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ArticleNew press shop: Skoda Mladá Boleslav
Czech Republic – The OEM has begun construction on the M4 hall and next spring will install a servo press line to produce aluminium body panels – introducing a new capability to the site. The €86m ($93.6m) facility will come online in February 2016.Costing €19.5m, the new hall will be ...
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ArticleLocal Motors unveils 3D-printed car
US – Four months after revealing the designs for LM3D Swim, the first vehicle has been produced by the direct digital manufacturing (DDM) methodology which includes 3D printing. Presales of the car, which will cost around $53,000, will begin in spring next year, while manufacturing and delivery are expected in ...
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Sick and Trumpf collaborate on Industry 4.0
Germany – The two companies have announced that they are working together to integrate Sick sensors into a ‘digital platform’ for manufacturing companies which has been developed by Axoom, the IT service provider established by Trumpf. The partners say that logistics processes “are at the heart of this cooperation”.Sick sensor ...
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ArticleIndustrial ethernet switch
Rockwell Automation says it has expanded its portfolio of industrial Ethernet switches with the new Allen-Bradley Stratix 5410 industrial distribution switch. The company says the Stratix 5410 features four, 10-gigabit Ethernet ports and provides a high-performance connection to the rest of a facility’s network architecture.Its 19-inch rack-mount design provides end ...
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Write down a Cause-Outcome Essay that Matches Your Professor’s Requirements
A reason-effect essay keeps a relationship involving two standalone functions. That is definitely say, the circumstances of situation “A” brings about special event “B” appearing. Other sorts of contribute to and impression essays are the place numerous benefits in one event are mentioned. Most of the time, a cause-result ...
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ArticleMaier is Skoda’s new CEO
Czech Republic – Previously sales and marketing director at Porsche, Bernhard Maier takes over the leadership of Skoda from Winfried Vahland, who leaves the Volkswagen Group at his own request.Maier held several managerial positions at BMW in Germany and abroad before leading the business operations of Porsche Deutschland from 2001. ...
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ArticleHigh resolution, 3D inspection equipment
To address production and quality issues automotive manufacturers have turned to high-speed, 100% fastener sorting with added inspection capability from fastener sorting machines. General Inspection says laser and vision-based machines can provide 100% high-speed 3D fastener inspection. The company says some use 3D information from multiple laser beams to detect ...
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ArticleSkoda Kvasiny turns out 500,000th Yeti
Czech Republic – The milestone vehicle, a Yeti Monte Carlo, rolled off the line six years after the model was launched as Skoda’s first SUV. The Yeti was redesigned in 2013 to create versions for urban and country driving, both available in front- and all-wheel drive. The sporty Monte Carlo ...
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ArticleServo bundle for compact machines
Schneider Electric has introduced a new servo bundle, comprising the LexiumTM 28 servo drive and the Lexium BCH2 servo motor, which it says are optimised for a wide range of machine applications.Lexium 28 is a line of servo drives offering a performance range of 0.05 to 4.5kW. They use CANopen ...
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ArticleBlind rivet nut installation tool
POP Avdel says it has developed a blind rivet nut installation tool that is lightweight and features an ergonomic design that includes “pull-to-force/pull-to-stroke” dual operating technology.The ProSert XTN20 is designed with a low-force, single-action trigger and weight balanced ergonomic handle. Additionally, a powered spin-out override button is positioned in an ...
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ArticleVV confirms Chattanooga commitment
US – Following its recent emissions scandal, the vehicle-maker has offered assurances that it will continue with planned investments at its factory in Tennessee, which are worth $600m and will create an additional 2,000 jobs in the country. The plant is due to produce a new, midsize SUV from the ...
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ArticleAudi Ingolstadt debuts hybrid trains
Germany – The 1,000hp, plug-in locomotives from Alstom will replace conventional versions for the transportation of components and finished vehicles. The move will help the plant to become quieter, cleaner and more efficient, says Audi.The OEM’s Ingolstadt site includes 18km of railways and employs 17 locomotive drivers. Fifteen trains arrive ...
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ArticlePublic policy and sustainability role for Glidden at GM
US – In addition to his role as head of the company’s legal staff, Craig Glidden now takes responsibility for global public policy and corporate sustainability. Bob Ferguson, senior vice-president, global public policy, is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.Glidden was appointed executive vice-president and general counsel in March ...
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ArticleGAZelle Next panel van now in production
Russia – The OEM has invested 6 billion roubles ($94.4m) to introduce its new model, including significant modernisation of its Nizhny Novgorod plant. With the launch of the GAZelle Next panel van, the company has entered the segment of vans with capacity over 13 cubic metres and will be competing ...
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ArticleGordon Murray debuts iStream Carbon
Japan – The carbon-fibre chassis, billed as the first such affordable structure for mass production, is being shown at the Tokyo Motor Show as part of the Yamaha Sports Ride Concept. UK-based Gordon Murray says the chassis brings Formula One materials and technology “within reach of the everyday motorist”.The innovative ...
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ArticleShowing real steel
ArcelorMittal has invested heavily to produce AHSS for the automotive industry. Chris Wright visits the company’s Sagunto plant, Spain, which is ramping up to produce 150,000 tons of Usibor per year from 2016ArcelorMittal has collaborated with OEMs to develop steel solutions that meet critical requirements in terms of weight reduction ...
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ArticleHMIN starts making 2016 Honda Civic
US – Production began at the OEM’s Greenburg plant in Indiana, ahead of deliveries in November. Honda claims the 10th-generation Civic sedan is the “most ambitious” in the 43-year history of the model, of which it has sold more than 10.2m in the US. Nearly 4.5m Civics have been manufactured ...
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ArticleKunselman retires from FCA role
US – The OEM’s senior vice-president of Vehicle Safety and Regulatory Affairs is leaving after 30 years of service and will join the senior administration of Oakland University, Michigan, where he recently represented FCA US on the board of trustees.Scott Kunselman joined the vehicle-maker in 1985 and has held a ...
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ArticleComau and B&R reach 10,000-robot milestone
Italy – The two companies have been working together long-term to improve the integration of robotics into production lines, so that manufacturers benefit from better synchronisation and the responsiveness of the combined system; Comau provides the robots, while automation specialist B&R supplies the control electronics. The partnership has so far ...
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ArticleAAT starts making Mazda’s new CX-3
Thailand – Following the start of production at Hiroshima Plant, Japan, in December last year, Auto Alliance Thailand (AAT) has become the second operation to manufacture the model, and the first overseas location to do so.“AAT is an extremely important hub that consolidates our system for supplying the CX-3 promptly ...