Automation – Page 397
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ArticleEvolution, not revolution
Manufacturing summaryPlant setupProduct and processToyota’s production facility in Valenciennes, France and the influence of the Toyota Production SystemA lot of well-known international companies have their beginnings in humble roots. An example of this is the Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), which you may know started in 1933 as the Toyoda Automatic ...
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ArticleMetal mart in Hannover
Tebis, Hall 11, Stand G29Cloos, Hall 13, Stand D33Techni Waterjet, Hall 12, Stand A26ThyssenKrupp, Hall 16, Stand E22Trumpf, Hall 11, Stand C31/2Trumpf’s TruLaser Cell 7040Uddeholm, Hall 13, Stand C76Held every two years, EuroBLECH is the most important event of the calendar for anyone involved with the handling, finishing, cutting and ...
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ArticleManufacturing in a fluctuating market
Tofas numbersDedicated tooling productionRobots in the minorityLocal sales and export issuesWorking in TurkeyAMS travels to Turkey to talk with the plant directors of Tofas and Honda Turkiye to uncover what it takes to run a successful automotive production facility in this ever-changing marketIn March this year, the Turkish government introduced ...
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Faivre-Duboz becomes general manager of Renault Morocco.
Paris, France – Renault Management Committee member Michel Faivre-Duboz has been appointed general manager of Renault Morocco.He will be in charge of all in-country Renault operations, including construction of the carmaker’s new plant in Tangier, the SOMACA manufacturing plant and all related commercial activities. Faivre-Duboz will report to Jacques Chauvet, ...
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Klebert is the new chief executive of Schuler
Göppingen, Germany – Manufacturing equipment supplier Schuler has appointed Stefan Klebert as its new chief executive officer. Klebert replaces Juergen Tonn, company CEO since 2006. Tonn had announced that he would look to retire by 2011.Klebert has held leading positions at companies including Festo, Schindler and ThyssenKrupp. From 2006 to ...
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Akerson will be the new CEO of GM at end of the year
Detriot, MI. – Following CEO Ed Whitacre’s decision to step down, GM has announced that the company’s new CEO will be Dan Akerson, current GM Board Member and MD of the Carlyle Group. Akerson will also become chairman of the board at GM when Whitacre vacates the post at the ...
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ArticlePepperl+Fuchs's new VDM28 distance measurement sensors
Pepperl+Fuchs has introduced its VDM28 distance measurement sensors with Pulse Ranging Technology (PRT). These sensors provide measurements at distances ranging from 200mm up to 8,000mm, with repeatable accuracy of less than 5mm, a resolution of 1mm and response times as fast as 10ms. According to P+F, PRT is an advanced ...
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ArticleNew robotic gripper from DE-STA-CO
DE-STA-CO, producer of robotic tooling and workholding solutions, has released a new electric parallel gripper said to combine improved durability with the economy of brushed motor technology. The DPE Series gripper is designed for any application currently using pneumatic grippers. DESTA- CO says that the new gripper requires no programming, ...
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ArticleHyPerform high-strength steel from Corus
Corus Steel has launched a new steel grade, Dual Phase (DP) 800HyPerform, described as ‘an advanced high-strength steel designed specifi cally for the automotive industry’. DP800HyPerform is suitable for producing lightweight automotive parts, such as structural members and reinforcements that must be highly crash-resistant. The minimum ultimate tensile strength of ...
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ArticleESI releases Visual-Weld for modeling welding fabrication
ESI’s Visual-Weld is an add-on for use in combination with the company’s Welding Simulation Suite, which provides virtual distortion and weld quality simulation at any stage of product design or manufacturing. According to ESI, Visual-WELD can also reduce the cost of producing welding assemblies within tolerance, helping to control component ...
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ArticleSKF introduces new condition monitoring equipment
SKF has introduced a new generation of wireless condition monitoring measurement devices. The Multilog WMx provides early fault detection and prevention, while also delivering information about correcting existing or impending problems. The new equipment also analyses operating conditions in order to provide an optimised maintenance schedule, helping to improve machine ...
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ArticleAutoFormplus R2 for die making and sheet metal forming
AutoFormplus R2 is the second release of AutoFormplus, the software now featuring a redesigned architecture. When using elastic plastic shell elements and bending enhanced membrane elements, Autoform claims an average increase in return times of 30% and 12% respectively. Other improvements are the shared memory multiprocessing (SMP) system, which delivers ...
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ArticleSpecht launches new horizontal machining center
MAG’s new Specht 500/630 horizontal modular machining centre offers linear motor or ballscrew drives, CAT-40 through HSK-100 tool interfaces, six spindle options, four control options and three 5-axis confi gurations to suit operations ranging from one-off jobs through to machining line integration. The machine is engineered around a box-in-box, moving-table ...
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ArticlePlaying the part in survival
Production outlineProcess overviewKeeping the shineFinal touchesSapa Components was on the brink of bankruptcy in 2009 but has been turned around by winning the contract to deliver aluminium trim strips that feature on the new Peugeot RCZ coupeFormed in 1964, Pressweld became part of the Sapa Group in 2002. Now known ...
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ArticleNew multi-angle spectrophotometers from X-Rite
X-Rite says that the new MA94, MA96 and MA98 spectrophotometers are ‘designed to make it easy for quality control personnel to quickly obtain reliable colour measurement data s on the factory fl oor or in the lab’. Further to this, X-Rite says the new equipment is able to measure the ...
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ArticleSabic introduces new resins for alternative powertrain solutions
A new range of Noryl and Valox automotive resins, designed to assist in the development of lighter alternative powertrain solutions for hybrid, plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and battery electric vehicles (BEV), has been introduced by SABIC Innovative Plastics.The company describes the Noryl polyphenylene oxide (PPO) and Valox polybutadiene terephthalate (PBT) resins ...
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ArticleExpertise in metalworking
DMG, Hall 7, Stand D12GUHRING, Hall 1, Stand E32ISCAR, Hall 1, Stand E31Yamazaki Mazak, Hall 5, Stand D11Sandvik Coromant, Hall 1, Stand E52Tornos, Hall 3, Stand C14The AMB International Metalworking Fair is set to take place at the new Messe Stuttgart with a range of cutting-edge technologies and products that ...
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ArticleMaking a modern classic
Dr. Reinhold Neitzel on production of the iconic 911 sports car at the company’s Zuffenhausen factoryPorsche has been building the 911 at the company’s facility in Stuttgart, Germany, since 1964. Now in its sixth generation, the rear-engined car remains as popular as ever with owners and fans alike. Daily output ...
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ArticleNew tech home in Poland
AMS meets GM Manufacturing Poland to discover more about the business strategies which make the most of their central-European locationThe Polish automotive industry has been through some torrid times in the last few years. While appearing to have many of the cost advantages of its near neighbour Russia, but with ...
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ArticleRamping up quality
Getting back to qualityEfficiency on the lineGood ideasPress shopBodyshopPaintFinal assemblyFinished vehicle quality on the Mercedes- Benz E-Class in StuttgartThe three points of the Mercedes ‘star’ logo celebrate Gottlieb Daimler’s original ambition of seeing his engines used on land, sea and in the air. For a short while at least, he ...