All Press and stamping articles – Page 14
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ArticleThe aluminium age
The main alternative to steel is becoming more popular with vehicle-makers for its lightweighting potential but there are challenges in its wider use, including the need to secure a steady supply of recycled contentThe use of aluminium in automotive applications is poised to explode over the next five to ten ...
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ArticleConveying automation benefits
Higher productivity starts with efficient materials handling; AMS investigates the latest innovationsWhat are the main factors under consideration when looking to transport parts along an automotive assembly line or move materials around a production plant? Speed, safety, reliability, flexibility, space and energy savings? Most probably, all of these and more ...
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ArticleSwedish Steel in India
Swedish steel specialist Uddeholm has built its reputation as a global supplier of tooling materials and services. The company’s vice-president for sales and marketing, Pär Emanuelsson, talks to automotive writer Dermot Healy about the company’s strategy for India.Dermot Healy: To begin with, what can you tell us about Uddeholm’s work ...
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ArticleTom Chackalackal, Ford India
The vice-president for Manufacturing discusses operations at Chennai, which was the pioneer plant for the OEM's three-wet, high-solids paint processAMS: With the start of production of the EcoSport last year, it was reported that capacity here would be increased to 200,000 units per annum. Has this happened?Tom Chackalackal (TC): The ...
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ArticleLightweight tooling for automation lines
DE-STA-CO says it has added more than 150 parts to its Accelerate collection of lightweight tooling. The collection was expanded with additional options to increase automated press room stamping line speed. New elements include: Crossbar and tri-axis transfer press components Clamp blocks, T-clamps and parallel clamp Sheet metal gripper ...
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ArticleNissan expands engine line-up at Resende
Brazil – The new engine will share the assembly line with the 1.6-litre unit which has been made at the Rio de Janeiro industrial complex since the start of operations in April 2014. The addition of the three-cylinder, 1.0-litre engine will require a 100m reais ($36m) investment.Delivering 76hp and 98Nm ...
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Lightweight tooling for automation lines
DE-STA-CO says it has added more than 150 parts to its Accelerate collection of lightweight tooling. The collection was expanded with additional options to increase automated press room stamping line speed.New elements include: Crossbar and tri-axis transfer press components Clamp blocks, T-clamps and parallel clamp Sheet metal gripper mounting brackets ...
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ArticleHonda's Indian future
The OEM hopes to transform its newest plant in the country, Tapukara, into a major regional production hubIn the case of Honda’s latest plant in India, at Tapukara, appearances can be deceptive. At the time AMS visited, this huge facility was largely underutilised, producing just one model, the Amaze (production ...
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Lightweight tooling for automation lines
DE-STA-CO says it has added more than 150 parts to its Accelerate collection of lightweight tooling. The collection was expanded with additional options to increase automated press room stamping line speed.New elements include: Crossbar and tri-axis transfer press components Clamp blocks, T-clamps and parallel clamp Sheet metal gripper mounting brackets ...
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Hyundai to build fourth and fifth Chinese plants
China –The completion of the new factories in Cangzhou and Chongqing by 2018 will raise to 1.65m the total annual capacity of Beijing Hyundai Motor Company (BHMC), the 50:50 joint venture between Hyundai and Beijing Automotive Industry Holding. Construction work will begin next year.The fourth plant, in Cangzhou, is due ...
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WebinarAIDA: SERVO Technology – Future trends and state-of-the-art equipment for sheet metal forming
This new strategic technology is designed to take the stamping industry to the next level. The key is the high torque/low RPM servo motors designed and built by AIDA specifically for stamping press applications. Connected directly to the crank, these servo motors provide the precise accuracy and reliability you expect ...
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ArticleRenault's taste of Morocco
The OEM’s latest full factory, at Tangier, is now an important ingredient in its European production network Renault’s newest full manufacturing plant, at Tangier, opened in 2012 and now employs nearly 5,500 people. Around 20km from the city and 35km from the port, Renault Tangier is located in a tax ...
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WebinarWEBINAR: Aida servo technology
This new strategic technology is designed to take the stamping industry to the next level. The key is the high torque/low RPM servo motors designed and built by Aida specifically for stamping press applications. Connected directly to the crank, these servo motors provide the precise accuracy and reliability you expect ...
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Toyota St Petersburg adds facilities for new Camry
Russia – The Camry has been produced at the plant since 2007, but the new-generation model has seen the introduction of two new production shops costing 2.7 billion roubles (£439m), a resin (plastics) moulding facility and a stamping shop. The investment will boost output and raise local content to 30%.Toyota ...
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WebinarHexagon Metrology: Fast, rich and actionable 3D process control
Global automotive manufacturers are aiming to improve mechanical and visual assembly quality and reduce rework while accelerating new vehicle launches. 3D Metrology and In-line process control technologies are important contributors for achieving higher quality products, more stable process and faster ramp up for new vehicle programs. The introduction of fast ...
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ArticleStaying out of touch
Automated, non-contact measurement solutions seem to be the way forward for automotive manufacturingAutomotive plants require a variety of cell configurations for robotic 3D metrology and process control. Typically, such solutions will be based upon key components that include: industrial robots as flexible sensor positioning platforms; non-contact, white-light sensors; a software ...
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_Hexagon Metrology: Fast, rich and actionable 3D process control
Global automotive manufacturers are aiming to improve mechanical and visual assembly quality and reduce rework while accelerating new vehicle launches. 3D Metrology and In-line process control technologies are important contributors for achieving higher quality products, more stable process and faster ramp up for new vehicle programs. The introduction of fast ...
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ArticleAlabama: A sweet home for Honda
The OEM's Lincoln plant has upgraded its powertrain and stamping capabilities with greater automation Honda Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA) was selected to make the Acura MDX, which is the most technical product built at the plant. Classed as a light-truck facility, HMA builds three models: Odyssey, Pilot and MDX.The plant ...
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WebinarWEBINAR: Hexagon Metrology
Global automotive manufacturers are aiming to improve mechanical and visual assembly quality and reduce rework while accelerating new vehicle launches. 3D Metrology and in-line process control technologies are important contributors for achieving higher-quality products, more stable process and faster ramp-up for new vehicle programmes.The introduction of fast area measurement and ...
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ArticleNew F-150 production gets underway
US – The first unit of the 2015 model rolled off the line at the Ford Rouge Center in Detroit, a facility which has been updated with modern manufacturing technology to build the aluminium-bodied pick-up truck.Ford’s Dearborn Diversified, Stamping and Tool & Die facilities have been equipped with new press ...