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Stobart Group e Paragon
Shakeup Stobart resulta em negócios de £40m para ParagonO provedor de transporte do Reino Unido Stobart Group anunciou a demissão imediata do seu presidente Rodney Baker-Bates e a venda de sua divisão de Stobart Vehicle Services, provedora de gestão de transporte e logística com sede no Reino Unido, Paragon Group. ...
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WebinarRe-defining in-process inspection with portable CMMs
FARO develops and markets portable CMMs (Coordinate Measuring Machines) and 3D imaging devices to solve dimensional metrology problems. Technology from FARO permits high-precision 3D measurement, imaging and comparison of parts and compound structures within production and quality assurance processes. FARO devices are used for inspecting components and assemblies, production planning, ...
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Schenker увеличивает экспортный центр BMW в два раза
DB Schenker Logistics увеличивает в два раза размер Лейпцигского логистического центра, чтобы удовлетворить спрос на сборку BMW в Китае и Южной Африке. Центр регулярно отправляет киты мелкоузловой сборки (CKD) моделей 3 и 5 серий в Шеньянг с декабря 2011 года, отправки идут по железной дороге. Сборка китов происходит ...
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Denso инвестирует $1 млрд на локализацию в Северной Америке
Глобальный поставщик автозапчастей Denso будет инвестировать почти $1 млрд в ближайшие 4 года в Северной Америке, чтобы увеличить локализацию своих продуктов и производства в данном регионе. Таким образом удастся сократить объем дорогого импорта запчастей, компонентов и материалов из Японии. Выступая на Автошоу в Детройте на прошедшей неделе, старший ...
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Заводы Fiat закрываются из-за транспортной забастовки в Италии
Fiat был вынужден закрыть все пять своих заводов в Италии из-за транспортной забастовки, которая продолжается уже три недели. Из-за этого невозможно вывезти готовые автомобили, они заполняют зоны хранения на заводах и стоянки по всей стране. Задерживаются и входящие поставки.Из-за забастовки Fiat не смог реализовать свыше 20 тысяч автомобилей, ...
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WebinarABB interlaced concept for car body painting
Car body painting started as a labour-intensive manual process. With the gradual introduction of new technologies such as robotics the paint process has for many years become a mix of manual and automated operations. Nowadays many paint lines are 100% dependent on automation. The technology has been introduced step-by-step and ...
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WebinarLaser Technology: the right tool for E-Mobility
CO2 emission legislation and initiatives set by governments, the expected shortage of oil and the increasing cost of fuel result in a global requirement for alternative forms of energy.We refer to this mega trend as E-Mobility. Specifically we focus on alternative drives, energy storage systems, concepts for lightweight design, and ...
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Editor's Note: Automotive Paintshop Solutions
As everyone in the automotive paint industry will know, energy is the greatest cost in OEM paintshops. A conventional paintshop can account for as much as 70% of a car plant’s total energy consumption, including 92% of a facility’s gas consumption. And of course wastage of paints and other raw ...
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ArticleSolar process heat for paintshops
Ovens the key to major energy savingsAnalysing paintshop energy consumptionPilot installation at DürrEfficiency and amortisationLong life and low operating costThermal energy accounts for around 70% of all industry’s total energy consumption and while solar collectors can provide a large share of this industrial process heat, the collector technology used depends ...
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ArticleChinese OEMs gaining ground outside China
Chinese OEMs are making tremendous progress in design, R&D and manufacturing. These moves are improving their ranges of vehicles and most importantly, their quality and durability. Added to this the lower price of Chinese-brand vehicles is a powerful plus point and the domestic OEMs are marketing their low price advantage ...
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ArticleAn holistic analysis of the paintshop of tomorrow
Cost and environmental factors in the balanceWaterborne systems score thanks to low VOC levelsImproving eco-efficiency with integrated processesModern paint line and application technologies boost eco-efficiencyScope of the studyBASF and Dürr have collaborated on an ecoefficiency analysis of application processes to compare the efficiency of products and processes and their impact ...
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Changes to Chrysler leadership team
USA – Chrysler has announced the following changes to its leadership team:Reid Bigland is president and CEO of the Ram truck brand, continuing as head of US sales and president and CEO of Chrysler Canada.Timothy Kuniskis is named president and CEO of the Dodge brand. Jason Stoicevich is head of ...
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ArticleA green – or any final colour – basecoat solution
Honda Motor Company recently announced that it has developed what it is calling the 'Honda Smart Ecological Paint' (Honda S.E. Paint) process, a highly efficient painting technology that eliminates a middle coating layer from the commonly used 4-coat/3-bake vehicle body painting system, to move to a 3-coat/2-bake water-based painting process. ...
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Mark McNabb appointed as COO for Volkswagen of America
USA – Volkswagen of America has appointed Mark McNabb COO for the VW brand. McNabb will be responsible for the management of sales, aftersales and customer experience for the brand.He was most recently president and CEO of Maserati North America.www.vw.com
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ArticleBlossoming jv partnerships in China
General MotorsVolkswagon - kit plants and regional coverageDongfeng and its new venturesStamping automation and paintshopGAC-HondaAs foreign carmakers are required to create partnerships, joint ventures (JVs) are among the largest Chinese companies and multinationals and, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), foreign companies manufacturing in China through JVs ...
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Stackmann new chairman of SEAT
Spain/Germany – Jürgen Stackmann replaces James Muir as chairman of SEAT. Muir will assume a senior management function within the Volkswagen Group.Stackmann held senior posts at Ford before joining the Volkswagen Group in 2010, initially holding responsibility for sales and marketing at Skoda.www.seat.com
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ArticleChina's carmakers balance demand and labour costs
Lines and equipmentSmart platform strategiesGAC - building from partnershipsBody-in-white and paintshop policiesPowertrain strategiesBrilliance Auto Group was ‘approved’ by the government of Liaoning province in 2002 and at the last estimate has US$4.85 billion in assets and 35,000 employees. The company has two brands, Jinbei and Brilliance. Jinbei is one of ...
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Danielson appointed as vice-president at Volvo Cars China
Sweden – Volvo Cars has appointed Lars Danielson as senior vice-president, Volvo Cars China Operations. He succeeds Freeman Shen.Danielson was most recently vice-president of China operations within manufacturing, responsible for developing and establishing Volvo Cars’ manufacturing footprint in China.www.volvocars.com
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Domenicali goes for CEO post at Ducati
Italy – Claudio Domenicali, currently general manager and member of the board of directors at Ducati, replaces outgoing CEO Gabriele Del Torchio.Domenicali joined Ducati as a project leader in 1991. In 2012, he was confi rmed as a member of the newly formed board of directors after the sale of ...