport sector", in which the Ministry of Industry and Trade is assigned the task of "Presiding over the development of the industry of manufacturing vehicles and transport equipment using electricity and green energy; producing and supplying electricity and green energy to replace fossil fuels to meet domestic demand; expanding the blending and supply of biofuels; developing electric charging systems and green energy for vehicles".

In carrying out the tasks and directions of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in recent times, the National Institute of Mechanical Engineering (NARIME) has been actively participating in the automobile manufacturing support industry and a series of global green energy and green transportation conversion activities.

VisFast electric buses are manufactured by NARIME, the supplier of body welding fixtures. Photo: VinBus

NARIME is being selected by electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast as a supplier of equipment lines and welding fixtures for electric buses, a type of green public transport that major cities are planning to prioritize in the near future.

Sharing about this, Dr. Phan Dang Phong, Director of the Institute of Mechanical Research, said that with the assessment that the automobile and motorbike market is a large market and if the provision of systems and auxiliary equipment in this field can be mastered, it will open a new and sustainable development direction for the Institute. Starting from 2012, NARIME has chosen to invest resources to build a team and facilities to research, design, manufacture and master the technology of car welding jigs according to the standards of major car manufacturers such as Honda, Toyota, Hyundai with the initial predecessor being a team of more than 20 staff and design engineers from the Institute's Heavy Mechanical Center under the guidance and training of Japanese and Korean experts.

By 2024, after more than 12 years of construction and development in this field, NARIME has a team of over 50 engineers specializing in designing and manufacturing domestic automobile assembly lines and automobile welding fixtures, building a network of hundreds of domestic and international suppliers and partners, implementing projects with a total value of over 800 billion VND/year. The Institute has equipped many specialized copyrighted design software, creating the best conditions for the design team's operations.

Along with the efforts, always being active, proactive in learning, researching, studying advanced technologies, modern and diverse equipment, the design team, during the implementation process, the Institute always received the attention and support of the leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Science and Technology in supporting, enhancing the capacity of research, design, manufacturing, integrating equipment lines, and welding fixtures for automobiles. The Institute has consulted and selected optimal solutions, suitable for the requirements of many different customers.

“Currently, NARIME is the main supplier of welding equipment and fixtures, replacing foreign contractors for large domestic automobile factories. One of NARIME’s current customers is the Vietnamese automobile manufacturer VinFast,” said Dr. Phan Dang Phong.

Specifically, NARIME has been designing, manufacturing, integrating, installing, and instructing the operation of equipment lines and welding fixtures for VinFast electric car models.

The first project that NARIME carried out for VinFast was to provide a 10.5 m electric bus welding fixture line from 2019, followed by projects to provide equipment lines, welding fixtures, and inspection fixtures for VinFast electric vehicle lines such as VFe34; VF8; VF9; VF5; VF6; VF7; VF3, which were previously only performed by large foreign contractors (such as Thailand; Germany...), and no domestic unit could undertake.

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