Services
AutoScan provides an extensive range of services to support high quality manufacturing businesses facing increasing demands to meet the need for world class quality, at the target cost, within a flexible resource framework

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Group Services Range


AutoScan and E-PPL are 2 separate companies operating as 1 group to provide a fully managed service and share skills, knowledge and resource. This gives us the unique ability to call on appropriate skilled support from either specialist area in order to give our customers the very best possible level of service under one roof which IS NOT AVAILABLE from any other source.


  • 1. Containment – Component inspection & rework

      • With the flexibility to work and integrate at any stage within the manufacturing and delivery process, our containment teams are experienced professionals when it comes to inspection and rework of all components and commodity groups.….
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      • The delivery model for this service acts as the framework for everything we do….
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      • Safety and Environment:
      • The safety of both our employees and our customers is integral to our business and is ensured through a number of key activities.
      • • Attendance registers
      • • Site safety Inductions
      • • Risk assessments for each activity
      • • Provision of all PPE requirements
      • • Accident prevention, near-miss and hazard reporting
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      • Process control:
      • All activities are documented using comprehensive Work Instructions to support robust operator training and are regularly confirmed through Supervisor and Management Confirmation Audits.
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      • Appropriate tooling, measurement & test equipment is provided by us and maintained through our own equipment control & calibration procedures.
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      • Management and reporting:
      • Accessible Key Account Managers are available to our customers ensuring we can react quickly to their needs and to facilitate regular performance reviews against agreed targets and KPI’s.
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      • To keep our customers informed and up to date with both quality and cost, we provide daily reports which are accessible via our secure web portal.
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      • Reporting includes:
      • • Activity description
      • • Quantities inspected, rejected, reworked
      • • Defect analysis
      • • Hours worked
      • • Activity status, Open/closed.
      • • Cost tracking against order value
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      • People:
      • Our people, their skills and development are fundamental to everything we do.
      • • 4 stage vetting, testing, recruitment and probation process.
      • • Activity requirements matched with individual skill sets.
      • • Personal training and development programs including NVQ.
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  • 2. Containment – Vehicle inspection (Sweeps)

      • Our vehicle inspection and rework teams are experienced and capable of managing and delivering results for these complex time critical events.
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      • • Quick response to multiple locations.
      • • National coverage of OEM compounds, distribution compounds and shipping ports.
      • • Robust vehicle protection measures.
      • • Real-time data capture and reporting.
      • • GPS location visualisation and reporting - find vehicles fast.
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  • 3. Supplier QA support – Initial investigations

      • Integration of our quality engineering teams within customer SQA functions enables us to proactively support from initial concern investigations through root cause analysis to the implementation and verification of corrective and preventive actions.
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      • • Problem solving.
      • • Product and process auditing.
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  • 4. Supplier development and firewalls (QMD)

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      • • Protecting customers.
      • • Providing real-time data to support process improvement.
      • • Clearly defined exit strategies.
      • • Using the data for improvement.
      • • Implementing process auditing.
      • • Training and developing customers staff.
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  • 5. Vehicle reworks, retro-fits and WIP

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      • The vehicle rework projects we undertake are typically short-term projects with a higher reliance on skill level and experience of people.
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      • Electrical:

        Our Auto Electricians are time served technicians, with a wealth of experience gained within OEM and Dealer Networks.
        Typical skills and competences include:

        • Harness Overlays
        • Vehicle Fault Diagnostics
        • Execution of Current Based Testing Programmes (CBT)
        • Root Cause & Analysis on Production and field issues

      • Mechanical:

        Like our Auto Electricians, the E-PPL mechanical team are able to perform all types of mechanically rectification ranging from the most complex such as Engine rebuilds to the replacement of suspension components.

        Typical skills and competences include:

        • Engine replacement
      • • Engine rebuild projects
      • • Full suspension replacement
      • • Supplier component failure support activities
      • • Rectification validation, either static or dynamic via road testing
      • • Adherence to component torque requirements and specifications
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      • Trim:

        Whether it’s an exterior or interior trim rectification project, our team of Trimmers know exactly how to achieve the required output, exercising robust vehicle protection methods to achieve projects goals safely and efficiently.

        Typical skills and competences include:

        • Full vehicle Tear Down projects
      • • Demonstration vehicle preparation
      • • Press vehicle/launch event support
      • • Full Interior replacement
      • • Partial Interior component replacement
      • • Water Test Root cause analysis support De-Trim/Re-Trim
      • • Vehicle bumper damage support
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      • Exterior Body:

        Supporting our clients in achievement of the strict quality standards they demand, our Exterior Trim & Panel team are on hand with a wealth of specialist tooling and of course, experience.

        Typical skills and competences include:

        • Door profiling
      • • Bonnet & Tailgate profiling
      • • Headlamp & Tail lamp profile and alignment
      • • Wheel & Type seek and repair projects
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      • Paint:

        Since our formation, we have worked hard to build and sustain our team of paint system specialists, either integrating into the OEM paint rectification team or as a bolt on overflow to support vehicle throughput. Our Paint specialists come fully equipped with all the required tools to complete paint activities to the very highest standard.

        Typical skills and competences include:

        • Full panel preparation
      • • Panel spray
      • • Smart Repairs
      • • Paint-Less Dent Pulling
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      • WIP Management:

        Our Leadership team has full OEM experience and therefore truly understand the importance of managing finished vehicle WIP to achieve plant metrics and of course, customer demand. We offer full WIP management and support or, provision of Key Skills, Mechanical, Trim or Auto Electricians.

        Typical WIP management techniques include:

        • Vehicle Location Management via our Vehicle Tracking System (VTS)
      • • GPS Location for every vehicle via VTS
      • • WIP allocation by functional ownership via VTS
      • • WIP reduction performance tracking in real time via VTS
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  • 6. Manufacturing engineering projects

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      • (Typically short-term projects with a higher reliance on Skill Level and experience of people)
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      • • Manufacturing engineering projects...
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  • 7. Launch Support

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      • (Typically short-term projects with a higher reliance on Skill Level and experience of people)
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      • • Build Batch and Hold: Controlled process of vehicle batching, auditing, sweeping and reworking to minimise zero-three months in service warranty spikes.
      • • Engineering, supplier and manufacturing rework - including software downloads, incorrect specification issues.
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  • 8. Special vehicle builds and safety critical recalls

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      • (Typically short-term projects with a higher reliance on Skill Level and experience of people)
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