Latest News & Features – Page 181
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ArticleDPCA starts building fourth Chinese plant
China – The new facility in Chengdu will make Dongfeng Citroen, Dongfeng Peugeot and Dongfeng Fengshen vehicles, primarily for the SUV and MPV segments. Production capacity will be 360,000 vehicles per year and the first unit is due to roll off the line in late 2016.“Construction of the Chengdu plant ...
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ArticleVolvo Torslanda shifts up a gear
Sweden – The plant in Gothenburg will add a third shift and 1,300 personnel in the first quarter of 2015 to coincide with the production launch of Volvo’s new XC90 SUV. The move follows the opening of a new bodyshop in April this year which has raised the annual production ...
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ArticleGM adds 11 facilities to landfill-free tally
US – The newcomers have brought the OEM’s total to 122 manufacturing and other operations across Asia, Europe and the Americas which recycle, reuse or convert to energy all their waste from daily activities. The additional facilities will help GM to avoid more than 600,000 tons of CO2 emissions per ...
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ArticleBASF inaugurates Shanghai catalysts expansion
China – The launch of the expanded mobile emissions catalysts manufacturing operation comes at the end of a three-year project which has doubled the company’s capacity in the country by the addition of new light-duty emissions catalysts production lines, a new heavy-duty diesel catalysts plant and an automated warehouse. The ...
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WebinarArcelorMittal: Why hot stamping is such a hot topic
Are you involved in the designing and manufacturing of parts with advanced high-strength steel (AHSS)? Do you design car bodies and need to save weight while improving safety? Then you surely know that hot stamping is a hot topic. This webinar showed you the current potential and future perspectives of ...
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ArticleTMMT celebrates 20 years of production
Turkey – Over the course of two decades, the Toyota plant at Sakarya has produced more than 1.5m vehicles. With 85% of its planned 135,000-unit output for 2014 destined for export, the facility ranks in the country’s top ten exporters.The plant has produced the 7th, 8th and 9th generation of ...
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ArticleIverson to lead new Castrol/TechSolve JV
US – Operating across the automotive, aerospace, construction equipment and machinery manufacturing industries, OPTIS will provide strategic advice, technology, data analytics and practical solutions to generate a competitive advantage by enabling manufacturers of machined parts to enhance the efficiency of their operations and supply chain. The 50:50 joint venture is ...
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Castrol and TechSolve establish JV
US – In what is claimed to be the first such agreement between a lubricant producer and a machining process improvement company, a new entity called ‘OPTIS’ will develop technology and services to enable manufacturers of machined parts to enhance the efficiency of their operations and supply chain. The 50:50 ...
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ArticleHuf opens new paint facility in Tennessee
US – The 5,300 sq.m unit is an extension of the existing factory at Greeneville and has been equipped with facilities for automated paint application as well as plastic injection moulding. Capabilities also include a pressure foundry, electronics production and assembly.“For around 75 years, we've produced door handles for the ...
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ArticleEditor's note: Winning ways
Flares, fires and petrol bombs flashed through the news this summer as Brazil battled riots sparked by its hosting of the FIFA World Cup – and as I prepared to embark on a tour of automotive production facilities in the region. Interestingly enough, the popular protests and my personal plans ...
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WebinarWEBINAR: Carl Zeiss measurement
Optical measurement is used for quality control in a growing number of applications and complements tactile measurement. With 100% inspection of process-relevant geometric features (eg holes, bolts, edges) of all parts within the production cycle time – combined with immediate feedback and visualisation of measurement data and tolerance measurement – ...
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ArticleFord adds 850 jobs for new F-150 production
US – The new jobs are divided among three facilities: 500 for Dearborn Truck, 300 for Dearborn Stamping and more than 50 for Dearborn Diversified. As a part of the launch of the new F-150, Dearborn Truck Plant recently underwent a major upgrade which replaced legacy manufacturing equipment with the ...
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ArticleToyota production hits 9m in Europe
Belgium – The OEM started manufacturing in the continent in 1971 after establishing Toyota Caetano Portugal, which currently makes the Dyna commercial vehicle. Toyota now has nine plants, including three powertrain operations, in seven countries and has invested over €8 billion ($10 billion) in its European footprint. The 9m-unit milestone ...
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ArticleDaimler and BAIC agree €1bn localisation
China – The deal between the two companies will see further localisation of Mercedes-Benz compact cars beyond the GLA-Class at the Beijing Benz Automotive Co (BBAC) joint venture. The €1 billion ($1.2 billion) pledge is part of a €4 billion total that will be invested in BBAC by 2015.Production capacity ...
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ArticleFiat Brazil: Quest for growth
Alfredo Leggero, manufacturing director for Fiat Chrysler Latin America, discusses the continued growth of the carmaker’s largest plant worldwide, Betim in Minas Gerais – plus its new hub in Goiana, PernambucoJoanne Perry (JP): How important is South America to Fiat as a production location?Alfredo Leggero (AL): South America is very ...
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Rushforth to push forth Nissan’s sales
Japan – As corporate vice-president for Global Sales, Allan Rushforth will be based at the OEM’s Yokohama headquarters and will report to Philippe Klein, Nissan chief planning officer. Rushforth joins Nissan from Hyundai, where he was chief operating officer and senior vice-president for Europe, based in Frankfurt, Germany.Rushforth started his ...
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ArticleVW and FAW commit to 25 more years
Germany/China – The extension of the two companies’ existing partnership until 2041, witnessed in Berlin by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, is intended to “significantly expand” R&D activities in the country and enable a move into new business areas including alternative drivetrain technologies.“Together with its strong ...
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WebinarTRUMPF Solutions for hot forming process chain
Laser technology is a constant companion to the ever-increasing hot stamping technology. A primary application is in the trimming of hardened parts. There is an array of laser applications found in the process chain of hot stamping. The maturing hot stamping process is now going in new directions, exploiting even ...
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ArticleBMW assembles first car at Araquari
Brazil – The company says that more than €200m will be invested at the plant in Santa Catarina State over the next few years, resulting in a production capacity of over 30,000 vehicles per annum. The first car to roll off the assembly line was a 328i ActiveFlex. This car ...
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ArticleHayles takes sustainable fuel role at Hyundai
UK – In the newly created position, Robin Hayles will develop and deliver Hyundai Motor UK’s fuel cell and sustainable fuels strategy. Hayles has worked for the OEM since 2004.In his most recent role as product manager for ix35, Santa Fe, i800 and iLoad, Hayles was responsible for managing the ...