Contract: Lotus Cars

PW has been awarded the contract for the steel chassis welding on the recently announced Lotus Evora. Developed as an all-rounder, it won't be slow: power comes from a Toyota-sourced 280bhp 3.5 V6 and Lotus engineers say that it is “considerably faster around the famously demanding Nurburgring circuit than the Elise and more stable at speed than the Exige”. Top speed is around 160mph and 0-60mph acceleration will happen in less than five seconds.

Five of PW’s new “400 Series” weld guns will be used to weld the front end of the car,  and Lotus have upgraded the body shop line to include the latest  equipment. The guns will be working with WS2003 weld controls, offering a high degree of weld consistency, as well as multi-program capability and full monitoring facilities.

PW will also be responsible for the complete track system as well as line commissioning.

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