Automation – Page 247
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ArticleBrazil’s new battle
Re-elected President Rousseff must tackle signs of stagnation in the world’s fourth-largest auto marketThe next four years of automotive manufacturing in Brazil will be marked by the second presidential term of Dilma Rousseff, winner of the general election in October. Among the greatest challenges facing her will be a need ...
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ArticleHot off the printer
More automotive companies are discovering the benefits of additive manufacturing for rapid prototypingIn April, the first race of the 2015 World Endurance Championship at the Silverstone racetrack in the UK will see the debut of the Strakka DOME S103, a low-slung coupe designed and developed by two organisations on different ...
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ArticleTaking control of energy use
Monitoring, measuring and managing energy use are key to better production efficiency and sustainability According to the latest figures from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA), global vehicle production increased by 3.6% in 2013 to 88m units. While demand is increasing thanks to the rapid development of the ...
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WebinarAIDA: SERVO Technology – Future trends and state-of-the-art equipment for sheet metal forming
This new strategic technology is designed to take the stamping industry to the next level. The key is the high torque/low RPM servo motors designed and built by AIDA specifically for stamping press applications. Connected directly to the crank, these servo motors provide the precise accuracy and reliability you expect ...
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Mazda announces new ‘bio-based’ engineering plastic
Japan – In collaboration with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, the OEM has developed ‘Mazda Biotechmaterial’ for vehicle exterior design parts. Derived from plants, the new plastic is designed to minimise environmental impact, primarily by reducing the consumption of petroleum resources and cutting CO2 emissions.The material can be dyed, reducing emissions of ...
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ArticleGosto da Renault pelo Marrocos
A fábrica completa do OEM em Tânger, agora é um ingrediente importante em sua rede de produção europeiaA mais nova fábrica da Renault de fabricação completa em Tânger, foi inaugurada em 2012 e atualmente emprega cerca de 5.500 pessoas. Cerca de 20 km da cidade e localizada a 35 km ...
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ArticleInvestindo na Índia
Enquanto o seu crescimento até agora não conseguiu se igualar ao da China, as montadoras globais e fornecedores ainda estão ansiosos para reforçar as suas pegadas de produção no paísCarros pequenos & SUV/MPVsFordGMFiat ChryslerVWRenaultBMWMercedesJLRHondaToyotaHyundaiFornecedoresA incerteza política que tem afetado a Índia nos últimos tempos, resultou em um ambiente de incerteza ...
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ArticleSmart design in the making
The latest simulation software can speed up vehicle modelling and compress development timescalesAt the beginning of 2014, Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg launched a vehicle which, even by its standards, achieved new levels of extreme performance. One:1 takes its name from the ratio of its horsepower to its kerb weight in ...
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ArticleSouth-Eastern success
Turbulent politics aside, tiger economies such as Thailand and Indonesia are seeing further auto growthThe tigerish automotive markets of South-East Asia have not been quite so rampant in 2014 as the turbulent politics of its two leading vehicle-producing countries, Thailand and Indonesia, put a downer on the industry. Thailand’s politics ...
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ArticleVauxhall Ellesmere Port hits 5m mark
UK – The OEM started building compact cars at its Cheshire plant in 1964, bearing responsibility for all Viva models, the Chevette and all six Astra models from 1982. An average of 100,000 units have left the plant in each of the last 50 years.The first Viva HA rolled off ...
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ArticleStaying in the loop
The latest smart software can bridge ‘missing links’ in manufacturing by providing locational context“There are all sorts of digital data sources on a factory shopfloor, but there is often something missing – a location context.” So says Adrian Jennings, CTO at UK-based Ubisense, who has responsibility for real-time location intelligence ...
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ArticleRenault prueba Marruecos
La más reciente fábrica de la marca en Tánger es ya un factor clave en su red de producción europea La más reciente planta de producción completa de Renault en Tánger se inauguró en 2012 y emplea a más de 5.500 personas. Renault Tánger se encuentra a unos 20 km ...
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ArticleInvertir en la India
El crecimiento en la India no ha conseguido alcanzar el ritmo de China, pero las marcas originales globales de la industria automotriz y sus proveedores siguen deseosos de fortalecer su producción en el paísCoches pequeños y SUV/monovolúmenesFordGMFiat ChryslerVWRenaultBMWMercedesJLRHondaToyotaHyundaiProveedoresLa incertidumbre política que ha afectado a la India en los últimos años ...
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ArticleFord Bridgend installs wind turbine
UK – The 77 metre-high turbine, owned by AGR Renewables, will supply energy directly to the engine plant in Wales, providing as much as 1,700MWh per annum and reducing carbon emissions by up to 420 tonnes.Ian Pearson, Bridgend plant manager, said: “The installation of the new wind turbine demonstrates our ...
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ArticleZF Solihull: Taking a new line
Recent investment at the West Midlands factory has resulted in a new assembly area for JLR componentsIn terms of numbers alone, the ZF Lemförder plant in Solihull, UK, would not appear to be a major portion of the German-owned ZF Group; ten years after its establishment, it employs just 113 ...
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ArticleNot so Far-fetched?
New technologies are claimed to make composite vehicle bodies affordable at small volumesThe production of carbon fibre chassis is an expensive business – just ask BMW. The German vehicle-maker and its partners have between them spent upwards of €700m ($870m) on the mass-production of its i3 and i8 models which ...
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ArticleNissan & Tennessee partner for manufacturing training
US – The collaboration between the vehicle-maker and the state will involve the establishment of a 150,000 sq.ft education and training facility next to Nissan’s vehicle assembly plant in Smyrna. Groundbreaking took place today.The training centre, which is scheduled to be completed by late 2016, will operate as an extension ...
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ArticleBentley in £40m HQ expansion
UK – The OEM is adding a 45,000 sq.m centre to its site at Crewe which will include a dedicated styling studio, R&D offices and a technical workshop. The new development is the latest step in infrastructural preparations for the ultra-premium SUVs that Bentley will launch in 2016. Construction work ...
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ArticleAdditive manufacturing for industrial use
Renishaw is developing a machine specifically for production manufacturing, provisionally named EVO Project. The company says this new machine is designed for single material industrial production. Powder handling is almost entirely hands off, whilst powder recirculation, recycling and recovery are all carried out within the inert atmosphere of the system, ...
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ArticleNew software-based drive functions
Siemens says it is extending the range of applications for its Sinamics S120 drives family with new, software-based advanced technology functions. The specific functions are synchronous operation (1:1 or with gear ratio), camming and positioning of the synchronous axes. The new functions are part of the DCB (Drive Control Block) ...