Automation – Page 90
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Nafta aftermath
A new trade deal era will reconfigure Mexico’s automotive industry relations with the US, Nick Gibbs reports
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The plastic problem
Dealing with pollution caused by waste plastic is high on the agenda for governments and environmental agencies. James Bakewell reports on how vehicle makers are making use of recycled plastics
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Powertrain suppliers get electric
The vehicle electrification craze is showing no signs of slowdown. OEMs are unveiling more and more emobility models at glitzy events, and governments all over the world are establishing laws that will eventually push the internal combustion engine to the margins. As a result, powertrain suppliers are setting aside substantial ...
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Show preview: The Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Conference Europe 2019
Running from 7-9 May, the Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Conference Europe, co-located with The Battery Show Conference Europe, sets out to address the most pressing and pervasive challenges within the battery and electric vehicle industries today. The dual events, taking place at Stuttgart, Germany, provide an ideal opportunity ...
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US plants – stick or twist?
Several carmakers have recently outlined plans to alter their production activities in the US. Some announcements have been positive, with large investments being made to build new facilities as well as upgrade existing ones. Others have detailed plant closures. Here we provide an overview of the latest news regarding those ...
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Pressing matters
Our vehicles have all faced hazards at one time or another, from potholes in the road to rocks or broken glass. But what about protection when the hazards are ballistic threats to the safety of civil servants or service men and women? As a specialist for custom automobile protection solutions, ...
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Customising production
James Bakewell reports on BMW’s growing use of additively produced parts in both vehicle personalising and series production applications
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AMS Podcast Episode 01
The very first AMS podcast rolls off the assembly line and the team discuss two giants of automotive manufacturing, Toyota and Ford.
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AMS Podcast Episode 02
We focus on emobility for this episode as Gareth Price sheds light on Volkswagen’s Transparent Factory. The unconventional facility in Dresden repurposed to assemble the eGolf is also a showcase for VW’s e-mobility philosophy.
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AMS Podcast Episode 03
With absolutely no apologies for quoting Slade, AMS Editor Nick Holt and AMS Deputy Editor Gareth Price see this Christmas as the ideal time to look back at a selection of topics featured in AMS magazine during 2018.
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AMS Podcast Episode 04
AMS Editor Nick Holt describes his visit to Ovako’s steel foundry in Sweden where high strength engineering steel for long products is made, while Assistant Editor Michael Nash talks about his tour of Russia which included visits to Volkswagen and Volvo Trucks plants. -
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AMS Podcast Episode 04 – Swedish steel and Russian reveal
AMS Editor Nick Holt describes his visit to Ovako’s steel foundry in Sweden where high strength engineering steel for long products is made, while Assistant Editor Michael Nash talks about his tour of Russia which included visits to Volkswagen and Volvo Trucks plants.
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AMS Podcast Episode 03 – Look to the future, it’s only just begun
With absolutely no apologies for quoting Slade, AMS Editor Nick Holt and AMS Deputy Editor Gareth Price see this Christmas as the ideal time to look back at a selection of topics featured in AMS magazine during 2018.
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AMS Podcast Episode 02 – E for Electrified
We focus on emobility for this episode as Gareth Price sheds light on Volkswagen’s Transparent Factory. The unconventional facility in Dresden repurposed to assemble the eGolf is also a showcase for VW’s e-mobility philosophy.
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AMS Podcast Episode 01 – Start of production
The very first AMS podcast rolls off the assembly line and the team discuss two giants of automotive manufacturing, Toyota and Ford.
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Mercedes starts building battery plant
Germany - Mercedes-Benz has started the construction of its battery production facility in the Brühl sub-plant at Untertürkheim, Germany. This is part of the €1bn (US$1.13bn) investment that the OEM has set aside for its global battery production network, which currently comprises of nine battery factories at seven locations on ...
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B2B Automotive Analyst
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Simufact
Clinching simulated with Simufact Forming Simufact Engineering Headquarters : simufact engineering gmbh Tempowerkring 19 21079 Hamburg, Germany Phone. +49 (0)40 790 128-000 Fax. +49 (0)40 790 128 199 E-Mail: info@simufact.de Simufact Automotive Solutions Simufact Engineering provides simulation software solutions for metalbased ...
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Starline Track Busway
Starline Track Busway United States Universal Electric Corporation 168 Georgetown Road Canonsburg, PA 15317 Tel: +1 724 597 7800 Fax: +1 724 916 2221 www.starlinepower.com/automotive Operational success in the ever-changing automotive industry starts with the bones ...