Automation – Page 227
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ArticleKonecranes supplies lifting systems to JLR
UK – The company has installed a range of hoist and crane lifting solutions at the OEM’s new Engine Manufacturing Centre (EMC) at Wolverhampton. Konecranes will also conduct on-site planned service and maintenance using its 40-strong technical team, based within 20 miles of the facility.Konecranes has supplied 150 systems with ...
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ArticleNissan Sunderland to install new press
UK – At a cost of £37m, the plant will be extended to accommodate a new, extra-large press line. Scheduled to become operational in 2017, the 2,500-tonne press will support production of the Qashqai and Juke crossovers, the Note and the all-electric Leaf. It will also make panels for the ...
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ArticleDaimler opens new Latin American plant
Colombia – The $2m factory at Funza, near Bogotá, covers 11,000 sq.m and has the capacity to make 4,000 units per year, supplementing the output of the company’s existing assembly facility in Bogotá, which launched in 2012. The new development will create around 220 jobs.The Funza plant will assemble vehicles ...
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Grande salto à frente
Graças à sua marca Haval SUV, Great Wall Motor está experimentando níveis de produção recorde A taxa de crescimento do mercado pode estar a abrandando, mas Great Wall Motors (GWM) dará força ao seu país de origem. A decisão tomada há cinco anos para usar recursos para a marca Hover ...
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Utilizado ferramentas para produção de peças
As mais recentes inovações de ferramenta de corte são mais capazes de enfrentar a complexidade ao processar o desgaste pesadoDesgaste de ferramenta é, sem dúvida, uma das maiores ameaças para a produção de componentes automotivos. Com isso em mente, uma prática conhecida em oficinas automotivas de peças é mudar ferramentas ...
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ArticlePSA Rennes to make Bluesummer
France – The plant will make Bolloré's four-seat cabriolet from September this year, with an installed capacity of 15 vehicles per day for a maximum of 3,500 each year. PSA will also distribute the electric vehicle (EV).In a joint statement, the two companies said the strategic cooperation reflects their “shared ...
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ArticleFord's annual sustainability report
US – The OEM’s 16th such publication highlights environmental achievements at its manufacturing facilities plus mobility experiments to tackle transportation challenges and address future trends, in line with the Ford Smart Mobility plan.Ford is targeting a drop of 30% in CO2 emissions per vehicle produced by 2025 worldwide, and from ...
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ArticleSE Asian struggles
OEMs are reassessing their investments in the region amid a slowdown in car, CV and motorcycle salesIn this article:Non-Japanese brands struggleVast market potentialChinese brands push onMarket opportunitiesFree trade in futureMotorcycle market stallsPlummeting vehicle sales in Thailand and Indonesia are hurting manufacturers and causing some to rethink their plans in the ...
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ArticleBMW debuts street-light EV charging
UK – The OEM’s Light & Charge system is an LED street light combining energy-efficient lighting with cost-effective charging for electric vehicles (EVs). The innovation is being showcased at Mini Plant, Oxford, during the city’s Low Carbon Oxford Week.According to BMW, Light & Charge has an adaptable modular design and ...
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Nuevas herramientas para la producción de piezas
Las últimas innovaciones en herramientas de corte permiten afrontar mejor las piezas complejas mientras que resuelven el problema del desgasteEl desgaste de las herramientas es una de las principales amenazas en la producción de componentes de automóviles. Teniendo esto en cuenta, una práctica común en los talleres de piezas de ...
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Un gran salto hacia delante
Great Wall Motor está experimentando niveles récord de producción gracias a su marca Haval de vehículos SUVEl ritmo de crecimiento del mercado está reduciéndose, pero Great Wall Motors (GWM) crece constantemente en su país de origen. La decisión hace cinco años de invertir en la que entonces era la marca ...
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ArticleGM and Isuzu team up for CVs
US – According to a statement from the two companies, their commercial vehicle (CV) collaboration in the US will enable Isuzu to strengthen its product line-up and GM to expand its CV portfolio.Isuzu will produce low-cab forward models for GM, based on the Isuzu N-Series. The vehicles will be distributed ...
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ArticleBenecke-Kaliko’s Mexican expansion
Mexico – Costing around €11.4m ($12.8m), the new 7,000 sq.m production hall will sit next to the company’s existing plant in San Luis Potosí. It will produce Tepeo and Tepeo 2 foils for the North American market from the third quarter of 2016.“All of our customers in the NAFTA region ...
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ArticleHazardous-area safety light curtains
The deTec4 Core Ex, C4000 Select Ex and C4000 Advanced Ex light curtains are all-in-one pre-assembled safety devices suitable for automotive and manufacturing spray booth industries, say SICK.The company states that the light curtains, designed to ATEX and UL Listed hazardous area standards, offer a range of protective field heights ...
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ArticleNew heavy lift robot
Fanuc claims to have launched the strongest robot in the world, the M-2000iA/1700L. The company says this new robot can lift payloads of up to 1.7 tonnes and is capable of lifting and positioning entire car bodies. It has a reach of up to 4.7 metres, operates through six axes ...
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ArticleGKN’s expertise used for Volvo XC90
UK – The company worked with Volvo Cars in the development of the front-wheel drive (FWD) and all-wheel drive (AWD) drivelines for the new model, which will hit British roads this month. The collaboration aimed to find technical solutions to maximise efficiency, rear interior space, durability and performance.“The system created ...
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ArticleToyota Technical Center expands, Michigan
US – The $126m project, which includes the construction of two new buildings in York Township, got underway today with a groundbreaking ceremony. Besides a prototype facility for vehicle development and a supplier centre, the development will enlarge Toyota’s powertrain development facility at its Ann Arbor Township campus. The work ...
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ArticleMercedes-Benz Pune starts making GLA
India – The compact car will join five other models in the plant’s production line-up: the S-, E- and C-Class sedans plus the GL- and M-Class SUVs. The factory was recently extended to produce 20,000 units per year and was also upgraded with new technology for the GLA, including extra ...
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ArticleGreat leap forward
Thanks to its Haval SUV brand, Great Wall Motor is experiencing record production levelsThe rate of market growth might be slowing, but Great Wall Motors (GWM) is going from strength to strength in its home country. A decision taken five years ago to pour resources into the then Hover brand ...
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Article纵身一跃
由于长城汽车的Haval SUV品牌，公司的生产进入新的发展阶段尽管市场增长率可能有些低迷，但是长城汽车公司（GWM）打算不断地加大在国内的实力。5年前公司做出了要向Hover品牌投入资金的决定，现在看来很有远见。将Jeep和Land Rover改成Haval之后，这个车型迅速成为长城汽车的主打。但是有些地方原始设备制造商，如奇瑞汽车，却仍然与工厂的低利用率和滞销车型作斗争。随着中等紧凑轿车销量下滑，跨界车与SUV车型的销量却一路走俏。到4月末为止，长城汽车的总车型数量同比去年增加了45%。和西方一样，中国的消费者迷恋大型车，认为这样的车更加安全、功能更全。Haval相对公道的价格也是取胜的关键之一。上汽通用五菱汽车生产的厢式旅行车一直是中国最走俏的车型，但是在4月份，市场却受到另一个车型的震荡：即Haval H6。这种紧凑型SUV产于天津长城汽车制造厂。2014年H6的销量超过300,000辆，一举拿下上海大众Tiguan，夺得中国SUV销量第一位，获得极大成功。长城汽车公司在天津还生产另一款SUV，而这款车在2015年的销量也非常令人刮目。个体稍小的Haval H2在去年7月开始销售，10月份售出10,000辆。这是Ford EcoSport尺寸的车型，拥有1.5升涡轮增压柴油机，产自公司在保定的发动机厂。 An ABB welding robot used at GWM Tianjin与国外一级供应商合作与天津长城汽车厂合作的主要供应商时ABB公司。多功能机器人，瑞士-瑞典公司的FlexFramer和机器人包边技术用于工厂里的焊接；ABB和GWM声称，Haval H6车体的抗震性要比普通钎焊的车体高出30%。工厂的主体生产线上的30个工作站里有27个ABB机器人。这些机器人主要是IRB 6640和IRB 7600型号，对车体进行4,000多个焊点加工。汽车车体和车门上的焊接是由IRB 6640型号机器人完成，每个机器人的净负荷为235公斤。相比之下，IRB 7600型号机器人的净负荷量为500公斤，用于长城汽车工厂的曲架工作站。就是在这里，车体侧边和车顶、以及车底焊接在一起，构成主要框架。随着中国许多地区劳动率的上升，ABB的使用几率也在上升。自从2006年ABB与GWM联袂以来，合作关系成为长期发展。最新合作项目是在河北省保定徐水，GWM新的工厂从2014年末开始制造Haval车型。徐水的生产规模很大，在汽车车体修理厂安置了600个工业机器人，用于长城汽车SUV白车身的第二部加工。IRB 6640, IRB 7600,和IRB 2600机器人都派上用场，同时ABB还为GWM提供各班和车底组件生产线。第二阶段的产量达到每年250,000辆。H9, H8, H6Coupe和H7 Coupe有可能使徐水生产的4种车型，而Haval品牌将延伸到高价位车段。GWM分公司的Li Jianhe说，“我们不断提高我们的自动化与生产工艺，巩固生产力，保证高质量，实现中国自产汽车品牌的梦想…”GWM下一个主要制造投资还是在保定。一项价值达34亿人民币（约合5.486亿美元）的投资还在筹划当中，建设另一个SUV生产厂。工厂预计于2017年开业，年产量将达到250,000辆，而GWM在中国的年生产总量将突破100万大关。目前，GWM在保定和天津的工厂每年能生产800,000辆轿车和SUV汽车。新的平台上的Halla底盘组件去年，GWM与Mando公司签订战略合作协议，同意合作开发转向器、悬架和制动系统。最近又与Halla集团分公司合作，在原有的供应基础上扩大供应减震器、真空助力器和后驻车制动总成。Manda公司所提供的这些零部件用于走俏车型Haval H6 SUV上。只要中国市场SUV车段持续高速走俏，GWM将会获益匪浅。虽然这个级别上已经拥有多种车型，但是还会有新的车型出现。首先登场的将是H7汽车，这是一款中等大小4x4s汽车。今年4月份的上海汽车展上，2款Haval原型一展风采。H7将是标准车型，而H7 L原型应该会在今年晚些时候出台，这是一款加长轴距和7座车型。公司还将拿出低顶板H7 Coupe和混合动力派生物。这些定于2016年中晚期进行。“我们不断提高我们的自动化与生产工艺，巩固生产力，保证高质量，实现中国自产汽车品牌的梦想…” —— 长城汽车公司，Li Jianhe保定工厂制造Haval品牌中最小的车型H1，以及Great Wall Voleex C20R和C30小型车，Haval H5, Wingle皮卡车，和M2小型跨界车。最后一款车型的生产周期已经接近尾声，很快将会停产，由H1接替。这种低利润小型车逐个被高价位SUV替代的战略，是该原始设备制造商的未来规划。这也是GWM能在大众、丰田等竞争对手中脱颖而出的原因。今年5月，徐水工厂又增加生产H6 Coupe汽车。这种SUV汽车与Mazda CX-5的尺寸相当，打算走路虎的路线，提供更高价位、更时尚的车型，风格与Range Rover Evoque相似。这个备受争议的H8由于质量问题，曾有过两次错误的开端，现在已经在徐水全面生产。此外还有H9，汽车长4.9米，是GWM最大的SUV，是Toyota Prado的劲敌。制造商在所有车型上都是用4缸和6缸才有发动机，变速器使用6速和8速自动挡。The GWM Tianjin welding line, featuring robots ...