• Special VM focus - Maruti Suzuki
• Specialist manufacturer - Morgan
• Technology focus - BIW applications
  Press shop / Transfer line
  Tailored blanks
  Clinching and hemming
  Lightweight production
• Vehicle systems production
  Forced induction production
  Turbos and Direct injection
  Superchargers
  Engine efficiencies
• Materials focus
  Body assembly and Welding
  Adhesives
  Fasteners
• Environmental
  Site clean-up
  Decommissioning
  Hazardous materials
  Future options
• Regional focus - Canada
• Show preview - AMS India Conference report
  

• Special VM focus - Hyundai/KIA & SsangYong
• Specialist manufacturer - Electric Vehicles
• Technology focus -  Production line technology
  Robotics
  Lifters and handlers
  Safety systems
• Vehicle systems production
  Fuel cell technology
  Fuel cell stacks
  Engine conversion
  On-board hydrogen development, storage
• Materials focus - Carbon fibre
• Environmental
  Factory emissions
  Fumes, VOCs and regulations
  CO2
  Waste recycling
• Regional focus - Central Europe
• Show preview - Laser World - 15-18 June
 

AMS 10-year Anniversary special issue

Published to celebrate the 10th anniversary of
Automotive Manufacturing Solutions magazine and
delivered in July, this special edition features a
selection of company profiles, broken down by segment.

Each category is introduced with a review of how the
products in that area have changed over the last
decade, plus the issue is introduced with an in-depth,
10-year review of global automotive manufacturing.

• Special VM focus - TATA
•  Specialist manufacturer - Rolls Royce
• Technology focus 1 - Factory automation
  Robots and welding
  AGV
  Conveyors
  Vision
• Technology focus 2 - Turning, milling & grinding
  Hard turning
  Machine tools
• Materials focus
  Plastics
  Body and trim
  Powertrain
• Environmental
  Using recycled materials
  Plastics, metals and rubber  
• Regional focus - Germany
• Show preview - Schweissen & Schneiden - 12 -19 September
                              - EMO - 5 - 10 October

 

• Special VM focus - PSA Peugeot Citroen
• Specialist manufacturer - Aston Martin
• Technology focus - Casting and forging
  Metal treatments
  Solidification control
  Finishing and shot peening
• Vehicle systems production
  Hybrids
  System design
  Micro-hybrids
  Battery production
  Assembly line set-up
• Materials focus
  Aluminium
  Chassis
  Body
  Powertrain
  TIG welding
• Environmental
  Energy conservation
  Production line and buildings
• Regional focus - Brazil
• Show preview - SPS/IPC/DRIVES 24-26 November
                              - Nat. Manufacturing Week - 2-5 December

• Special VM focus - Fiat Group
• Specialist manufacturer - Lamborghini
• Technology focus - production development
  CAD/CAM
  Rapid prototyping
  Testing and measurement
  Quality control
• Vehicle systems production
  Underbody architecture
  Springs
  Shock absorbers
  Tyres
  Brakes
• Materials focus
  Steel
  Lightweight BIW
  High-strength
  Steel and its future
• Environmental 
  Alternative plant power supplies
  Wind
  Recycled heat
  Water
• Regional focus -  China
• Show -  AMS India Conference 2009