Automation – Page 233
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ArticlePorsche extends Blume’s contract
Germany – Although the OEM’s member of the executive board – Production and Logistics only joined the company in January 2013, he will start a new, five-year deal in January 2016.A mechanical engineer by training, Oliver Blume has 20 years of experience within the Volkswagen Group. At Audi, he was ...
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ArticleKia cee’d passes 1m milestone
Slovakia – The achievement by Kia Motors Europe comes eight years after the start of production. The cee’d GT five-door hatchback and its 201hp, 1.6-litre T-GDI engine were both made at the company’s Slovakian facilities and are destined for export to the Netherlands.The cee’d is manufactured exclusively for the European ...
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ArticleBenecke-Changshun celebrates tenth anniversary
China – The joint venture between Benecke-Kaliko and Jiangsu-Changshun supplies vehicle interior materials to the Chinese market, operating two production and development locations within the country.Benecke-Changshun Auto Trim was founded in Zhangjiagang, where it now employs 450 personnel in the manufacture of foils for automotive interiors, exclusively for China. At ...
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ArticleLaser World's 'toolmakers of light'
The best and the brightest developments in laser technology will be on display in Munich this JuneLaser World of Photonics has established itself as a key event for those involved in the use of imaging processes and optical technologies in manufacturing. A combination of rapidly developing technology and an increasing ...
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Uma onda Espanhola
Apesar das dificuldades econômicas recentes em toda a Europa, os fabricantes de veículos estão angariando ganhos na EspanhaNesta reportagem:RenaultFordPSANissanGMVW GroupMercedesO colapso da economia espanhola tem sido visto como um dos exemplos mais emblemáticos da turbulência econômica que afetou a Europa nos últimos anos. A queda das vendas de carro foram ...
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Centro Honda Civic
Um investimento de £200m garantirá o futuro da conturbada fábrica de Swindon do OEM enquanto também sinaliza uma mudança radical na forma como a empresa constrói carros para a EuropaO plano da Honda é transformar sua fábrica de Swindon em um centro de produção global para apenas um carro: a ...
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ArticleFord Bridgend output hits 19m engines
UK – The milestone was reached 35 years after production began at the factory in Wales. Earlier this year, Bridgend Engine Plant (BEP) also made its 8 millionth small-capacity, petrol Duratec engine since ‘job one’ in May 1998.“The Duratec engine has been produced here for 17 years and is exported ...
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ArticleTesting Expo: An automatic choice
The likely exhibitors at Automotive Testing in Stuttgart this June make it a must for the motor industryAlready well established as a closely focused event for auto industry professionals, Automotive Testing Expo 2015 will benefit from the ever-increasing role that sophisticated test equipment now plays in motor industry developments. Vehicle ...
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El resurgir español
A pesar de las recientes dificultades económicas en toda Europa, los fabricantes de vehículos aumentan sus ganancias en EspañaEn este artículo:RenaultFordPSANissanGMVW GroupMercedesEl colapso de la economía española ha sido uno de los ejemplos más simbólicos del caos económico que ha afectado a Europa en los últimos años. El descenso en ...
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La central del Honda Civic
Una inversión de 200 millones de libras garantizará el futuro de la planta de la marca en Swindon, y también marcará un cambio radical en la forma de fabricar automóviles en Europa.El objetivo de Honda es convertir la planta de Swindon en un centro de producción global para un único ...
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ArticleIntertek unveils new powertrain development facility
UK – The company says it has invested in six high-specification engine test cells at its new Milton Keynes facility. Four of the new test cells are now fully operational, with the final two cells being commissioned in August; these will be equipped with both high- and low-speed 550kW A/C ...
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ArticleMercedes to modernise Untertürkheim
Germany – The company and works council have agreed on a transformation plan for Daimler’s original plant, founded in 1904. The upgrade involves an investment of about €1 billion ($1.1 billion) this year alone, but will bring cost savings of “hundreds of millions” up to 2020, says the OEM.“We are ...
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ArticleGorlier is FCA’s new COO Components
US – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) confirmed that Pietro Gorlier’s appointment is effective from June 30 and that he retains his responsibilities as head of Parts and Services (MOPAR) and a member of the executive council, held since September 2011.As COO Components, Gorlier will replace Eugenio Razelli, who is leaving ...
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ArticleFCA Dundee gains WCM silver status
US – The facility in Michigan has become the first in the country to achieve this World Class Manufacturing (WCM) level, and the only North American engine plant to do so. The designation was achieved slightly over five years after implementing WCM, following a two-day audit this month.Silver status puts ...
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ArticleGM spends $1bn on Warren Technical Center
US – The investment until 2018 will involve significant renovation of existing facilities and expansion of operations at the site, which opened in 1956. Around 2,600 new jobs will be created in core areas such as product engineering, IT and design; the current workforce numbers 19,000.The investment involves: the construction ...
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ArticleKrüger assumes BMW chairmanship
Germany – As previously announced, Harald Krüger today took the role of chairman of the board of management after the OEM’s annual general meeting (AGM). Having most recently served as board of management member for Production, he now replaces Norbert Reithofer, who has been elected chairman of the supervisory board.Krüger ...
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ArticleSeeger to lead Mercedes’ Turkish operations
Turkey – Replacing Rainer Genes, who is leaving the automotive industry, Britta Seeger will assume the leadership from August 1, including bus and truck activities. She will also be Daimler’s representative in Turkey.Seeger joined the company in 1992 and has extensive experience of sales and management in retail, marketing and ...
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ArticleToyota and Mazda sign up to long-term partnership
Japan – The collaboration will cover a range of areas, including environmental and advanced safety technologies. A joint committee will now be established to evaluate how to use the companies’ respective strengths so as to complement and enhance their products and technologies.Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota commented: “As evidenced by ...
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ArticleMobile data logger for sustainable analyses
BEKO Technologies says is has extended the METPOINT BDL graphic-display recorders series with a mobile variant for data logging in compressed-air and compressed-gas applications.The portable data logger is designed for the measured value acquisition via a multitude of different transducers. The company claims different sensors are easily configurable and connectable ...
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Article2-speed fan drive for off-highway truck applications
BorgWarner says its new DuroSpeed 2-speed fan drive is specifically designed to deliver reliable cooling for severe operating and vocational truck applications such as construction vehicles and municipal trucks. The company claims the DuroSpeed fan drive reduces fan engagements for greater reliability and less noise in severe service applications.The modular ...