All articles by AMS – Page 19

  • Groupe PSA and CK BIRLA India powertrain plant
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    Groupe PSA opens powertrain plant

    2018-12-05T10:54:09Z

    India - Groupe PSA has recently inaugurated a new plant in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. Costing around US$85m, it is being used to house the production of powertrain components for both the global and domestic automotive market."We want to be Indian in India. With this inauguration, we have taken another critical ...

  • Eisenmann BMW Leipzig
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    Paint technology and investments

    2018-11-29T11:50:00Z

    We report on the new technology, techniques and investments in the world of paintshop being implemented by vehicle-makers around the world… Eisenmann’s E-Shuttle 200 pre-treatment/electrocoating system will be part of the Leipzig upgrade Expansion at BMW Leipzig Eisenmann says it has been given overall responsibility for expanding ...

  • Carlos Ghosn Renault press image Jan 2017
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    Going gets tough for Ghosn

    2018-11-28T11:32:00Z

    The alliance Ghosn championed is now cutting ties with him In recent days, Carlos Ghosn has been ousted as chairman of both Nissan and Mitsubishi and questioned by authorities in Japan on allegations of serious financial misconduct. Ghosn is the architect of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance (he ...

  • Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant starts production of the new B-Class
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    Mercedes starts B-Class production

    2018-11-26T14:47:15Z

    Germany - Mercedes-Benz has started series production of the second model in its newest compact car generation - the B-Class - at its plant in Rastatt. The car is being built alongside the GLA SUV and the A-Class compact sedan, which is also made in Kecskemét (Hungary), Uusikaupunki (Finland) and ...

  • Skoda Karoq Kvasiny
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    Volkswagen to alter European output

    2018-11-26T10:56:22Z

    Germany - Volkswagen has revealed plans to expand production capacity by building a new plant in Eastern Europe. It will be a multi-brand plant, making various vehicles under the different marques of the VW Group, and will play a key role in the company's competitiveness in the region."We have redefined ...

  • Scanlab excelliSCAN
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    Scan system for mass production

    2018-11-21T13:46:08Z

    The excelliSCAN system features a SCANahead servo control as well as galvanometer scanners with precise digital angle sensors, says Scanlab. It’s claimed the scan head is able to autonomously calculate its own control parameters and anticipates in real time the optimal navigation of curves.The company says that integrated functions like ...

  • Roemheld self-centring vice
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    Vice for cylindrical or prismatic parts

    2018-11-21T10:30:21Z

    The PC80Z self-centring vice is available in a new, two-in-one version that accepts the manufacturer's optional round inserts, enabling cylindrical components or billets from 44 to 95mm in diameter to be clamped securely, says Roemheld.The company says the vice can be converted back within a couple of minutes to its ...

  • BMW VR cockpit preassembly
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    BMW takes a virtual reality check

    2018-11-21T10:02:00Z

    Germany – In preparation for ramp up of the new BMW 3 Series, virtual reality technology has enabled the OEM to set up cockpit preassembly workstations. By using VR, BMW says it was able to assess the whole of the new production area in virtual reality and test new procedures ...

  • Third Dimension GapGun
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    Centred countersink measurement

    2018-11-20T16:29:46Z

    A new countersink measurement solution for its GapGun range can calculate the dimensions of a countersink hole to accurately predict the flushness of fasteners once fitted, claims Third Dimension.The company says this new countersink inspection system is faster and more accurate than a mechanical gauge. Tolerance bands can be pre-set, ...

  • Micro-Epsilon colour recognition sensors
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    Compact true colour sensor

    2018-11-20T16:15:50Z

    Micro-Epsilon says it has launched a new range of colour recognition sensors designed for high precision true colour measurement in industrial applications. The new colorSENSOR CFO100 and CFO200 true colour sensors are suitable for a range of industrial applications, claims the company, including colour inspection of interior parts in the ...

  • Lohmann structural bonding tape
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    Die-cut structural tape

    2018-11-14T19:17:32Z

    Lohmann Technologies says its DuploTEC structural bonding tape has been specified for the bonding of magnets direct onto an oil pump drive shaft and also to bond magnets onto shafts inside electric motors.The pump manufacturer bonded the transducer magnet to the shaft, using the company’s DuploTEC 10410 SBF (Structural Bonding ...

  • Lantek MES Manager
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    Manufacturing execution system

    2018-11-14T19:10:49Z

    Lantek says that with its MES Manager manufacturing execution system, engineers can upload a bill of materials for the products being manufactured including parts and subassemblies. The company claims that the full sequence of operations required for the manufacture of each part or subassembly is stored within the MES system.The ...

  • Hönle LED_Spot_100_HP_IC
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    LED UV-curing unit

    2018-11-14T19:00:50Z

    The LED Spot 100 HP IC has been developed for all applications requiring intensive UV irradiation over a large area, claims Hönle. The company says applications include bonding, fixing or the encapsulating of components. At a wavelength of 405nm the unit gives an intensity of 2,000mW/cm² and 460nm gives 3,000 ...

  • Renault Maubeuge
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    Van production boost at Renault plant

    2018-11-09T12:23:00Z

    France - The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance has revealed new plans for the production of vans in the country. Specifically, €450m (US$393m) is being spent over the next five years to make the next-generation Renault Kangoo family at the Renault Maubeuge plant, where the Mercedes Citan van is currently built. The new ...

  • Schaeffler bearings
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    Schaeffler to shut two UK plants

    2018-11-08T12:08:00Z

    UK - Global automotive supplier Schaeffler has announced the closure of two plants. The first is located in Llanelli, Wales, and houses the production of mechanical tappets and bearings for car makers. The other is in Plymouth, England, where spindle bearings and machine parts for the company’s industrial division are ...

  • Ford Saarlouis hot-forming
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    Ford automates hot-forming process

    2018-11-07T10:45:12Z

    Germany - Ford has integrated a automated hot-forming line at its Saarlouis plant, which is located two hours south west of Frankfurt, where it makes the Focus. The company says it is the first time this process has been automated.It works by subjecting boron steel to temperatures of up to ...

  • Nissan X-Trail St Petersburg
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    Nissan makes X-Trail in St. Petersburg

    2018-11-06T16:32:05Z

    Russia - The new Nissan X-Trail is now being produced at the company's St. Petersburg plant, joining the Qashqai and Murano. This follows on from a small rise in the brand's sales in the country from 9,049 to 10,134 units between August and September 2018."We are very pleased to announce ...

  • Tata Motors Harrier
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    Tata starts making Harrier in Pune

    2018-11-06T15:27:41Z

    India - Tata Motors has started making its Harrier SUV on a new assembly line in Chakan - a town situated in the northern part of Pune. This comes ahead of the market launch of the model in early 2019."We have been receiving a tremendous response from the customers ever ...

  • BMW Dingolfing battery production
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    BMW Dingolfing to make Mini batteries

    2018-11-06T12:38:20Z

    Germany - BMW is investing an undisclosed amount in its Dingolfing plant in order to house the production of batteries for the all-electric Mini. The 'mid-double-digit-million-euro' amount will be used to construct a new assembly line and to implement 'extensive remodelling' measures."With the launch of new models and growing demand ...

  • Toyota hybrid transaxle Poland
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    Toyota makes hybrid transaxles

    2018-10-30T17:29:11Z

    Poland - The OEM has started production of its hybrid electric transaxles at its plant in Wałbrzych, situated in the south west of the country. They will be fitted to the new Corolla Hybrid, which is being built at Toyota's Burnaston factory in the UK, and the C-HR Hybrid, which ...