Automation – Page 276
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ArticleInterview with Oliver Blume, Porsche
The premium OEM’s global head of Production and Logistics talks about its recent expansion in Leipzig for the addition of the new Macan SUV.
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ArticleTRW to supply EPS for Great Wall’s new SUV
US/China – The belt drive Electric Power Steering (EPS) system will feature on the next-generation SUV which is to be launched by the Chinese OEM in 2015. Over the past two years, TRW Automotive Holdings has established a regional production base at Anting, with capacity for 800,000 units per year. ...
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ArticleHonda parts purchasing passes $330bn in America
Canada – At an awards ceremony for suppliers, the OEM announced the milestone figure for parts and materials, which was reached after 35 years of manufacturing in the region. Over 650 suppliers in North America support Honda’s 14 major manufacturing sites.The vehicle-maker achieved record production levels in 2013, when it ...
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ArticleChrysler Belvidere receives $1.3bn energy rebate
US – The assembly plant received the cheque from its natural gas supplier, Nicor Gas, after three energy-saving projects resulted in a reduction of 2.5m therms per annum.Zachary Leroux, head of assembly operations at Chrysler, commented that Nicor’s Energy Efficiency Program “provides meaningful incentives for business to reduce gas consumption ...
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ArticleFour more GM plants meet energy targets
US – America’s Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged energy intensity reductions at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant (-24%) and Flint (-18%) in Michigan, plus Dongyue Engine Plant (-45%) and Jinqiao North Assembly Plant (-43%) in China.The facilities hit targets for the ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry scheme for a second time; a total ...
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ArticleMorris and Kelzer to lead GM's new Engineering divisions
US – Ken Morris, currently executive director, Global Chassis Engineering, has been appointed vice-president of Global Product Integrity. The newly created role and organisation will cover vehicle, powertrain and electrical systems engineering as well as vehicle performance, industrial engineering and validation.Global Product Integrity is one of two divisions to emerge ...
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ArticleGM reorganises Global Engineering
US – The move is intended to improve cross-system integration, deliver a more consistent performance across vehicle programmes and address functional safety and compliance issues. Global Vehicle Engineering will be divided into Global Product Integrity and Global Vehicle Components and Subsystems.Led by Ken Morris, currently executive director, Global Chassis Engineering, ...
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ArticleChrysler Trenton reaches WCM bronze status
US – The engine plant in Michigan has become the fifth North American facility to achieve the designation, four years after adopting the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) strategy which is designed to minimise waste, increase productivity and improve quality and safety.Trenton went through an audit earlier this month and achieved ...
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ArticleChinese production for Jeeps
China – GAC Fiat, the joint venture between Fiat, Chrysler and Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) will begin production of three new models for the domestic market. The project has been approved by the authorities and production plans will be finalised in the near-term; manufacturing is expected to begin by late ...
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ArticleRenault-Nissan Tangiers builds 200,000th vehicle
Morocco – The milestone vehicle, a Dacia Dokker for the local market, rolled off the line two years after the plant opened. The car was the 70,000th of this model, which is only produced in Tangiers.Average output at the facility has risen to 600 vehicles per day, including 213 Dacia ...
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ArticleRenault to spend €162m at Curitiba
Brazil – The new investment cycle, worth 500m reais or US$224m, will run between 2014 and 2019 and will centre on the development of two new vehicles at the plant in the state of Paraná.Describing Brazil as a “priority” in the Group’s global growth strategy, as its second largest market ...
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ArticleSURCAR awards for paintshop manufacturer
China/Italy – Geico came away from this year’s SURCAR international automotive body finishing conference with three awards. The company won the award in the Technology category for its paintshop project with Chinese OEM Qoros. A second place was awarded in the Innovation category. The final award, decided by a jury ...
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ArticleNissan opens Resende complex
Brazil – The new site, which has been established at a cost of $1.5 billion, will produce Platform V vehicles and engines, beginning with the Nissan March and 1.6 16V flexfuel engine. The annual production capacity will be 200,000 vehicles and the same volume of engines.The 220,000 sq. m complex, ...
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ArticleDürheimer to lead Bentley and Bugatti
Germany – Wolfgang Dürheimer, the general representative of the Volkswagen Group with responsibility for motorsport, will become chairman and CEO of Bentley Motors and president of Bugatti Automobiles with effect from June 1, 2014. He will succeed Wolfgang Schreiber, who takes up a new position within the Group.Dürheimer started his ...
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ArticleSolda a laser: Preenchendo as lacunas
Agora bem estabelecido na indústria automotiva, solda a laser continua a se desenvolver e se tornar mais amplamente aplicadaO aumento do uso de aços de alta resistência (HSS) e alumínio adicionou mais complicações para o processo de soldagem. "Os maiores desafios que enfrentamos são o design, as mudanças materiais impulsionadas ...
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ArticleEntrevista com o Vice-Presidente Executivo de Fabricação e Cadeia de Fornecimento da Renault
Jose-Vicente De Los Mozos Obispo, chefe de Produção em todo o mundo para a Renault, Dacia e RSM, discute planos para fábricas de produção na Europa e fora dela, incluindo na China Glenn Brooks (GB): Você poderia dar uma visão geral das operações de produção europeias do Grupo Renault? ...
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ArticleEntrevista al vicepresidente ejecutivo de Renault en producción y suministros
José-Vicente De Los Mozos Obispo, director internacional de fabricación en Renault, RSM & Dacia, comenta los planes para plantas de producción en Europa y más allá, incluida China Glenn Brooks (GB): ¿Nos podría hacer un resumen de las operaciones de producción del grupo Renault en Europa? José-Vicente De Los Mozos ...
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ArticleSoldadura láser, tapando huecos
La soldadura láser ya se ha establecido en la industria del automóvil y continua desarrollándose para llegar a más aplicaciones El aumento del uso de aceros de alta resistencia (HSS) y el aluminio ha añadido retos adicionales al proceso de soldadura. “Los mayores desafíos a los que nos enfrentamos ...
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ArticleFaurecia unveils plant in Brussels
Belgium – The just-in-time (JIT) facility, which opened in January, covers 9,000 sq.m within the Audi production park and delivers front and rear bumpers plus front-end modules for the Audi S1 and S1 Sportback.A Faurecia site in Germany handles the injection and painting of the bumpers and front-end module injection, ...
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ArticleAllies in automotive
The longstanding and complex partnership between Renault and Nissan grows stronger than ever beforeFounded back in 1999, the Renault-Nissan Alliance is the most enduring cross-shareholding partnership of the modern automotive era. The rather complex arrangement also involves Daimler; Renault and Nissan both hold a 50% stake in the Alliance’s legal ...