All articles by AMS – Page 14
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ArticleValmet starts building battery test centre
Germany - Valmet is upping its game in the battery field for electric vehicles
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ArticleAcura Marysville, Ohio
An inside look at production of the second-generation Acura NSX in Marysville, Ohio
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ArticleBMW doubles battery production capacity
US - BMW has doubled its battery production capacity at its Spartanburg plant
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ArticleRöchling Automotive opens new Slovakia plant
Slovakia - The new plant will be used to make a variety of different components for Daimler, JLR and PSA.
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ArticleE-mobility: who, what, where and when...
An overview of the latest global developments in the development and production of electric vehicles and the technology in them
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ArticleGM to make new engine in Tonawanda
US - The 6.2-litre V8 engine will be used in the new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
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ArticleContinental opens new powertrain plant in Wuhu
Continental will make a range of components for powertrains at its new facility in Wuhu, China
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ArticleSuppliers partner to enable high-volume 3D printing
Germany - Covestro and Carbon are hoping to make 3D printing applicable for mass volume applications
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ArticleFCA starts building BEV production line
Italy - The highly automated line will be used to make the Fiat 500 BEV
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ArticleVolkswagen Group starts producing new gearbox
Spain - Around 450,000 units of the new gearbox will be made of the new MQ281 gearbox
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ArticleValmet expands production at Uusikaupunki
Finland - A new production line is being installed to speed up production and increase flexibility
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Articlethyssenkrupp invests in advanced forging line
Germany - thyssenkrupp will make front axles for trucks and crankshafts on the new forging line
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ArticleAkzoNobel to expand Changzhou plant
China - The supplier is investing in new production lines for its powder coatings plant
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ArticleBMW Dingolfing
BMW makes batteries and electric motors at its Dingolfing plant, as well as the 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Series models. The company’s electrified vehicle sales increased by 40% during 2018 when compared to 2017.
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ArticleGestamp starts production in Slovakia
Slovakia - Gestamp has started making aluminium components for JLR at its new Slovakia plant
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ArticleMercedes starts GLC production at Bremen
Germany - The latest generation of the Mercedes-Benz GLC is now being made at the company’s Bremen plant
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NewsOpel to build new Astra in two Europe plants
Italy - The new Opel Astra will be built in Germany and potentially the UK, depending on the outcome of Brexit
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EquipmentChipbreaker software
Citizen LFV chipbreaking technology LFV (low frequency vibration) chipbreaking technology has been incorporated into the 12-axis, 25mm capacity Cincom D25-VIII CNC sliding-headstock turn-mill centre, says Citizen Machinery. The company claims this enhances the lathe’s production flexibility and efficiency when turning difficult-to-chip materials such as copper, plastics and ...
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EquipmentCompliant deburring blade
ATI compliant deburring blade ATI Industrial Automation says its new Compliant Deburring Blade (CDB), offers pneumatic control and an articulated design that allows the contact force to be adjusted for specific applications. The company claims the tool is suited to light and medium deburring, chamfering, and scraping ...
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EquipmentIndustrial sensors
Pepperl+Fuchs R1 IO link sensors Pepperl+Fuchs says it has extended its portfolio to include reduction factor 1 sensors with IO-Link. The company says that standard inductive sensors can only detect non-ferrous metal targets at reduced switching distances. This is because reduction factors can vary from one ...