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DE-STACO appoints Podczerwinski as CEO
Auburn Hills, MI. – DE-STACO, provider of robotic tooling and industrial automation solutions, has announced the appointment of John Podczerwinski as CEO.Prior to taking over as president, Podczerwinski was VP and GM of the company’s Vehicle Services Group for North and South American markets.www.destaco.com
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Buchmann leads Sales & Marketing for Carl Cloos
Haiger, Germany – Welding technology provider Carl Cloos Schweisstechnik has appointed Dr. Robert Buchmann as Managing Director for Sales & Marketing, Development and Head of Divisions. Together With Ralf Pulverich, Managing Director, the two executives form the company’s core management team.www.cloos.de
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Sedlatschek takes over as director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Brussells, Belgium – Dr. Christa Sedlatschek has taken over as director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. Sedlatschek assumes the role from out-going director Dr. Jukka Takala, who is retiring.EU-OSHA is the European organisation tasked with reducing work-related accidents and occupational illnesses, such as repetitive strain ...
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Neußer has taken over as head of Volkswagen’s drivetrain development unit
Wolfsburg, Germany – Dr. Heinz-Jakob Neußer has taken over as head of Volkswagen’s drivetrain development unit. His predecessor, Dr. Jens Hadler, has left the company.Dr. Rüdiger Szengel, who has been with VW since 1985, has been promoted to deputy head of Volkswagen drivetrain development, while continuing to be responsible for ...
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Sommer is appointed as CEO for the ZF
Friedrichshafen, Germany – The ZF Supervisory Board has appointed Dr. Stefan Sommer as CEO. Sommer will take over from Hans-Georg Härter, who is retiring, in May 2012.Sommer has been with ZF since 2008. In his most recent role, he was the board member responsible for the Supply Chain Management and ...
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ArticlePerfecting primerless painting PSA-style
Measuring successAlthough it started out producing pepper grinders, and then expanded its portfolio to include bicycles, PSA Peugeot Citroën is now Europe’s second largest car manufacturer. The Poissy site just outside Paris is where France’s first ever compact water-based painting process has been installed, and is regualated by an ABB ...
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ArticleMINI's maxi quality finish
With primerless paint and advanced water treatment facilities, the MINI Plant Oxford paintshop is working hard to maintain the quality of finish that its customers expect while working towards a greener processPre-treatment protocolsIntelligent seam sealingPrimerless painting by numbersWet or dry - the clearcoat debateIan ‘Tom’ Bennett has the title of ...
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ArticleMINI maximises quality and productivity
When demand for the brand grew at an extraordinary pace Mini could have been a victim of its own success, but intelligent production management and an enthusiastic workforce have managed to maintan qualityFlexible thinkingClosing the doorsStores and doors - final assemblyInterview: Dr Jürgen HedrichApprenticeships and meistersShift patterns for shifting demandNew ...
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ArticlePerfecting the paintshop for the people’s car
One of the busiest paintshops in the world has to not only keep pace with extraordinary demand, but also to constantly upgrade its facilities to be greener and leanerA tour of ChangchunAutomated roof ditch solutionFast to the finishFor a man with possibly the biggest job in automotive paintshop, Liu Dong ...
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ArticlePaint trends in the automotive industry
Conservation of resources in pre-treatmentPainting with fewer process stepsOnly as much paint as necessaryExtending the new car effectFrom the pre-painted foil to the componentSuppliers of industrial painting technology are offering exciting innovative solutions to the challenges facing OEMs. The spectrum ranges from pre-treatment, equipment and application technology and paint systems, ...
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Editor's Note: Automotive Paintshop Solutions
On a recent tour of China, I visited many vehicle plants and talked to managers and engineers in all disciplines of car and truck making. As well specific questions about each brand and factory, I asked all of them a set of similar questions, including what are the driving factors ...
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ArticlePerfecting plastic plating
Just as Moldflow has become indispensable to the plastic injection molding industry, so PlatingMaster simulations are becoming the norm for plating on plasticsPlateability and profitThis move has been catalyzed by the US auto industry’s refocus on quality and manufacturing risk elimination.For example, General Motors’ new standard for plated plastic parts ...
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ArticleNew era in metal pretreatment
Technical limitations call for a rethinkStable and robust chemistryGrowing number of OEM customersClean green and even coatingAfter almost 100 years of making vehicles, the ever more stringent environmental legislation as well as the trend towards an increased use of light-weight metals are giving phosphating processes a hard time. A new ...
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ArticleInnovation and partnership
As one of the top three materials suppliers of OEM coatings BASF is not relaxing; it continues to research new products and collaborate with chemical company partnersOn January 1 this year Dr. Alexander Haunschild assumed responsibility for the Automotive OEM Coatings Europe business unit at BASF Coatings.Haunschild faces many challenges; ...
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ArticleAlliance and expertise from Taikisha in India
Recent alliance with GeicoNew manufacturing facility in Gujarat state2010-2011 - a champion yearThe ILAS system - Impact Blast Washer (quality improvement)No mist painting system (environmental protection)Heat Pump system between PT & ED processes (energy conservation)PCS Flow Control System (energy saving and quality improvement)Lean and green initiatives set to growWith the ...
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ArticleTotal plant management at a glance
As paintshop processes become ever more sophisticated and throughput continues to rise, a holistic approach to visualising and analysing plant operation is called forCentralised and global accessAndon monitoring and energy savingEfficient production processes require continuous monitoring and optimization and manufacturing execution systems (MES) are often used for this task in ...
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Woolley becomes president and CEO of Concentric AB
Rockford, IL. – David Woolley, currently head of Haldex Hydraulic Systems (HHS) in Europe, is to take over from Ian Dugan as President and CEO of Concentric AB, the new company spun off from the former Haldex Hydraulic Systems Division.Woolley joined Concentric in 2002 as a member of the group’s ...
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Bierzynski is appointed Executive Director for Electrifi cation Strategy at GM China
Beijing, China – Ray Bierzynski has been appointed GM China’s first Executive Director for Electrifi cation Strategy. In his new role, Bierzynski, who will be based in Shanghai, will look to speed up commercial realization of GM’s EV technologies in China.GM currently sells the Buick LaCrosse Eco-Hybrid and Cadillac Escalade ...
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Bigland as President and CEO of Dodge
Auburn Hills, MI. – Chrysler has published details covering an executive reshuffl e at the group, which includes the appointment of Reid Bigland as President and CEO of Dodge.Bigland will also become Head of Sales for the company, while also remianing in his current role as CEO of Chrysler Canada. ...
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ArticleIn and out of China
As China’s vehicle market continues to grow, carmakers from around the world are racing to keep up with demand while local OEMs plan to start regional exportsLifan and EffaChery - cheap, and available nowGeneral Motors - export and flyFord - a Focus on one planNew brand, new plantPSAElectric Dreams - ...