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ArticleToyota taps landfill gas for green power
USA – Toyota will use gas generated from a landfill site close to its factory in Georgetown, Kentucky, to power vehicle production. The gas is created as the solid landfill waste breaks down. This is then captured in a network of wells and used to fuel electricity generators. The power ...
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ArticleSunderland’s automotive sector to grow in 2014
UK – There were a number of major investments made by Nissan, TRW and Gestamp in their Sunderland operations during 2013. Nissan invested £750m in a new model launch programme which will see the Note, Qashqai and electric powered LEAF models being produced in Sunderland. In addition, the Japanese OEM ...
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ArticleJLR installs solar panels at engine plant
UK – More than 21,000 photovoltaic panels, with a capacity of 5.8MW, have been fixed to the roof of the OEM’s new Engine Manufacturing Centre at i54 South Staffordshire, in what is claimed to be the largest array in the country.The system will generate over 30% of the facility’s energy ...
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WebinarAutodesk: A step towards a digital factory model
A factory changeover is the wrong time to identify interferences and issues with your factory layout. Problems at this stage can be expensive and lead to production delays. The solution is to create a single digital model of your factory, building upon familiar 2D layout techniques and adding 3D factory ...
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ArticleNesselhauf to lead DICV
India – Daimler Trucks announced three senior appointments effective from June 1. Erich Nesselhauf, currently head of Supplier Management and Logistics Trucks Asia India, will become managing director and CEO of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV). His predecessor, Marc Llistosella, will lead the reorganised Marketing, Sales and Aftersales, Trucks Asia ...
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ArticleWatch BMW making the i3
BMW has spent €400m on expanding its production plant in Leipzig so that its new, “born electric” models can be made in a simpler and more modern way than conventional vehicles. However, the innovation doesn't start there but at the OEM's JV in Moses Lake, US, which makes the carbon ...
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ArticleBridgestone starts work on Ulyanovsk Oblast plant
Russia – The facility is scheduled to become operational in the first half of 2016, when it will produce passenger car radial tyres, including winter tyres, for the Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Capacity is expected to reach 12,000 units per day by the second half of ...
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ArticleEnergia renovável para a fabricação
Aqui nós olhamos alguns exemplos de fontes de energia renováveis sendo adotadas por OEMs, o tipo de tecnologia utilizada para gerar energia, qual energia é utilizada, e os resultados na redução das emissõesNissan MéxicoNa América do Sul, Nissan México concluiu recentemente um projeto de energia inovador em Aguascalientes, uma fábrica ...
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Article制造业的可再生能源应用
这里有一些OEM制造商们利用可再生能源的实例，能源生成模式、能源用途、以及减少排放量的成果.日产墨西哥在南美洲，日产墨西哥的阿瓜斯卡连特斯(Aguascalientes)州1号制造厂，最近完成了一项创新能源项目，利用两种可再生能源来发电--风能和沼气。据日产墨西哥环境与能源部总经理Marco Antonio Ribera解释，该项目只是公司“日产绿色计划”的一部分。“日产绿色计划”涵盖四个战略范围，包括在所有材料的制造作业全过程以及使用生命周期内降低碳排放量。作为计划的一部分，公司已经在墨西哥的其他生产地点均制定了Ribera所说的“绿色可持续性方案”，包括CIVAC工厂成立环境教育中心，负责研究和设定关于提高环保成效的行动计划。在Morelos，从2008年到2012年，日产为政府的再造林计划捐赠树木。然而，按照Ribera的观点，阿瓜斯卡连特斯工厂的可再生能源项目是“直接推进日产绿色计划”的最佳典范，尤其是2013年“主要”沼气发电厂和风能发电厂(虽关系密切，但在日产场地之外)的发电量，以能够满足50%的能源总需求。沼气发电厂早先建立，自2012年1月起发电。Ribera说，整个过程包括从当地城市垃圾站提取甲烷，并作为发电厂的燃料进行收集储备。该方案另一个关键环节是建立一个新的长达4.2公里的“专用”电网，为汽车制造厂传输电力。风力发电厂项目则在一年之后的2013年1月启动，利用来自1,000公里以外墨西哥瓦哈卡州的风力来发电。风力发电厂共拥有35个涡轮机，为墨西哥国家电网发电，Ribera说“其中75%的供电量由日产获得使用”。“在墨西哥的汽车业，每辆汽车排放量为0.43吨二氧化碳。使用清洁能源，阿瓜斯卡连特斯1号工厂可以使每辆车减少0.17吨的二氧化碳排放量，超过了行业水平及所有雷诺-日产联盟旗下制造厂的最高水准”他补充道。这两个项目为工厂所有生产线提供能源。Ribera证实，2013年生产的187,000辆车的装配都使用了可再生能源，成为“日产打造全球顶级生产线的里程碑”。阿瓜斯卡连特斯1号工厂也循环使用所有污水和固体垃圾。Ribero强调说，采用可再生能源帮助公司“显著降低”二氧化碳排放，减少柴油燃烧1680万吨。“通常需要3060万棵树木吸收燃料燃烧中排放的二氧化碳”Ribero说道。“日产在全球范围内拥有诸多采用可再生能源的例子，从英国当地风能发电厂到西班牙、美国和日本各地的光伏电站。墨西哥的独特之处在于，它是唯一能利用废物和风能发电提供50%的工厂用电的发电厂，如阿瓜斯卡连特斯1号工厂，”他补充道。西亚特2013年即将结束之际，作为西班牙汽车公司旗下西亚特汽车持续投入环保计划的一部分，公司完成了一项宏伟计划，即在Martorell生产基地建设六个太阳能光伏电站，每年共发电1500万千瓦清洁能源。作为SEAT al Sol项目的一部分，公司共安装了53,000块太阳能电池板，包括工房屋顶和整车临时存储区屋顶，总占地超过276,000平米。达到1060万瓦的额定功率，负责公司“Ecomotive汽车厂”方案的项目经理 Javier Bigas肯定说，“SEAT al Sol项目，是当前汽车行业十佳最大的光伏电厂”。“SEAT al Sol构成西亚特Ecomotive汽车厂的一部分。一个项目拥有几个目的，其中包括到2018年为止，我们工厂二氧化碳排放量减少至25%，与大众集团保持一致。”Bigas补充道。宝马欧洲地区另一个成功的项目，就是宝马莱比锡工厂安装了风力涡轮机，尽管仍远低于西亚特项目的规模。几年来，公司运用这套设备生产了 X1车型和1-系列五门车型，以及双门跑车和敞篷版变体车型。在2011年，公司开始限制产量，进行宝马ActiveE电动车车队测试。这是一款基于1-系列汽车的全电动汽车。在圆满完成起步运行之后，2013年在莱比锡对i3款和i8款汽车开始批量生产--这两款“面向未来的车”具有别样驾驶概念和前所未有的轻量型车身构造。然而，公司公关部经理Jochen Müller解释道，公司继续这种可持续战略的关键因素之一，是运用可再生能源生产可持续电动车的渴望，而“不只是把二氧化碳的排放从道路上转移到工厂里。”“我们从这四个风力涡轮机里获得的能源，比我们在莱比锡工厂生产宝马i款汽车所需的能源还要多。能源并没有流向公用电网，仅在厂子里，”Müller说道。公司在2013年安装四个恩德公司的风力涡轮机，总共产出1000万瓦的电能，每年发电26千兆瓦时。宝马说，这个数额“超过今后生产电动车所需的能源”。涡轮机主要投资商级运营商WPD能源公司，是德国著名风力发电厂设计和开发公司。涡轮机产出的所有电能都直接用于莱比锡工厂的生产，并通过“中央电力供应设备”分配到工厂基地，而不是流入国家电网。风力涡轮机大约满足工厂所需电力总量的20%，这意味着每当电动车生产线暂时停用，产生的能源会转移用于其它生产线。大众在地球的另一侧，大众汽车宣称，他们选择田纳西州的查塔努加作为新的制造厂，而这将是世界上第一个获得LEED白金认证的汽车生产厂。为实现该目的，他们把环境可持续性设计标准贯穿到“工厂的每一个领域”。按照LEED要求，可再生能源的供应量应达到工厂12.5%的能源消耗。因此，和美国一家太阳能开发运营公司Silicon Ranch合作，开设安装太阳能光伏发电装置。“对大众而言，Silicon Ranch拥有并经营太阳能发电厂，负责把产出的电能卖给大众公司。我们的大众太阳能发电厂是田纳西最大的私有太阳能发电厂” Silicon Ranch公司总裁兼首席执行官Matt Kisber说道。“太阳能发电站使用光伏板发电，能源通过变电所注入大众公司的供电系统，为整个生产厂供电，”Kisber说道。
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ArticleRenewable energy for manufacturing
Andrew Williams looks at examples of renewable energy sources being adopted by OEMs, the type of technology used to generate power and the emissions reduction resultsNissan MexicoAn innovative energy project has recently been completed by Nissan Mexico at its Aguascalientes 1 manufacturing plant, which generates power from two separate renewable ...
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ArticleEnergías renovables para la fabricación
A continuación repasamos algunos ejemplos de fuentes de energía renovables que están siendo adoptadas por los OEM, el tipo de tecnología que se utiliza para generar energía, en que se utiliza la energía generada, y los resultados en la reducción de las emisionesNissan MéxicoEn América del Sur, Nissan México ha ...
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ArticleDaimler acquires lithium-ion battery manufacturers
Germany – The vehicle-maker will become the sole owner of Li-Tec Battery and Deutsche ACCUmotive after buying all of the shares held by Evonik (50.1% and 10% respectively). Details of the acquisition have not been released. Daimler and Evonik previously collaborated on developing the serial production of lithium-ion battery cells ...
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ArticleHankook’s Ventus S1 evo2 set for BMW 4-Series Coupe
Germany – The UHP tyre will be fitted as original equipment after Hankook was selected by BMW as a supplier for its new model. The tyres will be provided in size 225/50 R 17 W.The 4-Series Coupe will be the sixth BMW model to be produced with Hankook tyres, after ...
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Daihatsu announces new COPEN technology
Japan – The structure of the updated COPEN, called the ‘D-Frame’, will consist of an advanced framework of resin outer body panels, providing rigidity but also freedom of materials and design. The DRESSFORMATION interior and exterior components can be selected by customers to suit their preferences.The new-concept D-Frame chassis, with ...
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ArticleContiTech buys Inotec and PTG
Germany – The two companies, which are long-time suppliers to the tyre manufacturer, have expertise in blow-moulding technology. Continental says the acquisition will create a new technology centre for its blow-molding business, complementing the in-house machine and plant engineering team at ContiMachinery.“The market for plastic charge-air hoses and clean-air hoses ...
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ArticleAutomated welding tip & gas nozzle changer
Carl Cloos claims that its SpareMatic tool eliminates non-productive time on robot-welding systems, caused by replacing worn welding components. Using an automatic, operator-free process the changer replaces the wearing parts of the torch with new ones. The company says an integrated torch cleaner and measurement module offer improved welding results ...
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ArticleHigh-volume production hydroforming press
A new four-column hydroforming press system designed for running high-volume production and reducing cycle times has been introduced by Interlaken Technology.The company says it offers this new hydroforming press system in clamp forces from 250 to 5,000 tons. It features multi-channel closed loop control system which can be programmed to ...
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ArticleNew solid wire bulk packaging
ESAB says its new Jumbo Marathon Pac 2 is a GMAW bulk wire drum system suitable for continuous, high-volume welding applications.The company claims this wire drum system features an all-new de-coiling system that reduces feeding stops for continuous, trouble-free operation. Available in an “endless” version to form a continuous, in-line ...
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ArticleZF stops making six-speed automatic transmission
Germany – The last such transmission for passenger cars, in this case a Jaguar model, rolled off the assembly line at the company’s Saarbrücken plant earlier this month, bringing the total to more than 7m produced over the past 13 years.The six-speed automatic transmission entered into production in 2001. Michael ...
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MMPC acquires old Ford site at Santa Rosa
The Philippines – The 21-hectare manufacturing plant in the Greenfield Automotive Park will enable Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC) to relocate from its existing 18-hectare facility in Cainta. The acquisition is part of the Japanese parent company’s strategy to boost sales and production capacity up to the end of fiscal ...