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ArticleExpanded Metal buys new equipment
UK – The company has made a multimillion-pound investment in the latest metal expanding machines, ancillary processing machinery, storage and systems at its Hartlepool plant.The new equipment is already being used to make the company’s Exmesh Automotive range. Expanded Metal says these expanded metal and micro-mesh products are becoming “increasingly ...
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ArticleScania Oskarshamn now using new paintshop
Sweden – Housed in a five-storey building with a total area of 5,000 sq.m, the priming facility will enable production to increase from 60,000 to 80,000 truck cabs per year; Scania says SEK 400m ($49m) has been invested.The facility has a low environmental impact owing to its powder coating method, ...
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ArticleMitsubishi Okazaki hits 5m milestone
Japan – An Outlander PHEV was the 5 millionth vehicle produced since 1977 at the facility near Nagoya. The milestone unit was presented to Yasuhiro Uchida, mayor of Okazaki City, for use as a four-wheel-drive emergency vehicle during natural disasters.Located next to Mitsubishi’s global R&D centre, the 425,000 sq.m Okazaki ...
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ArticleBelt conveyor preheating oven
Grieve Corporation has introduced No. 827, a 400°F electric belt conveyor oven, currently in use for preheating automotive fabric panels at a customer’s facility.Workloads travel on top of a 30” wide, mesh Teflon-coated fiberglass conveyor belt with 1/4 HP motor drive, variable speed from 0.5 to 10 feet per ...
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ArticleRotary table workstation for laser marking
FOBA says it has introduced two laser marking workstations with 2-position rotary tables for the processing of geometrically complex work pieces of varying sizes and small and large batches of parts. The automated laser class 1 rotary table workstations M2000-R and M3000-R come with a programmable Z-axis and a 2-position ...
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ArticleFaurecia inaugurates seating plant at Wentzville
US – The $13m facility in Missouri, which started production in September, will support the component supplier’s GM business by making seats for the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon truck lines.In establishing its new, 81,844 sq.ft manufacturing site, Faurecia partnered with the Department of Economic Development and local institutions to ...
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ArticleWelding trainer for robot programmers
Virtual Welding Robotics from Fronius is now available to instructors to assist the training of robot programmers. The system shows the user whether they have programmed the robot correctly or if the welding torch was handled in the right way, says the company. A virtual instructor provides specific instructions as ...
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Article2-D barcode reading
Cognex has introduced its PowerGrid technology, a texture-based location algorithm that, the company says, takes an inside-out approach to reading 2-D matrix and Direct Part Mark (DPM) codes. While conventional feature-based algorithms start by locating the finder pattern, PowerGrid technology looks for a pattern of alternating light and dark modules ...
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ArticleExtended fieldbus options for drives
New fieldbus options provide drives’ users with fast, accurate control of processes as well as access to large amounts of data on how the process is behaving, say ABB. Its latest variable-speed drives offer two option slots for fieldbus modules. These modules can be of different types, allowing, for example, ...
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ArticleMulti-tasking machining centre
Yamazaki Mazak’s new INTEGREX i-100S multi-tasking machine, features a large machining area with compact ergonomic design. The company claims it is capable of machining both round and square workpieces from raw material with just one set up, one machine and one operator. It is also equipped with a BARTAC S ...
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ArticleDriving UK automotive growth
Sustained investment by global vehicle and component manufacturers, the local authorities and the government, has helped Sunderland to become a key carmaking hub in the UKLeading the UK’s new, sustainable, export-led car industry is Nissan at Sunderland. Long hailed as the most productive car manufacturing Facility in the UK, the ...
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ArticleCleaning baskets & workpiece holders
Metallform says it designs cleaning baskets with the latest CAD technology, which allows for the optimal positioning of the parts in the workpiece holder. This allows for the selective treatment of bore holes and undercuts without affecting any sensitive areas.The minimised contact area between the part and basket reduces the ...
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ArticleSingle robot coating cell concept
The new J-Hive coating cell enables the complete painting of a car body by a single robot, claims Geico. The octagonal spray booth allows the car body to rotate enabling the painting of the interior and exterior surfaces; with the movement of the body on the conveyor system controlled by ...
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ArticleLightweight leaf spring
A fibre-reinforced composite leaf spring based on the polyurethane matrix resin Loctite MAX 2 from Henkel is being used in the chassis of the new Volvo XC90. In its alliance with Benteler-SGL to develop large-scale production of a composite leaf spring for Volvo Cars, Henkel has contributed its process know-how ...
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ArticlePre-harnessed energy chain system
igus says its readychain speed pre-harnessed energy chain system is ready to fit directly onto a machine without the need for specialist tools. This system is a single unit and as such can be exchanged quickly, reducing machinery downtime, claims the company. It can accommodate different connections for fibre optic, ...
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WebinarAIDA: SERVO Technology – Future trends and state-of-the-art equipment for sheet metal forming
This new strategic technology is designed to take the stamping industry to the next level. The key is the high torque/low RPM servo motors designed and built by AIDA specifically for stamping press applications. Connected directly to the crank, these servo motors provide the precise accuracy and reliability you expect ...
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Mazda announces new ‘bio-based’ engineering plastic
Japan – In collaboration with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, the OEM has developed ‘Mazda Biotechmaterial’ for vehicle exterior design parts. Derived from plants, the new plastic is designed to minimise environmental impact, primarily by reducing the consumption of petroleum resources and cutting CO2 emissions.The material can be dyed, reducing emissions of ...
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ArticleSouth-Eastern success
Turbulent politics aside, tiger economies such as Thailand and Indonesia are seeing further auto growthThe tigerish automotive markets of South-East Asia have not been quite so rampant in 2014 as the turbulent politics of its two leading vehicle-producing countries, Thailand and Indonesia, put a downer on the industry. Thailand’s politics ...
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ArticleVauxhall Ellesmere Port hits 5m mark
UK – The OEM started building compact cars at its Cheshire plant in 1964, bearing responsibility for all Viva models, the Chevette and all six Astra models from 1982. An average of 100,000 units have left the plant in each of the last 50 years.The first Viva HA rolled off ...
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ArticleFord Bridgend installs wind turbine
UK – The 77 metre-high turbine, owned by AGR Renewables, will supply energy directly to the engine plant in Wales, providing as much as 1,700MWh per annum and reducing carbon emissions by up to 420 tonnes.Ian Pearson, Bridgend plant manager, said: “The installation of the new wind turbine demonstrates our ...