Automation – Page 88

  • VW e-golf
    Podcast

    AMS Podcast Episode 02

    2019-04-10T11:49:00Z

    We focus on emobility for this episode as Gareth Price sheds light on Volkswagen’s Transparent Factory. The unconventional facility in Dresden repurposed to assemble the eGolf is also a showcase for VW’s e-mobility philosophy.

  • BMW scooter
    Podcast

    AMS Podcast Episode 03

    2019-04-10T11:47:00Z

    With absolutely no apologies for quoting Slade, AMS Editor Nick Holt and AMS Deputy Editor Gareth Price see this Christmas as the ideal time to look back at a selection of topics featured in AMS magazine during 2018.

  • Steel
    Podcast

    AMS Podcast Episode 04

    2019-04-10T11:40:00Z


    AMS Editor Nick Holt describes his visit to Ovako’s steel foundry in Sweden where high strength engineering steel for long products is made, while Assistant Editor Michael Nash talks about his tour of Russia which included visits to Volkswagen and Volvo Trucks plants.

  • Steel
    Podcast

    AMS Podcast Episode 04 – Swedish steel and Russian reveal

    2019-04-10T00:04:00Z

    AMS Editor Nick Holt describes his visit to Ovako’s steel foundry in Sweden where high strength engineering steel for long products is made, while Assistant Editor Michael Nash talks about his tour of Russia which included visits to Volkswagen and Volvo Trucks plants.

  • BMW scooter
    Podcast

    AMS Podcast Episode 03 – Look to the future, it’s only just begun

    2019-04-10T00:03:00Z

    With absolutely no apologies for quoting Slade, AMS Editor Nick Holt and AMS Deputy Editor Gareth Price see this Christmas as the ideal time to look back at a selection of topics featured in AMS magazine during 2018.

  • VW e-golf
    Podcast

    AMS Podcast Episode 02 – E for Electrified

    2019-04-10T00:02:00Z

    We focus on emobility for this episode as Gareth Price sheds light on Volkswagen’s Transparent Factory. The unconventional facility in Dresden repurposed to assemble the eGolf is also a showcase for VW’s e-mobility philosophy.

  • Ford transit
    Podcast

    AMS Podcast Episode 01 – Start of production

    2019-04-10T00:01:00Z

    The very first AMS podcast rolls off the assembly line and the team discuss two giants of automotive manufacturing, Toyota and Ford.

  • Mercedes-Benz Cars battery factory in the Neckar Valley at the Untertürkheim site in Germany
    Article

    Mercedes starts building battery plant

    2019-04-09T12:50:00Z

    Germany - Mercedes-Benz has started the construction of its battery production facility in the Brühl sub-plant at Untertürkheim, Germany. This is part of the €1bn (US$1.13bn) investment that the OEM has set aside for its global battery production network, which currently comprises of nine battery factories at seven locations on ...

  • Article

    B2B Automotive Analyst

    2019-04-08T15:08:58Z

    .ad-mpu{display:none;} Do you have a curiosity for all things B2B and Automotive?Do you love cars? Are you curious about the changing automotive landscape? Do you want to be our analyst and expert, providing insight and intelligence for us and our B2B automotive audiences? Do you ...

  • Volvo Cars Torslanda Plant, 2004
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    Article

    Simufact

    2019-04-03T15:09:00Z

    Clinching simulated with Simufact Forming Simufact Engineering Headquarters : simufact engineering gmbh Tempowerkring 19 21079 Hamburg, Germany Phone. +49 (0)40 790 128-000 Fax. +49 (0)40 790 128 199 E-Mail: info@simufact.de Simufact Automotive Solutions Simufact Engineering provides simulation software solutions for metalbased ...

  • Starline-logo-100x67
    Article

    Starline Track Busway

    2019-04-03T13:45:00Z

    Starline Track Busway United States Universal Electric Corporation 168 Georgetown Road Canonsburg, PA 15317 Tel: +1 724 597 7800 Fax: +1 724 916 2221 www.starlinepower.com/automotive Operational success in the ever-changing automotive industry starts with the bones ...

  • New Project (9)
    Article

    NEW Digital Edition AMS April-June 2020…

    2019-03-29T12:08:00Z

    In today’s automotive industry sales leads take longer to convert as the buyer’s journey is becoming increasingly complex. So, it’s worth noting that 80% of AMS readers are involved in the purchasing process of their company as decision-makers or influencers, and we can target this group and help you grow your business.

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    Parts sorting and storage system

    2019-03-22T14:30:00Z

    Said to have been developed to meet the needs of the automotive industry, Daifuku’s SPDR temporary storage and sortation systems for spare parts features an automated robotic arm, which automatically lowers and raises to grasp a range of tote sizes, and it’s claimed is suitable for kitting operations. Daifuku says ...

  • Easy-On_FFCFPC_Connectors_05-10_1712-WEB
    Article

    FFC/FPC connectors

    2019-03-22T08:30:00Z

    Two FFC/FPC connectors designed for the growing information market needs of automakers are now available from Molex. The Easy-On FFC/FPC connectors are offered in 0.5mm pitch and 1.0mm pitch forms and both feature a double-bottom contact terminal design that removes dust and contaminants from the connection, claims the company. Molex ...

  • MAHLE_Motorenpruefstand_Assembly-WEB
    Article

    New piston developments

    2019-03-21T14:30:00Z

    MAHLE says it is developing a new generation of piston coatings that are intended to guide and reduce the heat entering the pistons. The company claims this initially reduces the demand for piston cooling, and the increased exhaust gas temperature allows a higher quantity of energy to be extracted by ...

  • Ford autonomous vehicle
    Article

    Ford invests in EV and AV production

    2019-03-21T11:18:00Z

    US - Ford has said it will spend US$900m on its facilities in Michigan in order to ready for the production of both electric and autonomous vehicles. This is the latest in a string of investments that the OEM has recently announced it will make in US plants. “We’ve taken ...

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    Videoscope for machine inspection

    2019-03-21T08:30:00Z

    Olympus says its IPLEX G Lite videoscope is designed to be taken anywhere to help inspectors during challenging inspections, such as inside engines and pipes. The company says this unit carries an IP65 rating and is resistant to rain, high humidity, salt fog, dust, freezing rain, and even electromagnetic ...

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    Article

    Compact machining centres

    2019-03-20T14:30:00Z

    The QT-PRIMOS 50 SG is a compact, CNC turning centre, designed for mass production environments, says Mazak. It features a rigid integral spindle motor and intelligent thermal shield that it’s claimed provides accuracy and high-speed cutting, with the main spindle capable of 5,000rpm. Other compact models include the QT-PRIMOS 150 ...

  • Ford Focus Saarlouis
    Article

    Tariffs: controversy reigns with Trump and Brexit adding to confusion

    2019-03-20T13:21:00Z

    In President Trump somewhat simplistic analysis, trade wars fought through the medium of tariffs are easy to win. Angered, apparently, by seeing too many Mercedes and BMWs on Fifth Avenue, Trump has threatened to invoke section 232 of the 1962 US Trade Expansion Act, raising tariffs from ...