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ArticleLDT: Força Delta da GM
Conforme a GM gasta o dinheiro em toda a América do Norte, AMS averigua $583m no valor de melhorias para a mais nova fábrica do OEM na região - incluindo uma nova oficina capaz de métodos materiais misturadosLansing Delta Township (LDT) em Michigan é a mais nova fábrica da General ...
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Article采访：通用汽车Mike Trevorrow
在通用汽车兰辛负责两个工厂的区域经理谈道，德尔塔镇斥资5.83亿美元新建了汽车车体修理厂，其中5.2亿美元的设备是用于混合材料的结合技术Mike Trevorrow, regional plant manager, GM LansingAMS：兰辛德尔塔镇在通用北美生产网络中的重要性在哪里？Mike Trevorrow(MT)：我认为，我们真的非常重要。现在的市场，至少北美市场中，跨界车 — 我们去年生产的汽车 — 非常受欢迎。我们制造Buick Enclave, Chevy Traverse和GMC Acadia汽车。这些汽车我们已经都生产7年了，已经接近生命周期末尾了，但是销量还在继续增长。因此，公司最终决定是：这个产品对我们来说很重要。我们实行3班制，每周工作最少5天，现在加班情况很多，因为车辆的需求很大。阅读全文［英文］
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ArticleInterview: GM's Mike Trevorrow
The regional plant manager for the OEM's two plants in Lansing talks about its $583m investment for a new bodyshop at Delta Township – including $520m of equipment for mixed-material joining technologiesMike Trevorrow, regional plant manager, GM LansingAMS: How important is Lansing Delta Township within GM’s North American production network?Mike ...
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ArticleEntrevista: Mike Trevorrow de GM
El director regional de GM para las dos plantas de Lansing nos habla sobre la inversión de 583 millones de dólares en un nuevo taller de carrocería en Delta Township, incluidos 520 millones de dólares en equipos de tecnología de unión de materiales mixtosMike Trevorrow, regional plant manager, GM LansingAMS: ...
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ArticleEntrevista: Mike Trevorrow da GM
O gerente da fábrica regional para duas fábricas do OEM em Lansing fala sobre o investimento de $583m para uma nova oficina na Delta Township - incluindo $520 milhões em equipamentos para tecnologias de materiais mistos de soldaMike Trevorrow, regional plant manager, GM LansingAMS: Quão importante é Lansing Delta Township ...
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ArticleFord, Alcoa collaborate on aluminium
US – The OEM had already selected Alcoa’s Micromill product for its aluminium-bodied 2016 F-150 pick-up truck, but the two companies have now also entered a joint development agreement to expand the range of next-generation aluminium alloys for automotive components.Micromill was made public in December 2014 and is claimed to ...
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ArticleForming in the hot seat
A number of recent innovations are boosting the capabilities of hot forming/press hardening operationsA number of innovations have come to market recently that push press hardening to new levels of performance. Schuler, for instance, has unveiled what it describes as a pressure-controlled hardening process to help improve costs and energy ...
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ArticleKeeping it clean
As OEMs take their sustainability campaigns to the next level, AMS reports on three of those which have been recognised for their efforts by the US Environmental Protection Agency – Toyota, GM and NissanToyota’s twin pioneersThe Japanese OEM has two model plants for sustainability and energy efficiency in North America: ...
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ArticleToyota's in town
The global giant has muscled into America’s top tier of automotive manufacturers – and is still expandingThey were known as the 'Big Three': General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. Together, they mobilised the post-World War Two ‘American Dream’ and put wheels under the freedoms enshrined in US national culture. The carmaking ...
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ArticleToyota llega para quedarse
El gigante global se ha abierto camino entre la élite de productores en América, y sigue expandiéndoseEran conocidos como los 'Tres grandes': General Motors, Ford y Chrysler. Entre los tres impulsaron el 'sueño americano' después de la segunda guerra mundial y pusieron sobre ruedas las libertades que se consagran en ...
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ArticleToyota está na cidade
O gigante global atingiu a camada de fabricantes de automóveis dos Estados Unidos - e ainda está em expansãoEles eram conhecidos como os "Três Grandes": General Motors, Ford e Chrysler. Juntos, eles mobilizaram o 'Sonho Americano' do pós-Segunda Guerra Mundial e colocaram rodas sob as liberdades consagradas na cultura nacional ...
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SUV superstar
Conforme BMW Spartanburg na Carolina do Sul se prepara para lançar seu quinto e maior SUV, o X7, AMS investiga o que torna esta operação tão importante para a marca alemã no âmbito da sua rede de produção em todo o mundoUma das maiores histórias de sucesso da BMW não ...
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Como montadoras podem ser sempre ambientais
Com os programas de eficiência energética do OEM agora bem estabelecidos, a motivação para encontrar poupança extra é um desafioAlvejar a eficiência energética e de sustentabilidade não são nada de novo; fabricantes de automóveis não só os haviam configurado durante anos, eles também haviam feito progressos significativos para encontrá-los. Mas ...
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ArticleSmall-diameter high-feed endmill
Kyocera has announced the launch of the MFH mini, a small-diameter, high-feed endmill for processing metal parts. The company claims this new product achieves highly efficient processing by utilising its proprietary, newly designed insert.The insert design reduces impact on the insert when making initial contact with the workpiece, thus achieving ...
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ArticleTesting the water
Hydroforming is making quite a splash among automotive companies seeking to produce lightweight yet robust components which also meet stringent safety requirements; AMS reviews the latest techniquesThe fact that Vari-Form has been selected by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) US as its 2015 Supply Chain Management Supplier of the Year speaks ...
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SUV superestrella
BMW Spartanburg en Carolina del Sur ya se está preparando para presentar su quinto y más grande SUV, el X7. AMS analiza por qué es tan importante para la marca alemana en su red internacional de producción Uno de los mayores éxitos de BMW no es un automóvil, sino ...
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Verde que te quiero verde
Los programas de eficiencia energética ya están muy establecidos entre los constructores, por lo que cada vez es un reto mayor encontrar nuevas vías para reducir el consumo No son ninguna novedad los objetivos de ahorro de energía y sostenibilidad; los fabricantes de automóviles llevan años implementándolos y han realizado ...
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ArticleAlliance in action
AMS examines the joint projects between Daimler and Renault-Nissan in terms of vehicles, powertrains, technologies, factories, geographies and timescales – and the advantages for each partnerFrom a near standing start in 2010, the Daimler-Renault-Nissan alliance has quickly grown to encompass projects across the globe. There has been significant technology transfer ...
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Article- 本田：适应墨西哥
这个日本公司已经制定墨西哥Celaya工厂作为北美小型车生产中心 — 而新建变速器工厂将为这个地区带来210亿美元的投资去年年初，本田在墨西哥Celaya开设工厂，从而与Acura分部一同在北美和中美几乎实现自给自足了。Celaya工厂是本田为北美和中美制造小型汽车的中心。公司在美国、加拿大和墨西哥的8个装配厂的生产力总数达到192万辆 — 据2014年的数据，95%的销量都去向这几个国家。阅读全文［英文］