All articles by Joanne Perry – Page 4
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ArticleInterview: Klemens Bartmann, Axalta
As the coatings company turns 150 years old, its global technology director reflects on the sector’s trends, challenges and opportunities – including new materials, environmental concerns and multi-functionality Klemens Bartmann, Axalta Coating SystemsJoanne Perry (JP): Can you briefly outline the differences in requirements between coatings for light vehicles and those ...
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ArticleMixing together at PaintExpo
At the latest coatings show, held in Karlsruhe, Germany, in April, companies from a range of industries converged to share ideas and innovations. AMS went to see what might be of interest to automotive playersOther shows have come and gone, but PaintExpo continues to develop as a forum for companies ...
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Atingindo o gás
Conforme OEMs aceleram os seus programas de sustentabilidade, dois principais participantes estão chegando em marcos-principais. A AMS relata como projetos de biogás têm contribuído grandemente para o sucesso de energia renovável da GM e BMWNo ano passado, pela primeira vez, o BMW Group conheceu a maioria de suas necessidades de ...
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A todo gas
A medida que los fabricantes intensifican sus programas de sostenibilidad, dos actores principales están alcanzando los hitos cruciales. AMS informa sobre cómo los proyectos de biogás han contribuido en gran medida al éxito de GM y BMW en las energías renovables El año pasado, BMW Group obtuvo por primera vez ...
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- 沼气应用
很多OEM制造商加紧可持续性项目，有两个公司即将到达关键里程碑。AMS报道通用和宝马沼气项目在再生能源上的成功和经验。去年，宝马集团采用再生能源，基本满足集团所需能源。这是历史第一次，也是公司实现100%绿色能源道路上的重要一步。公司在这个道路上的速度非常快；到今年3月份，仅仅是新的措施开始12个月之后，新能源使用在整个能源消耗中的比率就从51%上升到58%。宝马集团可耻性发展与环保部长Ursula Mathar在去年的“可持续性机制报告”里说，“我们的目标很明确，对转型新能源也有具体的规划。但是她说，“经济可行性”和建立“适当的框架条件”将对宝马逐步实现规划非常关键：即要实现提高全球各地工厂的能源效率；安装可再生能源资源；向第三方采购绿色能源。2015年，宝马集团采用再生能源，基本满足集团所需能源，这是历史第一次。到2016年3月，可再生能源使用比率达到了58%在今年3月发布的最新“可持续性价值报告”中，宝马公司称，自2006年，集团的工厂已经节省能源36%。2015年，每辆车的耗能比前年已经降低了2.7%，只有2.19MWh。可再生能源设备包括太阳能电池板（比如英国的Mini Oxford工厂），德国莱比锡工厂的风力涡轮机，华盛顿SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers的水里发电，以及南卡罗莱纳Spartanburg和南非Rosslyn工厂的沼气。宝马公司在报告中称，集团的战略重点不是在任何特定的可再生能源上，而是在巩固各种技术上：“我们决定每个工厂适合什么理念的技术，才对地方最有利”。集团还特别说明了一个计划，就是在未来数年内会在德国工厂安装光伏系统。 The technical centre at Warren, Michigan, is one of 22 GM facilities worldwide with solar arrays通用一鸣惊人也是在3月份，另一个可再生能源巨头 — 通用公司获得了美国环保局（EPA）颁发的第五届“新能源”奖。2015年，通用在美国的工厂里，每辆车耗能下降了5.6%，只有1.9MWh。通用公司全球制造高级副总裁Jim DeLuca说，“我们不断追求新技术，降低驾车对环境的影响，并在汽车制造中减少碳排放。”2011年，当通用首次投入可再生能源时，就制定目标，要到2020年实现每年创造125MW绿色能源。2013年到2015年，公司向该项目投资3,600万美元，投资内容有：在22个工厂里安装天阳能电池，创造48MW的能量；在9个地方建设电动车充电站；3个垃圾沼气设备；1个垃圾焚烧发电设备。2016年，通用将完成突破发电125MW可再生能源的目标 — 比预计提前4年即将在墨西哥和美国开展的风能项目每年将为两国的通用公司提供34MW和30MW的能源；在德克萨斯Arlington装配厂，每年使用风能生产125,000辆SUV汽车。公司称，公司还在推进收购太阳能板，而不是依赖采购协议。公司最近投入到肯塔基Bowling Green公司1MW电能项目当中。沼气是一可再生能源战略中的支柱，从开始出现到现在，仍然是中流砥柱。有了俄亥俄、印第安纳和密歇根的项目，汽车制造商已经成为美国最大的行业沼气使用者。通用公司的工厂现在至少能获得105MW绿色能源。到今年3月为止，公司10年以来的新能源探索不仅帮助减少对环境的影响，而且还节省了8,000万美元。据通用公司全球可再生能源经理Rob Threlkeld说，有两个风能项目会在今年晚些时候上线，公司届时将突破125MW目标。动物粪便是BMW Rosslyn的能源材料2016年3月，宝马公司在南非Rosslyn启动一个可再生能源项目。公司投资60亿兰特（约合4.083亿美元）从3Series转型生产X3。在收购Bio2Watt之后，从2015年10月开始接受绿色能源。该公司在Bronkhorstspruit(位于首都东部50公里)的农场里经营一个沼气发电厂。这个农场接收牛和鸡的排泄物，还有附近Tshwane的垃圾，而且还有雨水收集堤坝。 BMW Rosslyn has found a good use for animal waste, in the generation of green power via a third-party plant有机废物被送到两个厌氧分解池里，生产沼气，然后进入内燃机发电。这些电进入电力网，售给宝马等公司。目前，有40,000吨牛粪和20,000吨昏黑废物已经转化成沼气，用于供热和供电。Bio2Watt工厂能发电440W。BMW ...
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ArticleHitting the gas
As OEMs step up their sustainability programmes, two leading players are arriving at key milestones. AMS reports on how biogas projects have contributed greatly to the renewable energy success of GM and BMWLast year, for the first time, the BMW Group met the majority of its electrical energy needs by ...
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ArticleTravel blog: Painting the town red in Karlsruhe
It’s that time of year when industrial coatings companies of various hues briefly coagulate to show off shiny new ideas, mix with others of their kind and enjoy the general swirl of an international trade show. PaintExpo this week has drawn 501 exhibitors, including 158 from 26 countries outside Germany, ...
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ArticleFord Ohio adds new F-Series Super Duty
US – The factory will make the F-350, F-450 and F-550 Super Duty chassis cab configurations, alongside Kentucky Truck Plant. Ford says the aluminium body on a high-strength steel (HSS) frame generates a weight saving 350lbs, while components such as axles, hubs and brakes are now stronger to support work ...
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Interview: Markus Fallboehmer, BMW
Having joined the OEM’s Hams Hall team in January 2015, here the plant director discusses the scale of redevelopment which was recently completed to produce the next generation of Efficient Dynamics enginesAMS: Before coming to Hams Hall you worked for BMW in Germany. How are your previous experiences informing ...
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ArticleEfficient, dynamic and flexible
As BMW Hams Hall ramps up its manufacture of next-generation engines, AMS becomes the first to take a look at its new production lines – installed as part of the OEM's £750m investment across UK facilities“Our new engine family of highly efficient, three-, four- and six-cylinder engines have a standard ...
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ArticleEditor's note: Rising higher
At a time of renewed confidence for the automotive industry in North America comes the news that one manufacturer, Volkswagen, has been misleading US regulators over vehicle emissions. While other OEMs have experienced damaging scandals in the recent past, it is difficult to think of anything more likely to repel ...
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ArticleInterview: Keishi Egawa, Mazda
The OEM’s president and CEO in Mexico explains what its first North American factory means to MazdaKeishi Egawa, president and CEO, MMVOAMS: To what extent has the new Salamanca factory been inspired by Mazda’s plants in Japan, and is the level of production technology just as high?Keishi Egawa (KE): The ...
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ArticleEntrevista: Keishi Egawa, Mazda
El presidente del constructor y CEO en México explica lo que significa su primera fábrica en Norteamérica para MazdaKeishi Egawa, president and CEO, MMVOAMS: ¿En qué medida se ha inspirado la nueva fábrica de Salamanca en las plantas de Mazda en Japón?, ¿tiene el mismo nivel tecnológico?Keishi Egawa (KE): La ...
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Article访谈：马自达汽车Keishi Egawa
马自达墨西哥公司的总裁兼首席执行官谈论这个北美第一家工厂对马自达的意义Keishi Egawa, president and CEO, MMVOAMS：新的Salamanca工厂在多大程度上与日本工厂一致，生产技术水平是否一样高？Keishi Egawa(KE)：工厂本身采用了马自达在全球最先进的技术。从结构上，或多说少模仿广岛总部的设计，从技术上始于中国南京工厂相一致。那是我们第二个新建工厂。我们自动化水平较低（与日本工厂相比），尤其是汽车车体修理厂，这样以后我们进行车型改变就会有更大的灵活性，而且也可以利用墨西哥低劳动成本的优势。阅读全文［英文］
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ArticleEntrevista: Keishi Egawa, Mazda
Presidente e diretor executivo do OEM no México explica o que sua primeira fábrica na América do Norte significa para MazdaKeishi Egawa, president and CEO, MMVOAMS: Em que medida a nova fábrica de Salamanca foi inspirada pelas fábricas da Mazda no Japão, e o nível de tecnologia de produção é ...
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Oficina do futuro
A fim de transformar o seu best-seller F-150 em um veículo de alumínio, a Ford primeiro teve de transformar a oficina"É extremamente silenciosa, limpa, é pequena" - esta parece ser uma descrição modesta para o lar da inovação na fabricação de automóveis que talvez tenha causado mais barulho do que ...
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El taller de carrocería del futuro
Ford ha cambiado al aluminio su vehículo más exitoso, el F-150, para ello ha tenido que transformar su taller de carrocería"Es extremadamente silencioso, limpio y pequeño” – esta es la modesta descripción para el hogar de la innovación automovilística que más revuelo ha causado en los últimos años. Pero si ...
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Article采访：福特公司Ron Ketelhut
一手策划F-150铝身皮卡汽车车体修理厂的翻修，以及汽车主题结构的工程师向我们讲述，这些庞大的工程是如何在一个月内完成的 — 这主要归因于简洁、安静的生产AMS：和您过去所执手的项目相比，此次F-150汽车车体修理厂的翻修工作在哪些方面提出新的挑战呢，主要考虑因素是什么呢？Ron Ketelhut(RK)：这是我所见过的最具挑战性的项目。以目前的铝生产技术来制造汽车，这是一个的挑战。此外就是周转时间；很显然，F-150是高要求车辆，在4个星期内就把工厂弄得底朝天，在规划和执行上花去了大量的精力。在一个多星期的时间内，我们搬运了一千多卡车的机床设备，同时我们还得把旧的机床搬出去。因此规划与执行过程中的物流，是我们最大的挑战。阅读全文［英文］
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ArticleInterview: Ford's Ron Ketelhut
The chief body construction engineer who masterminded the renovation of the F-150 bodyshop to make aluminium pick-ups explains how this was done in just one month – resulting in cleaner, quieter productionAMS: Compared with other projects you have previously worked on, how challenging was the bodyshop renovation for the F-150 ...
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ArticleEntrevista: Ron Ketelhut de Ford
El ingeniero en jefe de construcción de carrocería que diseñó la renovación del taller de carrocería del F-150 para producir pick-ups de aluminio nos cuenta cómo lo consiguió en tan solo un mes hasta obtener una producción más limpia y silenciosaAMS: Respecto a otros proyectos en los que ha trabajado, ...