All Ford articles – Page 30
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ArticleFast solutions for hard materials
Hard done byRF improvementsWith hardened parts increasingly being called on to provide the long service lives demanded by consumers, ways to improve the efficiency of hard turning and grinding processes are high on the agenda for many automotive manufacturing engineers. Auto components such as bearings, transmission gears, injector nozzles, shafts, ...
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ArticleEisenmann introduces the E-Shuttle paintshop conveyor
The new E-Shuttle paintshop conveyor system from Eisenmann combines dipping electric monorail systems (EMS), heavy-duty EMS and the VarioShuttle. The result is a highly-fl exible system which offers individually programmable dipping curves and process times for each basin. The rotary principle allows every possible mode of operation to be achieved, ...
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ArticleStandard processes: future potential
Age of the robotAutomated tool monitoringNegotiating obstaclesSmart or ‘Smirt’?The mathematics behind the choice to automate machining operations like milling and turning make financial sense; robots work 24-hours per day with very few sick days; they cut associated labour costs while allowing redeployment of machine tenders; they complete potentially dangerous tasks ...
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ArticleAutomatica preview: Handling with care
Beckhoff, Hall A2, Stand 103Carl Zeiss, Hall A2, Stand 309Cloos, Hall B2, Stand 329DSM Messtechnik, Hall A1, Stand 506EWAB, Hall B1, Stand 117Festo, Hall B1, Stand 309Fronius, Hall A2, Stand 308Matrix Vision, Hall B2, Stand 303Schmersal, Hall A2, Stand 303Automatica 2010, the trade fair for automation and mechatronics, will be ...
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Angelo heads the Toyota Quality Task Force
Toyota City, Japan – Steve St. Angelo, EVP for Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, will head the company’s North American Quality Task Force, responsible for ensuring product quality at the automaker.The move follows CEO Akio Toyoda’s earlier promise to the US Congress to create such a position.www.toyota.com
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ArticleVariations on a colour theme
Limitless possibilitiesPSA’s Pierre Budar explains how production of the new Citroën DS3 hatchback has been organised to allow for the car’s twotone paint finish.The DS3 is the first model in Citroën’s new line which will ultimately feature three distinctively styled cars; DS3, DS4 and DS5. Key to their appeal is ...
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Goudriaan joined Bosal Group as their CEO
Liege, Belgium – Emissions control equipment supplier Bosal Group has appointed Aad L Goudriaan as new CEO. Goudriaan joins the company from DAF Trucks, where he held various managerial positions before being appointed company president in 2004.Replacing Goudriaan at DAF is Harrie Schippers, who was previously the truckmaker’s director of ...
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ArticleMonitored cooling for spot-welding robots
Conventional large-size systemCompact, integrated tailor-made solutionsCooling systems with pneumatic drive elementsNo leakage with relief cylinderCooling systems with electric drive elementsCustomised sensory equipment and valve techSummaryTo meet the stringent quality requirements for welding while ensuring 100% availability, optimised cooling of the welding head is imperative. To continue welding, operators must quickly ...
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Soave joins Chrysler to lead the reintroduction of Fiat into North America
Auburn Hills, MI. – Laura Soave has been hired by Chrysler to lead the reintroduction of Fiat into North America. She joins the US carmaker from Volkswagen of America, where she was most recently general manager of experimental marketing.Reporting to Sergio Marchionne, Soave’s first task is expected to be handling ...
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Nagai leads Honda Siel (HSCI) and Honda Motor India
Noida, India – Takashi Nagai has been named president and CEO of Honda Siel (HSCI) and Honda Motor India. Nagai, who was Executive Vice-President of Asian Honda Motor Thailand, is the fourth president of Honda Siel.Nagai succeeds Masahiro Takedagawa, who will now take over as President and Director at Honda ...
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ArticleAlliance develops common process
Michel Gornet, Executive Vice-President, Manufacturing and Logistics, talks about the Renault-Nissan Alliance´s new plant in Chennai, India and reviews the company’s global manufacturing activities.AMS: Why did you decide to build a factory in India? What are the advantages?MG: India represents an important market for Nissan. India will be Nissan’s global ...
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ArticleNew survival strategies at GM and Mitsubishi
Future solutionsNedCar futureCross-brand co-operationIt is an observation of gross understatement to say that Nick Reilly, President of GM Europe and CEO of Opel/Vauxhall, has his work cut out for him. Having taken the lead role in the reorganization of Opel on an interim basis after the resignation of Carl-Peter Forster, ...
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ArticleClear opportunity for Guardian Automotive
Designers and engineers in automotive production view glass as a rather tiresome necessity; fragile and brittle, it is not an ideal material to install in a machine subject to torsional stresses, severe jolts and almost constant vibration. In the early days of motoring, glass windscreens replaced goggles as a method ...
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ArticleHelmet of choice
AMS speaks to producers and end users of Sperian Welding to find out which features and innovations have made these some of the most popular helmets available on the market. Advances in plant safety are often most apparent in automation control, robot, conveyor and transport systems. Yet one of the ...
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ArticleAGVs stray from the fixed path
Multi-functional AGV solutionCompressor maker benefits from new routesLayout and softwareAGVs have been rather a Cinderella technology; invented some 50 years ago and known as ‘driverless systems’, they have seen advances in electronics start to catch up with their potential for autonomous material handling. Technological developments may have given AGVs more ...
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ArticleRaising the roof at Jaguar
Expert partnersToo smooth for a vision systemThe new Jaguar XJ features among its generous list of standard equipment the first full-glass roof on a Jaguar. This toughened Webasto glass roof is a defining feature of the new model, adding an ‘architectural lightness’ to the car’s exterior. A special opening mechanism ...
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ArticleRobots reach for new processes and markets
ABB’s flexible approachThe ‘Far East’ challengeSpace at a premiumSuccess through simulationVirtual preparation for succesful integrationLocal sourcingWireless control and flexibilityTight timelinesCleaning the casting dieSafer process for safety-critical partsNew tools for the man-machine interfaceThe automotive industry is generally credited with having pioneered the large scale use of robots. Long production runs of ...
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ArticleLeipzig gets the X-factor
New press shop for LeipzigAdjusting production processesSetting up the supply chainModel developmentProduction of the X1 crossover has started at BMW’s plant in Leipzig, Germany and that of the 3-Series saloon has halted. Although taking design cues from the X5 SUV, the smaller X1 features an all-new chassis that - in ...
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ArticleUltimate flexibility
People PowerLogistics and weatherWorld-class flexibilityPart deliveryWorking with labourTechnologies put in place at Kia Motors Slovakia seem to back up the claim that it is the company’s – and perhaps the world’s – most efficient automotive production plant.In Kyu Bae, President and CEO of Kia Motors Slovakia, says that the company’s ...
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ArticleEditor's Note: Trapped by legacy infrastructure
Nick Reilly, newly-appointed CEO of GM Europe, has announced that the company will close its Antwerp production facility by the end of the year. Interestingly, aside from the angry reaction of union members, there was little shock registered in the automotive community.This is because it was no spur-of-the-moment decision. The ...