Automation – Page 293
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ArticleGreenTech begins work on EV plant, Mississippi
US – Steel supports for the new production facility in Tunica are currently being put into place, with structural work expected to continue until mid-February. Exterior walls will be raised early next month; the entire exterior structure, including the roof, is due to be completed halfway through March. The eco-friendly ...
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ArticleHankook to provide tyres for BMW X5
Germany – The third generation of the vehicle will be factory-equipped with the Korean company’s Ventus S1 evo2 SUV, an ultra high-performance product. The tyre, which will mostly be made in Hungary, is described by Hankook as an “all-new” design specially developed for this vehicle category.The Ventus S1 evo2 SUV ...
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ArticleSternberg to lead DuPont research
US – As global automotive technology director, Jeffrey Sternberg will develop DuPont’s portfolio of renewably sourced materials and fuels for the industry.DuPont currently offers 100 product families for automotive applications and is looking to expand its lightweighting solutions, working with vehicle-makers and tier one component manufacturers. One recent project with ...
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ArticleYorii: From zero to hero
AMS visited Honda’s youngest car plant to see how automation and ‘green’ policies have created an ultra modern operationIn July last year Honda’s newest factory, at Yorii in Japan, finally began producing cars, six years after the start of construction work at the site. Now Yorii is a template for ...
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ArticleEditor's note: Sucessful collaboration
The partnering of brands and big companies is nothing new in the automotive industry. In fact the proliferation of joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions makes it hard to keep track of exactly who owns what share of whom. It’s often the failed partnerships that stick in the memory but ...
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ArticleEnergising EVs
As OEMs bring out more electric vehicles, AMS investigates the power behind the wheelElectric vehicles (EVs) have certainly come a long way from 19th century prototypes and small 20th century models such as the Enfield 8000. Following the success of the LEAF, Nissan recently announced plans to introduce its second ...
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ArticleAdaptive assembly
As powertrain options proliferate, automotive OEMs are adopting a flexible approach to the assembly processThere is little doubt that powertrain assembly is bearing the brunt of the global drive to increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. Automotive OEMs are devoting huge resources to developing more efficient powertrains and these are ...
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ArticleBright ideas for energy use
Energy is arguably the largest controllable element in automotive manufacturing. AMS investigates how to get the biggest ‘bang’ for the smallest ‘buck’ Raw material costs fluctuate according to classic supply and demand, leaving aside the impact of leveraging by hedge funds. A car needs metal and is not easy to ...
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ArticleDesigns on digital efficiency
AMS hears from GKN Driveline and McLaren Automotive about recent upgrades to their modelling softwareGKN Driveline, global supplier of automotive driveline systems and solutions, has an OEM customer base which includes Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, Fiat-Chrysler, Renault, Nissan, Toyota and Jaguar Land Rover. As such, the technologies the company uses ...
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ArticlePae picked for COO role at Hankook
Germany – Ho-Youl Pae, senior vice-president and member of the board, becomes chief operating officer and head of the company’s European headquarters. He replaces Jin-Wook Choi, who now occupies an advisory role. Pae has spent 15 years at Hankook Tire’s regional offices, including its biggest European subsidiary, in Germany, and ...
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ArticleNew powertrain partnership between Magneti and Hero
India – The two companies have agreed to establish a joint venture aimed at the production of powertrain systems for the two-wheeler market, in which Hero MotoCorp will hold a 60% stake and Magneti Marelli the remaining 40%. The construction of a production plant for the JV is planned for ...
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ArticleThe sum of its parts
As OEMs increasingly explore the use of additive manufacturing in production Mike Farish discusses its unique advantagesThe 2014 Chevrolet Malibu from General Motors boasts several neat features intended to increase driver and passenger convenience as well as vehicle appearance and performance. On the former count, there is a redesigned centre ...
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ArticleRecord breaker
The success of the Evoque and Freelander models has seen a move to 24-hour production at Land Rover’s Halewood, Merseyside, UK plantIn the last couple of years, Halewood has broken one production record after another, with the Range Rover Evoque surpassing all sales expectations; demand for this model from China ...
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ArticleA taste for two wheels
The world’s largest motorcycle market still has room for expansion The numbers involved in the world’s largest two-wheeler market are truly astonishing. Last financial year, 15m motorcycles, scooters and mopeds were sold in India, up from 8m in 2008/9. Back in 1971, the figure was just 100,000.The incredible size and ...
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ArticleTough time for trucks
AMS reviews the commercial vehicle market in India as it experiences short-term troublesCommercial vehicles (CVs) have recently gone through a difficult period in the Indian market. Although the country’s economic growth has seen production of all CVs almost double from just over half a million in the financial year ending ...
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ArticleLeading a UK revival
AMS takes a look inside JLR’s plant in Solihull, West Midlands, UK, where production is increasing and aluminium will soon replace steelThe recent success of Jaguar Land Rover is at the centre of the ongoing revival of UK vehicle production, and at the heart of JLR is its Solihull factory. ...
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ArticleIndian promise
AMS reviews one of the world’s fastest-developing automotive markets in the context of a recent downturn, rising exports and a liberalised marketWith a population of 1.2 billion and vehicle ownership of just 13 per 1000, India would appear to be an automotive manufacturer’s dream. Growth has already been astonishing over ...
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ArticleTough time for trucks
Nick Gibbs reviews the commercial vehicle market in India as it experiences short-term troublesCommercial vehicles (CVs) have recently gone through a difficult period in the Indian market. Although the country’s economic growth has seen production of all CVs almost double from just over half a million in the financial year ...
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India – The two companies have agreed to establish a joint venture aimed at the production of powertrain systems for the two-wheeler market, in which Hero MotoCorp will hold a 60% stake and Magneti Marelli the remaining 40%. The construction of a production plant for the JV is planned for ...
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Part perfect BAD FORMATTING
sold to a private firm was its RideDynamics and Brakes unit, whichbecame BWI Group. Julian Buckleyfinds out what BWI has to offercarmakers by way of new parttechnology, while also examining thecompany’s production set up.Under GM, Delphi was of the world’s largestautomotive part manufacturers. After beingmade a fully-independent company in 1999,the ...