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ArticleJimenez nominated for GM board
US – In parallel with Joseph Jimenez’s nomination, the OEM announced that E. Neville Isdell will not stand for re-election at its annual meeting of stockholders in June, in accordance with the board’s retirement age policy.Jimenez has been CEO of Novartis since 2010, having joined the company in 2007 to ...
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ArticlePontos quentes de qualidade
AMS inspeciona os mais recentes desenvolvimentos tecnológicos impulsionando o controle de qualidade e monitoramento de processos de soldagem Soldadura de ponto é um processo mais comumente aplicado para unir chapas finas em estruturas corporais automotoras, com um carro da família típico contendo até 5.000 pontos de solda. No entanto, ...
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ArticleAliado ao sucesso
A colaboração entre a Renault, Nissan e Daimler continua a progredir - mas o que a faz funcionar?Renault e Nissan estabeleceram sua aliança de participações cruzadas e abrangentes em 1999. Agora, é a parceria internacional mais duradoura entre duas grandes empresas de automóveis na indústria automotiva moderna. Renault tem uma ...
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ArticleFCA Belvidere celebrates LEED Gold status
US – The bodyshop of the OEM’s Illinois plant was certified within the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building System after meeting strict environmental standards.With an investment of $700m, the 638,000 sq.ft bodyshop was built on a brownfield site near the existing assembly plant in order to ...
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ArticleSoldadura por puntos de calidad
Los últimos avances tecnológicos están impulsando el control de calidad y la monitorización de los procesos de soldadura La soldadura por puntos es el proceso más comúnmente aplicado en la unión de láminas delgadas de metal en las estructuras de las carrocerías de automóviles, conteniendo un típico coche familiar hasta ...
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ArticleAliados para el éxito
La colaboración entre Renault, Nissan y Daimler continua progresando. ¿Qué es lo que hace que funcione?Renault y Nissan establecieron su alianza de participaciones cruzadas y de amplio alcance en 1999. Es hoy en día la asociación internacional más perdurable entre dos grandes empresas de automóviles dentro de la industria de ...
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ArticleA wealth of welding options
An assessment of automotive joining trends reveals a healthy appetite for innovative new technologiesThe productive, cost-effective, yet high-quality welding of automotive assemblies and parts has become the Holy Grail in what is one of the most competitive marketplaces in the world. For body-in-white (BIW) applications particularly, different joining technologies are ...
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ArticlePSA to boost European output
France – In order to capitalise on growth within the region, the OEM will make an extra 60,000 vehicles by the end of August this year, raising volumes 10% higher than initially planned. The volume increase will occur across all three of the Group’s brands – Peugeot, Citroen and DS.For ...
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ArticleLotus hits 40,000 mark for small-car platform
UK – The milestone was reached 20 years after the company unveiled its Lotus Elise, which has continued to see developments in terms of weight and efficiency. The OEM hailed the “sheer production flexibility” of its small-car platform, which also forms the basis for the Exige, Europa, 2-Eleven, 340R and ...
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ArticleNissan Smyrna makes new Maxima
US – The start of production for the eighth-generation model comes 12 years after the first US-made Maxima rolled off the line at the OEM’s plant in Tennessee.“Today's launch of the all-new Maxima is the beginning of an exciting year for Nissan's US line-up, with new versions of the Altima, ...
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ArticleQuality hotspots in welding
The latest technology developments are boosting the quality control and monitoring of joining processesResistance spot welding is the most commonly applied process for joining thin metal sheet in automotive body structures, with a typical family car containing up to 5,000 spot welds. However, one aspect of the spot-welding process that ...
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ArticleSolihull produces 6 millionth Land Rover
UK – The Range Rover LWB Vogue SE was completed on April 2 at the company’s West Midlands plant, marking the 45th anniversary of Range Rover production. The landmark vehicle is destined for export to China, a growing market for the brand.Solihull has been producing Land Rover SUVs since 1948 ...
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Article2016 MX-5 Miata now made for North America
US – The model is available at three trim levels – Sport, Club and Grand – and the first vehicles are expected at dealers imminently, following the April 20 start of production. The first 1,000 cars will be Limited Edition.Described by its maker as “smaller, lighter and more focused”, the ...
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ArticleChrysler using 3D printing for axle development
US – Engineers at the Chrysler Technology Center (CTC) are now printing transparent plastic components for test purposes, providing Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) with a better understanding of axle durability and efficiency.In conventional methods of evaluating oil flow inside axles and pinion carriers, ‘windows’ are cut into the components so ...
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ArticleAllied to success
The collaboration between Renault, Nissan and Daimler continues to progress – but what makes it tick?Renault and Nissan established their cross-shareholding and wide-ranging alliance in 1999. It is now the most enduring international partnership between two major car companies in the modern automotive industry. Renault has a 43.4% stake in ...
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ArticleSmart scanning sensor with collaborative robot technology
AUTOSCAN are a series of industrial metrology products that bring automated 3D scanning and dimensional measurement to the shop-floor using the latest collaborative robot technology claims Perceptron. The company says AUTOSCAN’s self-teach programming capability allows the robot to be programmed quickly without the need for off-line software tools. All robot ...
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ArticleHeavy lifting collaborative robot
Fanuc says its CR-35iA collaborative robot uses integrated vision technology, iRVision, to ensure safety by automatically stopping when the robot touches a human operator. This removes the need for safety fences, a previous requirement for all industrial robots, increasing production efficiencies and enabling a higher level of automation, claims the ...
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ArticleFord to build new Mexican plants
Mexico – The engine facility in Chihuahua will be constructed within the OEM’s existing engine plant at a cost of $1.1 billion and will make a new gasoline unit; a further $200m will expand existing lines for I-4 and diesel engines. The $1.2 billion transmissions plant will be built at ...
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VW reaffirms faith in chairman
Germany – In a statement, the OEM’s executive committee of the supervisory board said that Martin Winterkorn was “the best possible chairman of the board of management for Volkswagen”.Amid reports of disagreements at the top, the vehicle-maker went on to say that Winterkorn would continue in his role “with the ...
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ArticleHonda Alabama starts automated engine assembly
US – The OEM’s new, $71.4m engine facility is supplying V6 units for the Honda Odyssey minivans, Pilot SUVs and Acura MDX luxury SUVs made at Lincoln, Alabama. Its more highly automated assembly process is being hailed by the vehicle-maker as “a breakthrough for Honda engine production in North America”.The ...