Automation – Page 244
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ArticlePeng to lead Aston Martin’s Chinese arm
China – Moving from Porsche China, where he served for six years as director of sales and most recently director of PR and press, Michael Peng will assume operational responsibility for all aspects of business at Aston Martin Lagonda China.Peng has 22 years of automotive industry experience, beginning with management ...
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ArticleReturn of India's trucks
After a period of falling sales and reduced production, India’s commercial vehicle market is now on the rise The commercial vehicle (CV) market in India had slumped so badly in the last couple of years, it prompted local maker Ashkok-Leyland to kick off its 2013/2014 financial report with this quote ...
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ArticleSKYACTIV-Drive now made at Chonburi
Thailand – The automatic transmission is now being mass-produced at the newly established Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing Thailand (MPMT), which has an annual capacity of 400,000 units. Together, MPMT and Hofu Plant in Japan will provide Mazda with a global capacity of 1,540,000 units.“We’ve made great efforts to ensure the manufacture ...
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ArticleAston Martin opens new engineering facility
UK – The 15,800 sq.ft building at the new MIRA Technology Park in Nuneaton will, in the vehicle-maker’s words, add “vital” engineering capacity as it steps up its model development efforts.Ian Minards, product development director at Aston Martin, commented: “The cutting-edge facilities at MIRA, together with its reputation for quality ...
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ArticleFord and DowAksa to advance carbon fibre production
US – The two companies are accelerating joint research to develop high-volume manufacturing techniques for automotive-grade carbon fibre, with the aim of reducing vehicle weight and boosting fuel efficiency and performance. They will join the government’s new Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation.The aim of the venture, and the mission ...
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ArticleJLR ups Solihull team for new model
UK – The Jaguar vehicle, which follows the XE into new production facilities at the West Midlands plant, will require an additional 1,300 personnel. The expansion at Solihull is part of JLR’s plan to develop its capabilities in aluminium and other lightweight technologies.The company has already invested £1.5 billion ($2.3 ...
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ArticleBayliss for Britain, says Infiniti
UK – As country manager, Carl Bayliss will be responsible for all business activities, including sales, marketing and network development. He will be based at the regional office in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire.Bayliss was previously senior manager, network development and premium customer experience at Infiniti Global Headquarters in Hong Kong. Before joining ...
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ArticleEntrevista a Dileep Naik, Tata Motors
El director de proyectos de automóviles e ingeniería de producción nos habla sobre la producción de vehículos comerciales, vehículos de pasajeros y trenes de potencia en la planta de su empresa en Maharastra, además de su capacidad interna de ingeniería de producciónAMS: ¿Qué vehículos están produciendo actualmente en Pimpri?Dileep ...
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ArticleEl poder de la gente
Los métodos de formación deben seguir evolucionando para que las capacidades de la plantilla mantengan el ritmo de los cambios tecnológicos Los avances en la industria automotriz siguen sucediéndose a un ritmo elevado, es vital que los fabricantes reconozcan la importancia de empleados con elevada formación. Garantizar que los ...
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ArticleBlanking press with ServoDirect technology
Schuler Beutler says its newly developed MSC-2000 automatic blanking press with ServoDirect Technology offers longer die service life, greater precision and use 50% less energy. The new machine features two electrically coupled, freely programmable pressure points without gear transmission. By linking the pressure points in the press uprights, the machine’s ...
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Article3D laser for automotive applications
Prima Power says its new Laser Next machine is a fast, compact and efficient 3D laser for high volume automotive production applications. The company claims that productivity on a typical benchmark component (B-pillar) has been raised by 25%. The footprint for the Laser Next is also smaller and the layout ...
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ArticleNew destacker for rapid production speed
AP&T says its new DST-DH destacker can work twice as quickly compared to a conventional system and is intended for handling blanks for large vehicle parts (A-Class) such as doors, roofs and sides. The new DST-DH is equipped with double Gantry 200 feeders. The centring tables are equipped with brushes ...
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Honda plants earn EPA Energy star certification
~~USA - For the ninth consecutive year, two of Honda’s Ohio vehicle manufacturing plants (Marysville and East Liberty) have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Energy Star certification; while the company’s Greensburg facility (Indiana) achieved the designation for the third year in a row.The Greensburg plant has been focusing ...
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ArticleVW joins new composites institute
US – Led by the University of Tennessee, the 122-member Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) will seek to develop improved composite materials and technologies for rapid roll-out across the automotive, wind turbine and compressed gas storage industries. IACMI was given national institute status by the US Department of ...
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ArticleEU helps Luxus to commercialise sustainable polymers
UK – A £600,000 ($907,000) grant will enable the Lincolnshire-based technical compounder and recycler to commercialise its Hycolene range of lightweight polypropylene (PP) compounds with up to 60% recycled content. The resulting products will be aimed at the interior trim market of the European automotive industry, which must now comply ...
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ArticleBMW Shenyang makes 1 millionth vehicle
China – Produced at the newest plant at the OEM’s joint venture Shenyang site, Tiexi, the milestone unit was a long version of the 3-Series Sedan, a model which has been manufactured exclusively for the Chinese market since 2012. The total was reached 12 years after the start of operations.Harald ...
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ArticleControl system software
Rockwell Automation claims its Studio 5000 Logix Designer v24 software offers engineers new design capabilities that can increase automation productivity, improve start-up time and reduce costs throughout a project’s life cycle. The new additions include an application-centric view of code, enhanced work flows for more efficient re-use of content and ...
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ArticleRapid clamping systems
New products from Roemheld include flexible variants of rapid-clamping systems with push chain, a force sensor for improved monitoring in magnetic clamping technology, a tool change cart, oil-free electro-mechanical wedge clamps and a new app that was introduced this spring by Hilma workholding and tool changing technology. The company claims ...
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ArticleModular solutions for product identification
The Scanner Unit SCU-439 and Fail Separation Unit FMM-440 are designed for automated test lines, says JOT Automation, and can be used with any process equipment that needs product identification data, or if there is a need to mark/separate faulty products after the process. The company claims these units provide ...
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ArticleLightweight tooling for automation lines
DE-STA-CO says it has added more than 150 parts to its Accelerate collection of lightweight tooling. The collection was expanded with additional options to increase automated press room stamping line speed. New elements include: Crossbar and tri-axis transfer press components Clamp blocks, T-clamps and parallel clamp Sheet metal gripper ...