All articles by AMS – Page 37
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ArticleHonda India two-wheeler production boost
India – The addition of a fourth assembly line at Honda’s Narsapura plant will add another 600,000 units capacity, increasing the facility’s annual production capacity to 2.4m units. This latest expansion increases Honda 2Wheelers India’s total annual production capacity to 6.4 million units from its four plants.With this capacity expansion ...
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ArticleAutonomous mobile platform
Modular, scalable and re-configurable, Comau claims its Agile1500 automated guided vehicle (AGV) can carry up to 1,500kg with a maximum speed of 1.7m/s. The company says this new AGV can be utilised in core operations including just-in-time and just-in-sequence production, as well as in-factory logistics.The AGV features an integrated laser ...
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ArticleDigital documentation
Dürr claims its EcoDocu smart documentation system simplifies commissioning, operation, and maintenance in a paint shop. The company says that until recently the technical documentation for a paint shop took up around 150 ring binders, but now EcoDocu stores this information digitally on a data carrier so that it is ...
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ArticleNew booster lubrication treatment
Prime Lubrication Treatment (PLT) a booster lubricant, has been launched by Tata Steel. Developed in conjunction with the Netherlands-based Coil Coating Technologies (CCT) the company says PLT offers improved press performance of GI steels when compared to those treated with standard conventional oil, and enables manufacturers to move away from ...
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ArticleEnhanced productivity series CMM
The Global S measuring solution is the first in an Enhanced Productivity Series (EPS) that draws upon the range of smart technologies developed by Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence. These include user experience adaptations, enhanced software and advanced eco-friendly options. The company says EPS utilises these technologies to simplify tasks related to ...
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ArticleOut now: Industry 4.0
Welcome to the revolution – the Industry 4.0 concept becomes a realityWhile the OEMs and tier suppliers are certainly embracing this latest industrial revolution and furthering its adoption, other important organisations are driving the ongoing development of the concept and the technology. In this AMS special supplement we highlight some ...
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ArticleSimulation tools for hot-forming aluminium
Using advanced simulation tools, AP&T and ESI say they have implemented several virtual models that reflect the process for hot forming of high-strength aluminium (AA6xxx and AA7xxx). The simulations have been compared to the results of real tests performed at AP&T’s R&D facilities in Ulricehamn, Sweden, and the outcome shows ...
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ArticleWelding processes for manufacturing battery packs
Amada Miyachi Europe says it offers a range of resistance and laser welding capabilities for manufacturing battery packs for hybrid and electric vehicles. These include six laser welding technologies, four resistance welding technologies and micro-arc welding (also known as pulse-arc). The company says its application experts can recommend the right ...
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ArticleNew development for chamfering process
Liebherr claims that its ChamferCut technology removes the need for additional machining following chamfering. The company says that as the exact chamfer shape is generated during chamfering, there is no effect on the material structure. An optimal starting point is created for the downstream hard gear finishing, through grinding or ...
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ArticleNew entry level turning centre
The Tornos product development team have re-engineered the kinematics of the company’s popular Swiss DT 13 turning centre resulting in the launch of the new Swiss DT 26. The company says the new 5-axis turning centre features two C-axes and has a larger working envelope to enhance operator visibility and ...
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ArticleRupp steps up at Porsche Leipzig
Germany – Taking over as Chair of the Executive Board at the factory from July 1, Gerd Rupp will succeed Siegfried Bülow, who is retiring from his full-time role with Porsche. Before moving to Leipzig, Rupp spent seven years as Head of Toolmaking for Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, and previously worked ...
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ArticleCompact tomography technology
TomoScope technology is now available in a new compact format says Werth. The company claims its new TomoScope XS combines many advantages of various machine classes. It features a transmission tube with a monoblock design that produces a small focal spot even at high X-ray power, which it’s claimed allows ...
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ArticleCustomised dual-clutch and control modules
BorgWarner says it is supplying Great Wall Motors’ (GWM) with its customised DualTronic clutch and control modules. These will be used in GWM’s self-developed wet dual-clutch transmission (wet DCT) and feature in models such as the recently launched WEY.The DualTronic clutch module uses two wet clutches to engage the even ...
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ArticleAngle heads for machining centres
Designed for heavy milling, deep drilling and tapping operations, Heimatec says its new line of angle heads feature twin or double twin sets of matched angular contact bearings plus a rear radial support bearing, to offer maximum stability in use.The company says all the gears on these angle heads have ...
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New shot blast turbines
A new generation of blast turbines specifically designed for shot blasting aluminum components has been developed by Walther Trowal. Because of its lower density the impact energy of aluminum media on the work pieces is considerably lower compared to other blast media.To offset this limitation the company developed turbines with ...
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ArticleCorrosion resistance process
Federal-Mogul Powertrain claims it has developed a new process for ranking the corrosion resistance of cylinder liner materials that will enable it to supply more durable components for challenging applications. By enabling direct comparison of different materials and coating processes, the new test methodology allows material development to be specifically ...
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ArticleRideable materials lift
Wildeck has introduced a new hydraulically-operated rideable material lift (RML) that it says allows authorised personnel to safely travel with their material between levels. Standard car size is 6.0ft. x 6.0ft. x 80 inches H, and lifting capacity is 2,500 lbs., including rider. Standard top lifting height is 14ft. (GND ...
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ArticleSafety lock for moveable machinery guards
Equipped with two Output Safety Switching Devices (OSSDs), SICK says its TR10 Lock is a type 4 device (EN ISO 14119) and offers a choice of universally-coded or unique-coded variants. The unique-coded variant accepts only previously taught-in actuators, which means it has a high coding level and therefore removes the ...
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ArticleVR digital design solutions tool
Destaco says its Accelerate Vision Virtual Reality (VR) digital design solutions tool has been designed to work in the production of its Accelerate Collection end effector components, which can be assembled into custom solutions for most pressroom stamping applications.By using this digital design tool at the beginning of the design ...
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ArticleThe latest wear plate
Hardox 500 Tuf is tough enough to perform as a structural material in heavy-duty dump bodies, containers and buckets, claims SSAB. The company says WearCalc and TippCalc calculations based on sliding wear with granite indicate that this material has 85-100% longer service life compared to Hardox 400.SSAB says it has ...