All articles by AMS – Page 20
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ArticleDyson to build EV plant
Singapore - The company has announced plans to make its first electric car at a new plant in Singapore. According to a memo that was sent to staff by chief executive Jim Rowan, the location has been chosen due to its proximity to “high-growth markets” and availability of skilled workers. ...
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ArticleAudi uses AI in press shop
Germany - The company has worked with the production technology division of the equipment and metal forming technology competence center to develop software that automatically recognises and marks cracks in sheet metal parts in a matter of seconds. It is currently being tested at Audi's factory in Ingolstadt, but could ...
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ArticleWolfsburg plant makes SEAT Tarraco
Germany - Volkswagen's Wolfsburg plant has started making the SUV, which is based on the MQB platform. This marks the first time in 20 years that the facility will make a model without the VW badge, the last of which was the SEAT Arosa in 1998."The car was completely designed ...
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ArticleGAC Mitsubishi makes engines
China - The company has started making its 4B4 and 4J1 engines at a new plant in Changsha, Hunan. These were previously imported from Japan before being dropped into the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross SUV and the Outlander SUV.The engine plant has an annual production capacity of 200,000 units, and according ...
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ArticleMagna opens seat facility
Czech Republic - The supplier recently started making seats at its new plant in Chomutov, which is located in north west of the country. It is being used to provide seating in various configurations for a number of BMW models."This is a big win for our employees as well as ...
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ArticleFord names VP of manufacturing
US - John Savona has been appointed vice president of North American manufacturing. He is now responsible for the company's entire production footprint across the country, which consists of over 30 plants."John has nearly 30 years of experience in Ford manufacturing, having held leadership positions in many of our manufacturing ...
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ArticleMazda appoints new R&D VP
Japan - Hajime Seikaku has been named the new vice president of Mazda's European Research & Development Centre, which is located in Oberursel, Germany. He was previously working at Mazda's vehicle development division in Japan."Mr. Seikaku brings a wealth of vehicle development expertise and knows the requirements and preferences of ...
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ArticleMAN prepares for electric buses
Poland - The commercial vehicle maker is readying its plant in Starachowice, which is located in the south east, for the mass production of its Lion's City E buses in 2020. Work is expected to be fully completed in 2021, and will cost around €27.4m (US$31.41m).MAN has not revealed details ...
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ArticleMaruti Suzuki takes on 362 students
India - The company's Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM) has welcomed its second batch of 362 students, after recording 100% placement for the first 254 in June 2018. JIM is located at Ganpat University in Mehsana, Gujarat."Growing skill gap is a crucial challenge faced by young India," said A. K. ...
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ArticleVauxhall builds 250,000th Vivaro
UK - The OEM recently hit the milestone at its Luton plant, where it has been making the second generation Vivaro since 2014."As a British brand since 1903, we are very proud to celebrate this milestone at our Luton manufacturing plant and handover the landmark vehicle to BT Fleet Solutions, ...
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ArticleGAC Mitsubishi produces electric SUV
China - The model, which is called the Eupheme EV, is now rolling off lines at the company's plant in Changsha, Hunan. It is currently available to buy in twelve cities across China, with additional locations to be introduced shortly.Mitsubishi Motors CEO Osamu Masuko commented: "The launch of Eupheme EV ...
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ArticleNovares extends production footprint
Serbia - The supplier has increased the size of its factory in Zrenjanin by a third. It is used to make complex plastics components for the automotive industry, including exterior and interior parts, body trims and engine parts."Zrenjanin site has proven excellent performance and quality records and this extension is ...
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ArticleSEAT plant starts Audi A1 production
Spain - The compact car is now being made at the SEAT plant in Martorell, which is located about half an hour from Barcelona. It was previously made at Audi's plant in Brussels."Over the last years, the Martorell plant with its highly qualified employees has produced our Audi Q3 and ...
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ArticleVW hits SUV production milestone
US - The 100,000th Volkswagen Atlas has been made at the company's Chattanooga plant in Tennessee, just a year after it started making the model. This comes soon after VW achieved record sales for its SUVs."Our objective for the Atlas has been to assemble an SUV in America for Americans ...
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ArticleMitsubishi to boost Bekasi plant output
Indonesia - The company has decided to increase capacity at its manufacturing facility in Bekasi, primarily to keep up with rising demand for its Xpander crossover MPV. It can currently make around 115,000 units of the model though hopes to top 160,000 by fiscal year 2020, with the number of ...
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ArticleMercedes builds battery facility
US - The OEM recently held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is located seven miles from the Mercedes-Benz Cars plant, which produced around 300,000 units in 2017, in order to support the production of electric SUVs under the EQ brand."The widely export oriented Mercedes-Benz plant ...
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ArticleNew 5-axis horizontal machining centre
The HF 3500 is a new model to Heller’s 5-axis, horizontal-spindle machining centre range. The company says this machine is intended for 5-sided or simultaneous 5-axis dynamic machining of medium to large batches of complex prismatic parts, ranging from small workpieces to heavier components up to the 550kg maximum table ...
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ArticlePersonal protection equipment
DuPont says it now offers Tychem garments, including gloves, to help provide workers with the protection required in hazardous environments. To enable users to select the correct garments and gloves appropriate to chemical exposure hazards the company now has its SafeSPEC personal protective equipment (PPE) selector tool. The Tychem gloves ...
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ArticleHigh-strength tool steel
Deutsche Edelstahlwerke (DEW) says it has developed the hot work tool steel Thermodur 2383 Supercool for press hardening applications such as those used in the automotive industry.The company claims this tool steel in quenched and tempered condition, offers a higher thermal conductivity of 44 W/(mK) at 100°C. As such a ...
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ArticleSkoda makes 250,000th Kodiaq
Czech Republic - The OEM has hit the milestone after delivering over 100,000 units of the Kodiaq SUV to customers between January and August 2018."Given that we only presented the Skoda Kodiaq two years ago, reaching a figure of 250,000 vehicles produced is an enormous achievement," stated Michael Oeljeklaus, Skoda's ...