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  • Vamac VMX 5000
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    Heat resistant seals and gaskets

    2015-08-25T13:22:31Z

    DuPont Performance Polymers has introduced Vamac VMX5000, a new family of ethylene acrylic elastomer (AEM) pre-compounds that it says extends the upper temperature limit for AEM applications by 15 to 20°C.The company says this material is currently under evaluation by major auto OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers for seals and ...

  • industrial videoscopes
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    Industrial videoscopes

    2015-08-25T13:15:32Z

    The entry-level Series C videoscope offers several features such as advanced articulation and high image quality that are standard on its high-end IPLEX videoscopes, says Olympus. The company says it’s suitable for use in diverse inspection environments and offers a high level of durability with a compact and portable design.The ...

  • Automation Builder
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    Automation engineering software suite

    2015-08-25T13:09:03Z

    ABB says the new release of its integrated development tool suite, Automation Builder 1.1, provides an integrated development environment for solutions using a range of automation components. These include PLCs, safety PLCs, motion controllers, drives, robots and HMIs, and will,the company says, reduce software complexity, time to market and cost ...

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    Último BRIC en pie

    2015-08-25T08:32:57Z

    Los demás mercados emergentes están en decadencia, pero la India sigue recibiendo grandes inversiones de las marcas globales Los fabricantes de vehículos están poniéndose las pilas para intentar abrir brecha en el complejo sector del automóvil en la India, después de que el país se haya convertido en el BRIC ...

  • 2012 Civic, Honda Swindon
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    Changing manufacturing geographies

    2015-08-24T10:03:30Z

    Investment by Japanese vehicle-makers in the US and Europe has been predicated on the assumption that you need to produce where you sell; whether because of the trend toward globalisation or the strictness of government policy – especially tariffs on CBU vehicles to encourage local manufacture – developed-world OEMs have ...

  • National Composites Centre
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    Form and substance

    2015-08-21T12:47:14Z

    The latest solutions are aimed at delivering cost-effective composite forming for the automotive industryAt the end of last year, Toray Industries of Japan announced that its carbon-fibre reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) was to be used in an automotive structural application. Claimed to be a world first, the CFRTP material is used ...

  • National Composites Centre
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    成型与材料

    2015-08-21T12:47:14Z

    冲压技术不断发展,为汽车制造业推出高成本效益的复合加工材料。去年年底,日本东丽公司(Toray Industries)宣布,要在丰田Mirai燃料电池车上使用碳纤维增强热塑性塑料(CFRTP)。CFRTP是世界上首次应用于Toyota Mirai燃料电池车上的所谓的“栈框架”上。据Toyota公司称,组件设计是通过吸收来自保险杠和其他道路障碍的冲击来保护燃料电池堆的。有人说,CFRTP能够以更短的冲压时间,进行更加合理的量产制造。作为一个组件,堆栈框能够提高公路车辆负荷量的优势。然而,Toray并不是唯一奋战在这个技术领域的先锋。早在2011年,另一家日本公司,Teijin就利用CFRTP车体结构制造一个四座概念车。车身成型时间还不足1分钟,重量只有47公斤,是钢结构(通常碳纤维的强度是钢的10倍,而重量只有四分之一)重量的五分之一。 Composite content on the Toyota MiraiTeijin公司把这种CFRTP冲压成型技术成为Serrebo,是“拯救地球,碳的革命与进化”的缩略用于,目前与通用汽车公司等汽车制造商一同合作,加快Sereebo品牌的开发,用于轻质汽车的量产,成果要分享。目前的组合材料应用宝马公司采用成型符合材料的历史也很长,主要用于电动车,比如i3和i8。比如i3车上的乘用空间,被宝马公司叫做“生命模式”,就是由碳纤维材料构成。这是用回收碳纤维制成的复合顶盖盖上,而内饰和其他部分使用天然碳纤维加固而成。在i8上,碳纤维乘用空间能提供2+2座位排列,碰撞性能良好,重量比钢轻50%,比铝轻30%。蝴蝶风格的车门也是用CFRTP制造的,并用铝加固。此外,保险杠和挡泥板使用一块复合塑料制造而成。很显然,在轻质结构组件的生产上,汽车制造商正在不断走向复合材料。据化学巨头BASF公司称,到2025年,汽车车身和底座上的复合材料市场价值会达到20亿欧元。然而,热固性复合材料价格昂贵,而且以目前的工艺制造组件的速度远不及传统材质,跟不上量产速度。汽车制造商、研究中心和材料生产商都在寻找方法,解决这个瓶颈。“我们装备了世界上最大的、易进入的、高速率复合材料制造加工冲压机…目的是为汽车业等部门提供技术支持。高速、低成本的制造复合组件对这些行业来说非常重要”– Tom Hitchings, National Composites Centre专门的冲压方案在英国布里斯托尔的国家符合材料中心(NCC)就可以看到实例。不久前,这里刚刚安装了Schuler冲压机,用于高产量制造。向上的短程冲压的力量达到36,000kN,加紧面有3.6×2.4m。NCC业务开发主任Tom Hitchings说,“我们已经安装了世界上最大的,易进入的高速度复合材料加工冲压机。目的是为汽车业等部门提供技术支持。高速、低成本的制造复合组件对这些行业来说非常重要。这个冲压机能在不足5分钟的时间内就完成零部件生产。” On the BMW i8, the carbon fibre-built passenger cell offers a 2+2 seating configurationNCC采用了HP-RTM(高压树脂传递模塑)工艺,把碳纤维放置在一个充满树脂的模具里,然后用冲压机进行高温高压硬化处理。HP-RTM工艺不仅能缩短几何结构复杂零部件的循环时间,而且还能保持零部件和水平面的高质量。此外,此工艺能真正消除空隙,树脂零部件内部边缘不会出现真空气孔或缝隙。在HP-RTM工艺中,树脂必须快速平缓地注入真空模塑,因为只要有十分一毫米的缝隙就会打开。缝隙灌浆法会把树脂喷到膜板上,流动阻力更低,注射压力更低。因此,要在热感应聚合反应开始之前快速浸润膜板。根据零部件或腔体表面几何结构,冲模中心加载区不一定要在重要及的中间。还有来自注入为止中心以外的力量。重要的是,平行度控制阻止了滑动或上模在缝隙注射期间的扭动,因此保证了平滑度,整个表面都会注入。传统的下行冲程是用一个固定的车床和活动工作台,还要一个滑梯,将压力通过气缸转移。平行度是通过四个伺服控制的车床边角的背压气缸进行的。这些还需要负责冲破开启力,才能反击粘附力并打开模子。相反,NCC上行冲程的滑道只是在冲压过程起到支撑座通。从顶端到上止点,滑道是通过一个传动缸到达支撑位置,并在那里固定住。实际工作冲程是由座板完成的,由多个短击气缸驱动。平衡度是由一个伺服控制这些气缸的,而上行冲程启动力是在座板收回时产生的。上行短程冲压与下行设计(关闭速度为1,000mm/s)相比,冲压时间更短,不到0.3麦种,而且结构高度也明显要低。Hitchings说,“在处理大型热塑复合材料零部件是,快速关闭可以避免过早冷却现象”。Open Hybrid Lab Factory The Engel V-Duo 3600 is the largest in the range德国Wolfsburg的Open Hybrid Lab Factory正在开展合作研究,解决行业和技术上的课题,涵盖混合动力轻型结构组件量产的材料开发、理念与生产技术,重点投资冲压技术。比如,目前正在制造一步Engel V-Duo 3600机械,用于研发中心的工作。事实上,Engel是这个中心的奠基人兼赞助商,该中心于2012年建于Volkswagen。除此之外,新的Engel机械还要用于ProVorPlus项目,该项目重点解决纤维强化塑料金属混合预装配技术中的综合功能。为了保证在研究中能够发挥最大灵活性,机械上装配了两个注射装置。Engel V-Duo 3600的夹紧力达到36,000kn,是这个系列中最大的机械。在宝马Landshut工厂里也安装了具有相同夹紧力的机械,该厂用于制造大型结构组件,利用HP-RTM工艺制造前位增强塑料组件。为Open Hybrid ...

  • Ford Sanand Vehicle Assembly and Engine Plant
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    India: The last BRIC standing

    2015-08-21T10:45:43Z

    As other emerging markets decline, India is still seeing significant investment by global vehicle-makers Vehicle-makers are stepping up their campaigns to crack the difficult Indian automotive market after the country became the most promising of the emerging BRIC nations following market collapses in Brazil and Russia and a cooling in ...

  • Ford Sanand Vehicle Assembly and Engine Plant
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    金砖最新排名

    2015-08-21T10:45:43Z

    在其他的新兴市场不断走低的情况下,印度仍然能够吸引国际汽车制造商的重大投资汽车制造商都在使出浑身解数,攻克印度汽车市场的困境,杀出一条血路。2015年3月结束的财政年年度里,轿车、商用车和摩托车的销售总量为1,970万辆,创5年以来的最高。中型车和重型商用车扭转实力局面,一路攀升达到16%增长率。让制造商欣慰的是,据当地制造商协会SIAM公布,摩托车和踏板车的销量全速回升,增长了8%,总量超过1,600万辆。为了在印度销售,几乎所有的东西都要在印度生产。2014-2015财政年度里,汽车,摩托车和商用车产量达到2,340万辆,比前年增长了9%,达到五年以来最高。据SIAM讲,印度汽车业已经占到国家GDP的7.1%,员工达到2,900万人。而且发展的空间还很大;IHS Automotive公司分析员相信,汽车产量从2014-2015年的320万辆,到2020年将增长到600万辆。初来者会觉得,打破Maruti Suzuki(2014-15年度市场份额为45%)长期以来对汽车市场的主导会很难,但是仍然对这个国家充满希望。雷诺公司就指出,目前印度汽车占有情况是每1,000人拥有20辆汽车,中国是105辆,俄罗斯是300辆,欧洲是600辆。在拥有12.5亿人口的大国里 — 比中国的13.6亿差不太远 — 这是一个未开启的市场,激起了汽车制造商的雄心;雷诺计划到2020年销量突破500万,市场份额达到5%(目前是2%)。 Renault has invested in a new engine facility at the plant it shares with Nissan in Chennai这个法国原始设备制造商在今年9月将拿出最坚定的决心,出售地方风格的Kwid汽车,这是A-段微型SUV汽车,零售价格低得足以替代占据主导地位的制造商Maruti Suzuki。公司对AMS说,诱人的价格来自零部件地方化,水平已经是世界最高了。历经数个错误的开头之后,雷诺认为这次一定会大获全胜。该法国汽车制造商已经投资建设新的发动机工厂,与联盟伙伴日产公司公用金奈(在东海岸)的汽车中心,并没有独自冒险。本田汽车是印度第四大汽车制造商,占据7%的市场份额。公司正在规划第三个工厂,这次是在Gujurat。这是西部的省份,正在力争成为继金奈和普纳之后第三大汽车生产中心。本田印度首席执行官在7月份对通讯社PTI说,公司正在购买这个省新的土地。3月份,本田宣布将继续投资38亿卢比(约合5,960万美元)来增加Takapura和Rajasthan(2014年2月开始投产)工厂的产量,从每年120,000辆提高到180,000辆。本田承认,公司是印度发展最快品牌,2014-15财政年度的增长率为44%。Maruti Suzuki也说将扩大生产,在Gujurat建设新厂。6月份,公司曾说Harayana省的两个工厂(年产量为150万辆)已经没有加大生产的空间。2014-15财政年度里,Maruti出售了117万辆汽车,其中销量最高的是常青树Alto A-段汽车,还有Dzire微型车,该车在今年6月份销量一度超过Alto,成为印度最畅销的车型。卡车绝地反击 在汽车制造商正在寻找各种途径打败实力派Maruti之际,商用车制造商却在挣扎在产销平衡的死亡线上,长期以来处于低谷。商用车的整体销量被厢型车拖了后腿。商用车在2014-15财政年度的销量是614,961辆,仍然低于2011-12年度的810,000辆。但是,中型商用车和重型商用车的销量却上涨了16%,尽头仍然很足。6月份,Tata卡车的销量增长了19%,达到11,450辆,排位第三的Ashok-Leyland的销量整张了46%。 Tata trucks Jamshedpur. Sales of medium and heavy commercial vehicles were up 16% on the year 大型大车市场恢复健康,塔塔汽车重拾信心,追回在上个财政年度推出超轻型卡车和小型车Zest和Bolt而遭受的474亿卢比的损失。小型车的销量在今年依然令人头痛,尽管IHS称,卡车市场的增长“是公司最为乐观的因素”。排位第四的商用车制造商VECV Eicher — 是Eicher与Volvo Trucks的合资公司 — ...

  • Tata Jamshedpur
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    Editor's note: A sense of scale

    2015-08-21T09:10:05Z

    With the BRIC countries it’s always been about scale; scale of economies in production costs, scale of the potential market, scale of investment. In recent years this has all been very positive, but the news now coming from Russia and Brazil is of economic stagnation and, with a few exceptions, ...

  • Inner dash, Autoneum
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    Autoneum breaks ground at San Luis Potosí

    2015-08-20T15:38:00Z

    Mexico – The company’s third factory in the country, covering 19,000 sq.m, will make carpets, inner dashes and floor insulators from the start of 2017. The plant will supply US and German OEMs producing vehicles for the local market.“This additional location in Mexico is necessary in order to cope with ...

  • C 12 U dynamic
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    5-axis machining centre

    2015-08-20T12:41:18Z

    A new, 5-axis, vertical-spindle machining centre with a compact footprint, has been added to the C-series range manufactured by Hermle. Designated C 12 U dynamic, the machine is capable of fully interpolative 5-axis profiling as well as 5-sided machining of components within a 350 x 440 x 330mm working volume, ...

  • Flat Panels and Panel PCs
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    Flat Panels and Panel PCs for harsh industrial environments

    2015-08-20T12:33:29Z

    19-inch widescreen Flat Panels and Panel PCs with IP65 protection are the latest addition to its glass-front portfolio says Siemens. Fitted with an aluminium enclosure, the new devices are designed for use at the machine level in harsh industrial environments, claims the company, and can be mounted either from the ...

  • igus RSP system
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    Coping with cables on multi-axis robots

    2015-08-20T12:26:30Z

    Part of the triflex series, the RSP is an intelligent retraction system for multi-axial robotic applications, says igus. The company claims this system offers consistent pullback forces on the triflex R robot energy chain it’s adjustable and can be attached to various multi-axis robotic arms.The RSP system is also available ...

  • Schwarze-Robitec mandrel-bending machines
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    Automated tube bending technology

    2015-08-20T11:14:25Z

    Schwarze-Robitec says it offers various mandrel-bending machines for mass production. It says these are freely programmable CNC controlled plants that can be integrated into the existing production processes. The CNC MR series machines have been optimised for the production of tubes with different radii or bend-in-bend geometries claims the company.The ...

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    An innovative EMS approach

    2015-08-18T16:16:26Z

    Flexibility and cost savings are just two advantages of the latest Siemens monorail technology, writes Thorsten Riemer, EMS product manager at SiemensThe Chinese automotive market has the highest volume of any single country and continues to grow at a steady rate. Since 2009, more vehicles have been produced in China ...

  • Chuck Padden
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    Interview: Chuck Padden, FCA US Toledo

    2015-08-18T11:27:05Z

    The OEM's plant manager at its largest factory in North America explains why the home of the Jeep is a top performer – ranked first for WCM in the US and with the second-biggest output of any OEM in the regionAMS: How important is Toledo within FCA’s North American production ...

  • Chuck Padden
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    Entrevista: Chuck Padden, FCA Toledo

    2015-08-18T11:27:05Z

    El director de la mayor fábrica en Norteamérica de FCA nos explica por qué el hogar del Jeep es una planta de máximo rendimiento, clasificada en primer lugar por WCM en EEUU y con la segunda mayor producción de entre todos los fabricantes en la regiónAMS: ¿Cuál es la importancia ...

  • Chuck Padden
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    Entrevista: Chuck Padden, FCA Toledo

    2015-08-18T11:27:05Z

    O gerente da fábrica de OEM na sua maior fábrica na América do Norte explica por que o lar do Jeep é um “top performer” - ficou em primeiro lugar no WCM nos EUA e com a segunda maior saída de qualquer OEM na regiãoAMS: Quão importante é Toledo dentro ...