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Integrando eletrificação
OEMs enfrenta o desafio de assimilar um número crescente de veículos elétricos e montagens em suas operações de produção. Volkswagen e Renault mergulhou com o e-up! e o Zoe
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Integrando la electricidad
Los constructores se enfrentan al reto de asimilar el creciente número de vehículos eléctricos y ensamblados en sus operaciones de producción. Volkswagen y Renault han apostado por los modelos e-up! y Zoe La planta Volkswagen Bratislava se encuentra a cinco kilómetros de la capital eslovaca en la margen norte ...
ArticleIntegrating electrification
OEMs face the challenge of assimilating a growing number of electric vehicles and assemblies into their production operations. Volkswagen and Renault have each taken the plunge with the e-up! and the ZoeFive kilometres from the heart of the Slovakian capital, on the north bank of the Danube, is the Volkswagen ...
ArticleEVolution
As the EV market expands, some vehicle-makers are experimenting with different powertrain technologiesThe global EV market these days is worth big money – over $73 billion in 2014 and expected to reach about $109.8 billion by 2019, with a compound annual growth rate of 8.5% from 2014 to 2019. There ...
ArticleDeveloping real drive
Complex nine- and ten-speed gearboxes are requiring fresh investment in manufacturing capabilitiies When Mercedes came to develop its innovative 9G-Tronic transmission, it required an entirely new development process. For the first time, an intensive, computer-based systems analysis and synthesis was used to define the gear set concept. From a total ...
ArticleGeared up to the maximum
The number of gears in transmissions is increasing, but OEMs may be about to hit an upper limit The four-, five- and even six-speed gearboxes may well have had their day. So says Mark Champine, director transmission and driveline platform at Chrysler. “It may be a little bit different region ...
ArticleWar on waste
OEM efforts to reduce waste range from material recycling, component remanufacturing and new water treatments all the way through to building sustainable factories for the future The spotlight has never shone more brightly on the environmental credentials of automakers around the world. While much of the attention is rightly focused ...
ArticleSolutions on the spot
Recent innovations are ensuring that spot welding is a viable joining method for aluminium automotive parts and structures While spot welding has been the joining method of choice for automotive BIW applications, one area where it has shortcomings is welding aluminium. The use of this material in BIW structures has ...
ArticleMBUSI: Somando no Alabama
A montadora alemã está lançando novos modelos, incluindo o sedan C-Class à sua fábrica do AlabamaSe você visitar o Condado Tuscaloosa no Alabama, local do conselho de turismo, entre a meia dúzia de atrações locais listadas está a Fábrica da Mercedes Benz, a fábrica Vance da montadora alemã. Quando foi ...
ArticleCreciendo en Alabama
El fabricante alemán introduce nuevos modelos, incluido el sedán clase C, en su planta de Alabama Si visita el condado de Tuscaloosa, Alabama, entre las actividades turísticas se encuentra una visita a la fábrica de Mercedes Benz en las instalaciones de Vance del fabricante alemán. Cuando se inauguró en ...
ArticleMBUSI: Adding to Alabama
The German carmaker is introducing new models, including the C-Class sedan, to its Alabama plantIf you visit the Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, tourist board site, amongst the half-a-dozen local attractions listed is the Mercedes Benz Factory Tour at the German automaker’s Vance facility. When it was first opened in 1997 the ...
Article奔驰美国国际公司：阿拉巴马州新动向
这家德国汽车制造商，正在向阿拉巴马州的工厂里引进新的车型，包括C级轿车如果你去阿拉巴马州的塔斯卡卢萨观光，在当地景点项目中就有梅赛德斯奔驰工厂万斯生产线的观光。在1997年开厂的时候，这个价值3亿美元的基地，为全球市场每年生产65,000台M-级越野车。但是需求，尤其是美国，远大于预期。就在开厂两年之后，又投资0.8亿美元，是生产力达到80,000台。 但是R-级跨界运动旅行车和GL-级越野车，是定于2000年开始生产。另外6亿美元的注资，使其规模、生产力和人力都翻番。去年，利用柔性生产技术生产大约180,000辆汽车（M-R-GL级）。第一家工厂占地大约120万平方英尺 — 目前拥有两家工厂，总面积超过370万平方英尺（350,700平方米）。 2011年，梅赛德斯公司宣布要在阿拉巴马州投产C-级轿车，另有第五个车型即将宣布。 C-级车型对这个工厂来说是个全新的挑战。奔驰美国国际公司总裁Jason Hoff说，“C-级轿车和工厂之前生产的三个车型完全不同，它使用的材料和内部组装都不一样，是对我们生产理念的挑战和颠覆。材料和焊接技术是我们眼前面临的难题。”
ArticleSolda a laser: Preenchendo as lacunas
Agora bem estabelecido na indústria automotiva, solda a laser continua a se desenvolver e se tornar mais amplamente aplicadaO aumento do uso de aços de alta resistência (HSS) e alumínio adicionou mais complicações para o processo de soldagem. "Os maiores desafios que enfrentamos são o design, as mudanças materiais impulsionadas ...
ArticleSoldadura láser, tapando huecos
La soldadura láser ya se ha establecido en la industria del automóvil y continua desarrollándose para llegar a más aplicaciones El aumento del uso de aceros de alta resistencia (HSS) y el aluminio ha añadido retos adicionales al proceso de soldadura. “Los mayores desafíos a los que nos enfrentamos ...
ArticleLaser welding: Filling the gaps
Now well-established in automotive, laser welding continues to develop and become more widely applied The increased use of high-strength steels (HSS) and aluminium has added further complications to the welding process. “The biggest challenges we face are the design and material changes driven by the CAFE requirements that are driving ...
ArticleHeavyweight investments
Recent developments at Volvo and Daimler show that staying ahead in truck manufacture requires the input of significant resources
ArticleBus-making moves in the right direction
Buses are a sustainable form of public transport, but only if they are manufactured in similar fashion
ArticleBig challenges off the road
The volumes may be lower and the unit size larger, but the logistical and manpower issues involved in off-highway manufacturing are similar to the automotive industry