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ArticleGreen laser for use with portable & fixed CMMs
Perceptron has introduced a green laser-line metrology scanner, the ScanR CMM, that it claims offers an advantage over red and blue laser scanners when scanning highly reflective and carbon fibre parts. The company says it can be easily integrated into its TouchDMIS metrology software and feature extraction from the ...
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ArticleFRP gel coat systems for composite manufacturing
Graco says its fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) gel coat system is suitable for molded fibre-reinforced plastics such as those used in automotive applications. The company claims its gel coat system proportioner has been optimised for ratio stability and control components and long-lasting seals offer reduced maintenance, increasing overall uptime.The RS gel ...
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Global automotive manufacturers are striving to improve mechanical quality, fit and finish and reduce rework while accelerating new vehicle launches. Classic 3D Metrology as well as In-line process control technologies are important contributors for achieving higher quality products, more stable process and faster ramp up of new car programs.For many ...
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ArticleVolvo formalises SC plant development
US – The signing of the agreement with local officials in Charleston, South Carolina (SC) opens the way for ground-breaking to take place this autumn. The first units are due to roll off the line in late 2018.“Today we formalise an important milestone in Volvo Cars’ global transformation in the ...
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ArticleGM Lansing tools up for 2016 Camaro
US – Preparations for the sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro are costing $175m and will see the plant in Michigan adding 500 jobs with a second shift in late summer. Facility enhancements include three new paint systems and two robotic framers which will allow better dimensional control.“With this investment in tooling and ...
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ArticleSKF supplying VW at Puebla
Mexico – The company is providing wheel hub and MacPherson suspension bearing units for the Golf VII. Deliveries started in the first quarter of 2015.The SKF factory is close to VW’s manufacturing site at Puebla and able to supply just-in-time deliveries at short notice. The company already provides bearing units ...
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ArticleTitan celebrates 40th anniversary
UK – Having developed out of Charles Lucas Engineering, a racing team from the 1960s, Titan has grown to become a supplier of components and engineering solutions to motorsport teams, niche car manufacturers and international automotive OEMs. The company reached its 40th anniversary earlier this month.“This was quite a gradual ...
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ArticleAudi progresses smart factory concept
Germany – The OEM says it has already implemented some intelligent production processes but will introduce further innovations in the coming years. Audi’s vision for the future, discussed at its recent annual shareholders meeting, encompasses collaborative robots, 3D printing and cars driven from the assembly line in piloted mode.An increasing ...
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ArticleKumho and Yokohama expand partnership
China/Japan – Discussions are underway about a start date for Kumho Tires to supply Yokohama with OE product later this year, plus the specifications and volumes required. The two companies already signed a memorandum of understanding in November 2013 for joint R&D of next-generation products.Kumho says the new deal will ...
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ArticleKWSP's 3D printing makes 1920s car parts
UK – Engineers from KW Special Projects (KWSP) in Brackley used their additive manufacturing capabilities and high-performance engineering experience to design and manufacture missing parts for the restoration of a 1927 Amilcar C6, based on a black-and-white photograph.The car had featured an extended selector housing, adapted from the original. Using ...
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ArticlePentastar V-6 output reaches 5m units
US – Available in three displacements, the engine is regarded as a workhorse for FCA; since the start of the year, 47% of the company’s vehicles have been sold with a Pentastar V-6. The milestone unit was produced earlier this month.The 3.6-litre and 3.2-litre displacements power the Jeep Cherokee, while ...
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ArticleGM to spend $1.2 billion at Fort Wayne
US – The funds will go towards upgrades and technology to improve the Indiana plant’s competitiveness in the assembly of light- and heavy-duty trucks. Beginning in June, the improvements are expected to take several years to complete.A new pre-treatment, electro-coating paint and sealing facility will be constructed, while the bodyshop ...
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ArticleMazda’s CX-5 surpasses 1m mark
Japan – The milestone vehicle rolled off the assembly line at the end of April, less than three years after the start of production. According to its maker, only the Mazda3 has reached the 1m figure faster.Mazda’s first-ever compact crossover was also the first production model with the complete range ...
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ArticleNissan’s Mexican output hits 10m mark
Mexico – The milestone comes almost five decades after the Japanese OEM started producing vehicles in the country and represents the efforts of three manufacturing facilities with a combined annual capacity of 800,000 units. The 10 millionth unit was a Nissan Sentra SR built at Aguascalientes A1 Plant for sale ...
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ArticleVW opens Changsha plant
China – The Shanghai-Volkswagen (SVW) factory in the south of the country has the capacity to produce 300,000 Volkswagen (VW) and Skoda vehicles per year, beginning with VW’s New Lavida. Changsha is the VW Group’s 119th facility worldwide and 20th in China.“China is not only the Volkswagen Group’s largest and ...
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ArticleScania Tucumán's $43m raises exports
Argentina – The truck-maker's investment over the past two years to boost the efficiency and output of its plant in the north of the country has resulted in component exports to Europe increasing by 600%.“Scania uses a global production system, so it's essential for us to keep the Tucumán facility ...
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ArticleHonda launches new SIMCenter in Ohio
US – The Simulation Innovation and Modeling Center (SIMCenter) is located in the Smith Laboratory at the College of Engineering, Ohio State University, and was funded by $5m from Honda R&D. The facility is focused on the R&D of new and improved computational engineering tools for vehicle design and manufacturing.Using ...
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ArticleGM to grow Bowling Green with $439m
US – The investment will be used to build a new 450,000 sq.m paintshop almost half the size of the existing plant in Kentucky. A groundbreaking event has already taken place and construction is scheduled to last two years from this summer. Chevrolet says the building work will not affect ...
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Article2016 Honda Pilot production begins
US – The vehicle is being made exclusively at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA). The eight-passenger SUV is fitted with a direct-injection i-VTEC V-6 engine.The new Pilot joins a refreshed Honda light-truck line-up which includes the CR-V and the newly launched HR-V crossover, the gateway model in Honda’s SUV/CUV offering. ...
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ArticlePorsche extends Blume’s contract
Germany – Although the OEM’s member of the executive board – Production and Logistics only joined the company in January 2013, he will start a new, five-year deal in January 2016.A mechanical engineer by training, Oliver Blume has 20 years of experience within the Volkswagen Group. At Audi, he was ...