Automation – Page 381

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    Pepperl+Fuchs’ new 8mm pile driver sensors announced

    2012-03-01T15:29:09Z

    Pepperl+Fuchs X-Series Pile Driver Extended Range Inductive Sensors are now available in 8mm diameter models. With barrel lengths as short as 35mm, these miniature sensors deliver a 3mm sensing range – 50% more range than is available from larger competitive 12mm diameter models. Like all Pile Driver sensors, its robust, ...

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    Norbar’s TruTorque and new calibration devices

    2012-03-01T15:27:54Z

    Norbar TruTorque screwdrivers come as adjustable tools, providing exceptional fl exibility, as well as fi xed torque versions – ‘P’ Types – designed for the production environment and preset for specifi c demands. Safe, easy-to-use and accurate – better than the International Standard – they offer capability for dealing with ...

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    Aristo Tech 5-13 helmet from ESAB

    2012-03-01T15:26:36Z

    ESAB’s Aristo Tech 5-13 auto-darkening helmet features the latest digital lens technology, with an internal LCD display and precise control over the shade level (DIN 5 to 13), sensitivity (eight levels) and delay (0.1 to 3.5s). Adjustments to the shade and sensitivity levels are made using controls on the outside ...

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    Siemens expand Comos to include plant FEED

    2012-03-01T15:26:23Z

    Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies (IA&DT) has expanded Comos – the software solution for complete plant management throughout the entire lifecycle of an industrial plant – with functions for productive front-end engineering and design (FEED). Comos FEED supports the user in the early planning of a plant. The Comos ...

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    Heller will show its FT 4000

    2012-03-01T15:25:45Z

    At METAV 2012, Heller showed its 5-axis machining centre model FT 4000, with swivel-head unit and Heidenhain control iTNC530, to demonstrate how to machine a wide range of parts and materials at highest fl exibility and productivity in continuous operation. The FT 4000 could be considered a classic workshop machine ...

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    Assessing Datacolor’s 45G portable spectrophotometer

    2012-03-01T15:22:41Z

    Datacolor has revealed its 45G portable spectrophotometer, which controls colour and appearance in complex manufacturing supply chains, producing measurement results that correlate better to visual assessment. For items with multiple visible components such as automobiles, achieving colour harmony is complicated by the need to visually match those components. For example, ...

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    Wyszomirski is the managing director at Nexteer

    2012-03-01T15:07:09Z

    Gliwice, Tychy – Nexteer Automotive has appointed Rafal Wyszomirski as managing director of its Polish operations.www.nexteer.com

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    John Oldham has been appointed as the new plant manager

    2012-03-01T15:01:09Z

    SOUTHAMPTON, Hampshire – Ford’s former Bridgend engine production manager, John Oldham, has been appointed as the new plant manager at Ford Southampton, UK home of the Ford Transit.www.ford.co.uk

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    How to ensure good coverage

    2012-03-01T14:56:32Z

    Water Transfer PrintingPlant Engineering / Paint SupplyConveyor TechnologyPlant EngineeringQuality ControlPlant EngineeringCoatingsPre-TreatmentRegardless of whether it is metal or plastic parts that need to be painted – enhanced quality, efficiency and sustainability are high on the list of challenges faced by OEMs and tier suppliers. At PaintExpo roughly 400 companies from 22 ...

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    Filtering out the issues

    2012-03-01T14:56:27Z

    The situationConclusions of studyThe SolutionClean Air America tells AMS about the process involved in its assessment and improvement of oil mist filter efficiency at Ford Mexico’s Chihuahua manufacturing plant.The faclity in Chihuahua manufactures 2.0 and 2.3-litre Duratec engines, which meet the rising consumer demand for smaller and more fuel-efficient engines. ...

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    Mann, Nissan’s senior vice president for Manufacturing awarded

    2012-03-01T14:53:14Z

    Sunderland, UK – Trevor Mann, Nissan’s senior vice president for Manufacturing, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management in Europe, has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours list.www.nissan.com

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    An Conghui named as CEO and president for Geely

    2012-03-01T14:47:52Z

    Hangzhou, China – Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. has named An Conghui its CEO and president.Geely’s previous president, Yang Jian, has been made the company's vice chairman.www.geely.com

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    Docherty takes over the management at Chevrolet Europe

    2012-03-01T14:44:47Z

    Zurich, Switzerland – Susan Docherty has succeeded Wayne Brannon as president and managing director of Chevrolet Europe.www.chevroleteurope.com

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    Sergio Rocha named CEO of GM Korea

    2012-03-01T14:36:31Z

    Seoul, Korea – GM Korea announced that Sergio Rocha, president and managing director of GM Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, has been appointed President and CEO of GM Korea, effective March 1.www.gm.com

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    Opel appoints Peter Thom in charge of manufacturing

    2012-03-01T14:31:02Z

    Shanghai, China – Opel has added Peter Thom, a manufacturing manager in GM’s China operations, as management board member in charge of manufacturing.Thom, has also been named Opel/Vauxhall vice president of manufacturing.www.opel.com

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    Cyrus Mistry chairman of Tata sons

    2012-03-01T14:25:06Z

    MUMBAI, India – Tata has selected Cyrus Mistry to succeed Ratan Tata as chairman of Tata Sons, the group's holding company.Mistry, 43, is the son of Pallonji Mistry, whose family is the largest individual shareholder in Tata Sons with an 18% stake.www.tatamotors.com

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    Demand down under

    2012-03-01T14:17:36Z

    ToyotaGeneral Motors HoldenFordWhat lies ahead?More or less untouched by the global financial crisis, the Australian economy continues to power on – its new vehicle market touching near record highs in 2011. But might there be clouds on the horizon for the three local manufacturers?Like other medium and indeed large economies ...

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    Efficiency as standard

    2012-03-01T12:39:45Z

    Efficiency of function as well as formNatural selectionInside innovationSetting standardsProcess of changePlant comes cleanBeing seen to be greenManufacturers can make significant cost and energy savings by building-in efficiencies at plant design stage. And if there is a single automotive manufacturing plant anywhere in the world that can claim to be ...

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    A measure of success from Hexagon

    2012-03-01T11:42:25Z

    Norbert Hanke, president and CEO of Hexagon Metrology, talks about about the company’s brand portfolio.Hexagon Metrology is part of the Hexagon AB Group and includes leading metrology brands such as Brown & Sharpe, Cognitens, DEA, Leica Geosystems (Metrology Division), Leitz, m&h Inprocess Messtechnik, Optiv, PC-DMIS, QUINDOS, ROMER and TESA.The company’s ...

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    Plastic not always so fantastic

    2012-03-01T11:39:49Z

    Looks good, feels goodLightweighting limitationsOut with the old, in with the newMaterials and mouldsEV efficiency – wheels and wiresFor many in the industry, both engineers and pundits, the greatest opportunity offered by plastics in automotive construction is metal replacement. However, it is not necessarily as simple as a straightforward swap; ...