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ArticleFCA Warren’s new press comes online
US – The vehicle-maker invested $63m to update the capabilities of its 65-year-old Michigan plant with the latest stamping technology, which will increase capacity by up to 12,000 hits per day or around 3.6m parts per year. Until now, the most modern press line at Warren Stamping Plant was more ...
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ArticleFibre lasers for industrial marking
Featuring newly developed scan head technology and modular design, FOBA claims its Y-Series fibre laser marking systems provide integration capability and application flexibility. The company says the scan head built-in vision system, for in-process imaging, combines validation and verification prior to and directly after laser marking.FOBA says the Y-Series offers ...
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ArticleSubtractive or additive manufacturing?
We all know that improving process productivity is one of the primary means for automotive plants to reduce costs. However, after decades of lean manufacturing initiatives, CI and Kaizen events, most are finding that there’s not much fat left on the bone.It therefore boils down to technology to make the ...
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ArticleMagnet bonding adhesive
3M says it has developed a new magnet bonding adhesive system designed for bonding permanent magnets to rotors and stators in high-efficiency permanent magnet (PM) electric motors.The company says its AU-205 system combines a modified structural epoxy adhesive with a thickness control system, configured in a low-tack double-sided tape product. ...
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ArticleNissan Sunderland commits to EV batteries
UK – The OEM is investing £26.5m ($38.2m) to secure continued production at its lithium-ion facility, where 300 people are employed in manufacturing, maintenance and engineering. Nissan Sunderland has been making electric vehicles (EVs) since 2013, receiving £420m of investment for the purpose.Referencing global sales for the Leaf of 200,000, ...
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ArticleNissan Sunderland's quest for quality
The OEM's highly utilised plant in the UK has incorporated the premium Infiniti Q30 into its existing line-upAs a seal of approval goes for a hardworking factory, it doesn’t get much more convincing than this: the allocation of a premium model. That was the accolade won by Nissan’s Sunderland, UK, ...
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- 追求质量
日产桑德兰是利用率非常高的工厂，成功将高端Infiniti Q30引入现有生产线 工厂以其努力获得了批准，但是比这更令人振奋的是：获得高端车生产资格。这就是英国桑德兰日产在2012年所获得的荣誉，当时雷诺-日产联盟宣布将要制造紧凑型高端品牌，Infiniti。现在，工厂经历2.5亿英镑（约合3.591美元）的投资之后，新添了汽车车体修理厂，扩建了装配线，第一批Q30掀背式汽车正在进军欧洲、美国和中国。一个更强劲、时髦的跨界车QX30，将于2016年初闪亮登场，使Infiniti能够在新款车领域中竞争。预计，这两款车型的销量推动工厂每年生产60,000辆。 日产桑德兰是一种现象。从1986年初出茅庐之后，工厂稳步发展，现在每年生产50万辆汽车，是英国总产量的三分之一。工厂有6,700名员工，每小时制造115辆汽车，每天工作24小时，这是欧洲最具生产力的工厂。这里生产Juke B-SUV, Note B-MPV, Leaf电动车和Qashqai C-SUV— 真正的明星。第二代逍客成为销量最高的英国产汽车，从2014年1月生产开始以来的19个月里，共销售50万辆。 除此之外，桑德兰还获得了生产高端汽车的荣誉。12月份，AMS访问时，日产首席绩效官Trevor Mann说，“Q30是桑德兰的荣誉 — 由于欧洲总体产能过剩，所以工厂对每个车都要进行精心而艰苦的战斗。” “十年前…我们没有能力制造这部车(Q 30)，但是我们现在的机器完全能够跟上现代时尚的需求” – Colin Lawther, Nissan 然而，引入Infiniti Q30还有一些问题。其中一个问题是，桑德兰要经过评判，看是否适合加入美国、日本和中国制造Infiniti的队伍中。在2013年，这当然不适合，尽管工厂已经开始有所行动。正如日产公司负责制造、供应链和欧洲采购的总裁Colin Lawther所说的，在Infiniti生产评估系统（IPES）的5分中，工厂需要打上4.5分以上。经过评估，当时得分3.5。 第二大问题就是，Infiniti不能在雷诺-日产平台上制造，而是使用Mercedes MFA平台，这是A-级系列专用平台，尤其是制造GLA紧凑SUV。这个问题很快在日产和梅赛德斯的差别上显示出来。Lawther说，对于不同的压胶机，喷漆厂需要不同的机器人，装配上的差别就更大了。 日产桑德兰生产的首批Q30与QX30 这个车型拥有铝质发动机罩，这是工厂第一次在汽车上使用这种金属。制造中为了车身的安全因素，还使用了超高强度钢。 变薄的车门密封条，以及随之变薄的凸缘需要新的焊接方法，因此桑德兰以250,000英镑的价格购买了激光焊接机械，制造车门。 Infiniti的汽车车体修理厂是100%自动化，两班制，每班10个工人。 车体外板的皱纹需要5个冲压模，而日产汽车需要4个。外板并不是在日产冲压车间里制造的，而是由地方供应商Gestamp和Unipress提供（模具等投资就用去2.5亿英镑中的一半）；或者从戴姆勒公司运来，一同运来的还有发动机室、底框梁和后地板。 综合Q30，Juke和Note公司有一个大胆的决定，就是在相对较低的Nissan ...
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ArticleRenault Maubeuge makes 1m Kangoos
France – The milestone second-generation vehicle, destined for Japan, was added to the total of around 3.2m units of both generations to have been made since 1998. The model was redesigned in 2007 and is now produced in four versions: the Kangoo Compact, Kangoo Express, Kangoo Maxi and the electric ...
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ArticleUpgraded portable measuring arm range
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence has launched a new addition to the ROMER Absolute Arm portable coordinate measuring machine (CMM) range. The company claims the new 77 Series arm offers around 20% better scanning accuracy and 15% better touch-probe measurement accuracy than the existing 75 Series.Available in five sizes from 2.5m to ...
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ArticleCompact machining centre
MAG has introduced its new Boehringer 221/226 Cx series, which it claims is designed for machining the new generation of crankshafts and offers higher milling performance for harder materials.The company says this series of machining centres offers simplified operation and maintenance, as well as a compact, modular design. The Cx ...
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ArticleInvesting in North Africa
Will this region be the next big growth area for automotive production, or will political unrest get in the way?When Renault-Nissan announced its new factory in Morocco and production of the Dacia Dokker and Lodgy began in earnest, there were suggestions that this would herald the emergence of a full-scale ...
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- 投资北非
北非会是汽车制造业崛起的下一站吗？ 雷诺-日产宣布迫不及待要在摩洛哥新建工厂，生产Dacia Dokker和Lodgy，就有人预言，称这将盘活整个北非汽车业。这个地区早已坐落各种工厂，位欧洲装配厂提供电子线束。大部分生产都在埃及和突尼斯。阿拉伯之春使埃及汽车业的发展出现停滞，低产量全散件装配不得不回到过去的生产和增长水平。线束供应还在继续，但是有些已经中断，一些欧洲工厂不得不加大库存。 早在突尼斯和巴黎恐怖袭击之前，北非就有迹象会发展壮大。雷诺公司在墨西哥大力投资，毫无疑问是想转移营业方向，对国际投资的政治态度以及就业机会都带出法国；而PSA公司已经宣布计划，要追随雷诺到摩洛哥建厂。雷诺公司已经在阿尔及利亚开设工厂：PSA预计也会到这里来。本文就是通过仔细研究这些细节，探讨最近发生的地缘政治和恐怖注意动向对方兴未艾的北非汽车业会有什么影响。 Renault has plants in Algeria and Morocco 雷诺阿尔及利亚2014年末，雷诺在阿尔及利亚海岸线的奥兰（Oran）开了一家小型工厂。阿尔及利亚（通过两次投资分别获得34%和17%的股份）拥有工厂的51%的股份，雷诺公司占有49%股份。雷诺品牌是该国的龙头企业，大约占有27%的市场份额：达契亚(Dacia)位于第三，标致（Peugeot）位于第二。随着市场不断成熟，法国各品牌在该国的生产不断有条理，现代汽车市场逐渐想成。 该国的汽车所有率为每1,000人拥有130辆汽车（大约是欧洲所有率的四分之一），汽车销量增长的空间很大：事实上，该国一些雷诺经销商已经表示，每年能够出售25,000辆非常看好，甚至认为到2019年会达到75,000辆销售目标，而且还无法满足需求，尤其是像Hyundai这些品牌的投资会刺激需求。在该国生产汽车，保持市场地位，减少进口，是得到政府政策支持的。 第一个在阿尔及利亚制造的车型是Symbol，是在Dacia Logan生产的；初期的生产是对罗阿尼亚进口来的半散件进行装配，但有些塑料零部件和座椅来自地方供应商。不远的将来，工厂会增加喷漆和一些车身零部件的生产。从产期来看，有报道称，雷诺将会在Constantine（位于阿尔及利亚东390公里处）制造备用配件，但是最后的选址还没有敲定。 雷诺摩洛哥 — 主要向欧洲出口雷诺公司与2012年在Tangiers免税区建立工厂，在那里生产的车辆可以免税出口到欧盟。工厂的所有情况都在前期AMS特别报道里介绍过。看到雷诺-达契亚在摩洛哥的生产如此强劲，欧洲的客户也能够接受穿过地中海而到的汽车的质量，PSA公司也决定如法炮制。 PSA摩洛哥 — 大规模拓展2015年6月，PSA与摩洛哥政府签订合同，向Kenitra工厂（离雷诺-达契亚工厂不远）投资5.57亿欧元。雷诺工厂的长期目标为年产量400,000辆，但是PSA却保守开场，计划2019年起每年生产90,000-100,000辆汽车和发动机。如果地区需求上涨，可以在2023年之前每年生产200,000辆。摩洛哥媒体称，工厂的长期计划还包括每年生产200,000辆两轮电动车。工厂会雇佣4,500名员工，同时会在供应链和相关支持行业产生20,000个就业岗位。 除了车辆生产，PSA还将建立一个法国研发中心，雇佣大约1,500名工程师和技术人员。和雷诺工厂一样，PSA也将工厂当作欧洲市场的出口供应点，满足欧洲对低成本汽车的需求，预计初期的出口额将达到每年10亿欧元。 PSA公司计划到2025年，在北非和中东每年出售100万辆汽车，而摩洛哥工厂将是实现这个目标的重要因素。除了摩洛哥的生产，公司希望这100万辆中会有伊朗的贡献。正如雷诺工厂不会对罗马尼亚的达契亚工厂要求更多的生产或扩建，PSA在摩洛哥的工厂对欧洲工厂不会产生直接影响。在PSA的情况看来，在西班牙北部Vigo的工厂有可能会失去生产Peugeot 301和Citroën C-Elysee的机会，或者将这些“低成本”轿车的生产挪到摩洛哥的工厂，因为摩洛哥也希望接管生产Peugeot 208车型。 当摩洛哥工厂宣布消息后，法国工会CGT表达不满，说不会接受PSA国际扩展进程影响欧洲劳动力。也就是说，在不久的将来推出Citroën SUV和跨界车，会在Vigo工厂的301和C-Elysee搬到摩洛哥之后的空缺上生产。摩洛哥工厂对法国的影响可能来自208车型搬到北非进行，这些会销往北非和中东市场，对欧洲市场来说与其说是替代，不如说是额外生产。在摩洛哥生产的车辆将在CMP平台上进行，这是PSA与中国东风公司合作开发的。 地方成分像雷诺公司，PSA公司计划尽可能多地使用地方组件，并称工厂将实现60%地方成分，到20年代初期或中期，将实现80%，而且很快还要生产发动机；因此，公司正要向地方经济每年注入至少10亿欧元。工厂一旦运行，将会扭转PSA的格局：直到2010年，他还是雷诺的合作伙伴，之后卡萨布兰卡的SOMACA工厂由雷诺独自运营。 冷眼旁观雷诺在几年内在摩洛哥、土耳其和罗马尼亚，大肆扩展低成本生产网络，PSA也终于决定如如法炮制，依靠地缘政治动乱，小心守护在地区已经获得认可的经济实力。公司宣称，Peugeot品牌是突尼斯的领头羊，在阿尔及利亚和摩洛哥也位居第二。但是这种地位反而遭到质疑，既然如此，为什么到现在才向该地区投资发展呢。 PSA阿尔及利亚 — 另一个地区工厂？2015年6月，PSA证实要在摩洛哥建厂还不到一天，就有报道称，PSA要在北非另建一个工厂。阿尔及利亚工矿部长对阿尔及利亚媒体称，政府正在与公司协商，要在该国西部建厂制造Peugeot 208和301，以及Citroën C-Elysee，这与PSA在摩洛哥生产的车型相同。报道称，政府正在与公司进行“深入交涉”，而这个消息也印证了7月初，法国总统Citroën C-Elysee在访问该国时的一个口误，说会有Alstom, Renault, Sanofi等重要法国公司过来投资，而且“Peugeot也会马上跟上。” 此外，还会继续南下，到尼日利亚。这是一个巨大的市场，但是经受政治动乱的影响。PSA已经与一个地方公司，PAN Nigeria，签订协议，装配Peugeot 301轿车，再根据情况很可能会装配308掀背式和508轿车。 ...
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ArticleWoebcken to lead VW in North America
US – Starting from April 2016, Hinrich Woebcken will become head of North America, with responsibility for all the activities of Volkswagen Passenger Cars in the region. His appointment is part of a broader strategy to reinforce the company’s operations in the regions – grouping development, procurement, production and sales ...
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ArticleJohnson climbs to the top at Caterpillar
US – Replacing Ed Rapp, who is retiring, Denise Johnson will assume the role of group president from April 1. Since 2014, Johnson has served as vice-president with responsibility for the Material Handling and Underground business, as group president of Resources Industries.Johnson joined Caterpillar in 2011 as general manager of ...
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ArticleKreibich becomes FCA safety advocate
US – The position has been newly created at Vehicle Safety and Regulatory Compliance (VSRC), an organisation which was streamlined in 2014 to improve critical decision-making. Kristen Kreibich will be responsible for enhancing the safety culture at FCA USA.Her key tasks will involve: promoting greater awareness of vehicle and occupant ...
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ArticleFord Saarlouis starts making Focus RS
Germany – The OEM says it is experiencing strong sales of its performance cars and that the Focus RS will soon be joined in the US by the F-150 Raptor this autumn and the Ford GT supercar, which will go into production late in 2016. The line-up already includes the ...
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ArticleSchuler launches Hot Stamping TechCenter
Germany – The research and demonstration facility at the company’s home base in Göppingen will showcase innovative solutions for lightweight vehicle construction. A €6.5m ($7.1m) line, developed at Schuler’s Waghäusel site, is equipped with a hydraulic press, roller hearth furnace and automated technology.Schuler expects demand for hot-stamping technology to grow ...
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BMW using Hexcel carbon fibre for 7 Series
Germany – The composites company is supplying BMW with preforms made of unidirectional carbon prepreg set in various orientations and combined with adhesive. The carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) technology is used to reinforce the metal shell of the B pillar, while saving weight.In order to meet demand from the automotive ...