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ArticleLa aventura africana
Charles Cornew sigue el progreso de los fabricantes que exploran localizaciones de producción menos conocidas “¿Qué países producen los vehículos que conduces?”, la respuesta habitual sería Alemania, Japón, Italia y Francia, junto con RU, EEUU y Corea del Sur. A la mayoría de la gente le sorprendería saber ...
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ArticleHitachi Metals buys Waupaca Foundry
US – The materials development and technology company today completed its acquisition of the ductile iron and gray iron castings producer which is headquartered in Wisconsin.With three plants in Waupaca (Wisconsin), plus one site each in Marinette (Wisconsin), Tell City (Indiana) and Etowah (Tennessee), Waupaca Foundry melts more than ...
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ArticleEnvisioning automation
The latest high-speed, high-functionality cameras are in demand to help automate vehicle productionAlthough the idea of a robot with ‘eyes’ sounds futuristic, the International Federation of Robotics confirms that as long ago as 1980, vision technology helped a robot to pick a randomly orientated component from a tray. The demonstration ...
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ArticleRenault inaugurates plant in Oran
Algeria – Oued Tlelat has opened with one production line and an annual capacity of 25,000 vehicles, but a second phase currently under consideration could see an increase to 75,000 units per year, plus closer integration of suppliers and the establishment of body and paint facilities.The new Renault Symbol will ...
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ArticleSupplying South America
Our special regional edition, the first in a series, contains insights from industry experts with a significant presence in South America: Comau, Schenck RoTec, Geico Taikisha, Siemens, Kuka, Carl Zeiss and EMAG.Now available online in four languages – English, Portuguese, Spanish and Chinese – South America 2014 tells how both ...
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ArticleUma abordagem inovadora EMS
Flexibilidade e redução de custos são apenas duas vantagens da mais recente tecnologia de monotrilho Siemens, escreve Nora Schuler, gerente de mercado vertical automotivo na SiemensA paisagem da fabricação na América do Sul está atualmente em um estado de fluxo. A mudança que está ocorrendo agora também está afetando a ...
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ArticleAn innovative EMS approach
Flexibility and cost savings are just two advantages of the latest Siemens monorail technology, writes Nora Schuler, vertical market manager, automotive at SiemensThe manufacturing landscape in South America is presently in a state of flux. The shift that is now taking place is also affecting the automotive industry, giving rise ...
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ArticlePerfeito como uma Pintura
OEMs no Brasil devem oferecer o mais alto nível de inovação e sustentabilidade, como evidenciado pela oficina de pintura da Geico Taikisha com a Fiat em Pernambuco, escreve Luciano Dinatale, vice-presidente executivo de vendas e desenvolvimento de negócios, e Gabriele Gironi, vice-presidente executiva de operações e engenhariaA Fiat tem desfrutado ...
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ArticlePainting perfection
OEMs in Brazil must deliver the highest level of innovation and sustainability, as evidenced by Geico Taikisha’s paintshop tie-in with Fiat in Pernambuco, write Luciano Dinatale, executive vice-president sales and business development, and Gabriele Gironi, executive vice-president operations and engineeringFiat has enjoyed a long and rewarding association with Brazil since ...
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ArticleEquilíbrio perfeito
Tecnologias de balanceamento Schenck RoTec estão na vanguarda da batalha para reduzir o ruído e vibração em componentes automotivos, escreve Stephan Roisin, gerente da unidade de negócios MPS, Dürr Brasil Ltda. Div. Schenck RoTecNa indústria automotiva, tecnologia de balanceamento e diagnóstico é uma oportunidade para melhorar a qualidade do desempenho ...
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ArticlePerfect balance
Schenck RoTec balancing technologies are at the vanguard of the battle to reduce noise and vibration in automotive components, writes Stephan Roisin, MPS business unit manager, Dürr Brasil Ltda. Div. Schenck RoTecIn the automotive industry, balancing and diagnosis technology is an opportunity to improve component performance quality. The launch of ...
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ArticleAutomatizando o futuro
Edouard Mekhalian, diretor da KUKA do Brasil, analisa a forma como a robótica tem o potencial de colocar o Brasil no caminho mais rápido para uma revolução de automação e habilidadesO Banco Mundial classifica o Brasil como a sétima maior economia do mundo pelo produto interno bruto. Ele também é ...
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ArticleAutomating the future
Edouard Mekhalian, managing director of Kuka Roboter do Brasil, looks at how robotics has the potential to put Brazil on the fast track to an automation and skills revolutionThe World Bank ranks Brazil as the world’s seventh-largest economy by gross domestic product. It is also the world’s fifth-largest automotive market, ...
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ArticleA medida do sucesso
Inspeção de qualidade na construção da carroceria de carro está se movendo com mais velocidade, maior flexibilidade e utilização de software inteligente, escreve Judith SchwarzA indústria automotiva está colocando novos desafios para construção de carrocerias: processos e sistemas de produção mais flexíveis e cada vez mais complexos são necessários conforme ...
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ArticleA measure of success
Quality inspection in car body construction is moving towards more speed, greater flexibility and the use of intelligent software, writes Judith SchwarzThe automotive industry is placing new challenges on car body construction: more flexible and increasingly complex processes and systems are required as the number of models grows. Increasingly, process ...
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