Automation – Page 383
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ArticleMeeting the revival challenge at Chrysler
Facing a bleak future just a few short years ago, Chrysler has rebounded with a strong line of products and a manufacturing philosophy that highlights its focus on globally competitive production. When restructuring with Fiat began in 2009, Chrysler dedicated itself to World Class Manufacturing (WCM). Scott Garberding, senior vice-president, ...
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ArticleFiat heading for a cleaner horizon
Sharing best practice in Group manufacturingEnvironmental management system certificationVolatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)Addressing water scarcityWater withdrawal and rainwater harvestingWaste managementEquipment containing PCB and PCTWith multiple production plants in Europe and the Americas, and with joint venture facilities in Russia and China due to come on line later this year, Fiat Group’s ...
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ArticleSustainable production through energy savings
Energy saving - a vital performance indicator at SeatGetting the balance rightSavings from sunshineEnergy consumption takes a breakWith over 80 million vehicles sold in 2011, global energy demand has never been higher. AMS reports on how Seat Martorell and Daimler have implemented some advanced efficiency solutions with help from Siemens.Continuing ...
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ArticleInkjet interiors
Multi-material mixingStreetScooter project3D printing has been much mooted as a consumer tool for creating objects in the office or home. Mike Farish reports on a company taking this remarkable technology one step further.An exciting new rapid prototyping tool for automotive designers has been shown off recently at a number of ...
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Editor's Note: Questions of quality
“The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten” – Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790), American inventor.On a recent research journey to China, I was asked by the marketing head of a volume domestic carmaker: “What does Made in China mean in Europe and ...
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ArticleThe quest for quality in Turkey
Power of threeCrisis and recoveryFlexible purchasingConquering complexityMoving with the timesUltimate customer serviceFord Motor Company has long had a presence in Turkey. In 1928, the first dealership was established in Istanbul, selling imported models. In 1959 the carmaker’s first production plant was established in what was then an Istanbul suburb. Operated ...
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Innovation by InventorCAM 2012
SolidCAM’s InventorCAM 2012, the latest version of its powerful CAM system, seamlessly integrated and with full associativity to Autodesk Inventor, has been launched. InventorCAM 2012 features the revolutionary iMachining module, that reduces cycle times by up to 70% and increases tool life. The revolutionary iMachining technology in InventorCAM 2012 uses ...
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Meet ADAM – welding monitor from Miyachi Europe
Miyachi Europe, supplier of laser and resistance welding systems and laser marking products, has announced its new Advanced Data Analysis Monitor (ADAM), the most advanced resistance welding monitor available from any manufacturer. ADAM is easily integrated into automated systems and offers more of the information manufacturers need for process development, ...
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SKF’s portable new endoscope
SKF has launched a new series of portable, compact and easy-touse, multi-functional endoscopes that are suitable for internal inspection of a wide range of machinery. TKES 10 endoscopes are high quality instruments that provide fast and easy inspection with functions such as snapshot, video recording, picture and video review on ...
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Scanning for Nikon Metrology’s Focus 10
Focus 10 offers a completely new user interface and now provides support for handheld laser scanning and tactile probing. Users gain productivity through the new intuitive and attractive user interface that optimizes available space of the 3D scene. The tabbed ribbon bar provides direct access to the relevant functions for ...
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Oerlikon Blazer’s Balinit Pertura gets to point
Due to an optimized nanostructure that creates a balance of improved hardness, toughness, and resistance to residual stresses, BALINIT PERTURA from Oerlikon Balzers stands out as a universal coating solution for high-performance solid-carbide drills in a variety of drilling applications. Whether your need is for drilling holes in steel, stainless ...
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Pepperl+Fuchs’ new 8mm pile driver sensors announced
Pepperl+Fuchs X-Series Pile Driver Extended Range Inductive Sensors are now available in 8mm diameter models. With barrel lengths as short as 35mm, these miniature sensors deliver a 3mm sensing range – 50% more range than is available from larger competitive 12mm diameter models. Like all Pile Driver sensors, its robust, ...
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Norbar’s TruTorque and new calibration devices
Norbar TruTorque screwdrivers come as adjustable tools, providing exceptional fl exibility, as well as fi xed torque versions – ‘P’ Types – designed for the production environment and preset for specifi c demands. Safe, easy-to-use and accurate – better than the International Standard – they offer capability for dealing with ...
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Aristo Tech 5-13 helmet from ESAB
ESAB’s Aristo Tech 5-13 auto-darkening helmet features the latest digital lens technology, with an internal LCD display and precise control over the shade level (DIN 5 to 13), sensitivity (eight levels) and delay (0.1 to 3.5s). Adjustments to the shade and sensitivity levels are made using controls on the outside ...
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Siemens expand Comos to include plant FEED
Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies (IA&DT) has expanded Comos – the software solution for complete plant management throughout the entire lifecycle of an industrial plant – with functions for productive front-end engineering and design (FEED). Comos FEED supports the user in the early planning of a plant. The Comos ...
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Heller will show its FT 4000
At METAV 2012, Heller showed its 5-axis machining centre model FT 4000, with swivel-head unit and Heidenhain control iTNC530, to demonstrate how to machine a wide range of parts and materials at highest fl exibility and productivity in continuous operation. The FT 4000 could be considered a classic workshop machine ...
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Assessing Datacolor’s 45G portable spectrophotometer
Datacolor has revealed its 45G portable spectrophotometer, which controls colour and appearance in complex manufacturing supply chains, producing measurement results that correlate better to visual assessment. For items with multiple visible components such as automobiles, achieving colour harmony is complicated by the need to visually match those components. For example, ...
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Wyszomirski is the managing director at Nexteer
Gliwice, Tychy – Nexteer Automotive has appointed Rafal Wyszomirski as managing director of its Polish operations.www.nexteer.com
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John Oldham has been appointed as the new plant manager
SOUTHAMPTON, Hampshire – Ford’s former Bridgend engine production manager, John Oldham, has been appointed as the new plant manager at Ford Southampton, UK home of the Ford Transit.www.ford.co.uk
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ArticleHow to ensure good coverage
Water Transfer PrintingPlant Engineering / Paint SupplyConveyor TechnologyPlant EngineeringQuality ControlPlant EngineeringCoatingsPre-TreatmentRegardless of whether it is metal or plastic parts that need to be painted – enhanced quality, efficiency and sustainability are high on the list of challenges faced by OEMs and tier suppliers. At PaintExpo roughly 400 companies from 22 ...