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ArticleKunselman retires from FCA role
US – The OEM’s senior vice-president of Vehicle Safety and Regulatory Affairs is leaving after 30 years of service and will join the senior administration of Oakland University, Michigan, where he recently represented FCA US on the board of trustees.Scott Kunselman joined the vehicle-maker in 1985 and has held a ...
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ArticleComau and B&R reach 10,000-robot milestone
Italy – The two companies have been working together long-term to improve the integration of robotics into production lines, so that manufacturers benefit from better synchronisation and the responsiveness of the combined system; Comau provides the robots, while automation specialist B&R supplies the control electronics. The partnership has so far ...
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ArticleAAT starts making Mazda’s new CX-3
Thailand – Following the start of production at Hiroshima Plant, Japan, in December last year, Auto Alliance Thailand (AAT) has become the second operation to manufacture the model, and the first overseas location to do so.“AAT is an extremely important hub that consolidates our system for supplying the CX-3 promptly ...
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ArticleGM’s latest stamping facility receives first presses
US – The new equipment at the $174m stamping facility at Lansing Grand River (LGR) Assembly Plant is expected to save the OEM about $14m per year in logistical costs associated with material handling. The presses will stamp parts for the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro plus the Cadillac ATS and CTS.The ...
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ArticleFrom paper labels to smart containers
Manufacturing is changing, and paper labels can no longer keep up with the complexity of processes. What’s required is an optimal flexibility and quality assuranceThe process visibility and control that the system provides has created a number of efficiencies For 40 years, paper has been trusted as a visual flag ...
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Article从纸质标签到智能集装箱
制造业正在经历变化，纸质标签已经无法跟上复杂流程的步伐了。现在需要的是高度的灵活性和质量保证The process visibility and control that the system provides has created a number of efficiencies 40年来，纸一直是制造业可信赖的可视性旗帜，为操作员提供顺序化工作指示。这种简单的视觉提示曾经是一种流程的核心，平衡生产并创造更加有效的准时化库存。因此，这对很多以纸为基础、看板系统占据厂房控制室的行业里工作的人来说，是一种变革，因为十多年来，这些一直是工厂效率的首要保证。阅读全文［英文］
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ArticleDesde etiquetas de papel até contêineres inteligentes
A fabricação está mudando, e as etiquetas de papel já não podem continuar com a complexidade dos processos. O que é necessário é uma flexibilidade e garantia de qualidade idealThe process visibility and control that the system provides has created a number of efficiencies Por 40 anos, o papel tem ...
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Article- 横跨大西洋
安大略省的材料处理专家Sailrail公司已经在北美和欧洲的汽车业里形成小气候。AMS的Dermot Healy采访公司奠基人兼首席执行官Ian Scarth，以及副总裁Danny Pitcher, 项目与质量系统总监Helen Scarth，以及工程部总监Shawn Dawson。SailRail products can modify to suit various production architecturesAMS: 目前，SailRail公司的定位在那里，要往什么方向发展呢？Ian Scarth(IS)：多年来我们一直为原始设备制造商和以及供应商提供所有型号的材料运输设备和系统。范围包括从个别产品，比如专门的手推车，在复杂的输送机和搬运设备上，一路经过最为复杂的进给线和自动化材料选择与配置系统。阅读全文［英文］
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ArticleTravessia do Atlântico
Especialista em manipulação de materiais em Ontario, Sailrail constituiu um nicho no setor automotivo na América do Norte e Europa. Dermot Healy da AMS falou com o fundador e diretor executivo Ian Scarth juntamente com VP Danny Pitcher, Helen Scarth, diretora de projetos e sistemas de qualidade, e Shawn Dawson, ...
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ArticleReady to roll
Rollforming innovations are supporting the crucial development targets of cost saving and weight reduction, writes Heinrich Weber, director of sales and marketing at Dreistern UHSS bumper with variable radiusRollforming has demonstrated its capability to process ultra-high strength steels (UHSS) with a tensile strength up to 1,600MPa. Such steels already contribute ...
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ArticlePronto para sair
Inovações de perfilagem estão apoiando os objetivos de desenvolvimento cruciais da poupança de custos e redução de peso, escreve Heinrich Weber, diretor de vendas e marketing da DreisternUHSS bumper with variable radiusRollforming demonstrou a sua capacidade para processar aços de resistência ultraelevadas (UHSS) com uma resistência à tração de até ...
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ArticleFlexible inspection, absolute measurement
Innovative inspection stations are being installed today by major automotive OEMs using Nikon Metrology’s Laser RadarThe Laser Radar provides an alternative to the shortcomings of CMMsThere is an increasing importance for automotive assembly plants to continuously monitor quality throughout the production process. This need is driven by OEMs pushing the ...
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Article- 灵活检查，绝对测量
龙头汽车原始设备制造商都在安装创意检查站，充分利用Nikon Metrology公司的激光雷达技术The Laser Radar provides an alternative to the shortcomings of CMM持续监控生产过程中的质量对汽车装配厂来说变得越来越重要。这需要原始设备制造商利用复杂的形状、新材料和切削技术，突破设计的极限。该技术满足了对汽车独特风格与全新感官不断提高的要求。孔洞、插槽、螺栓的位置，绵延的焊接线条，车门、引擎罩、车盖之间的缝隙，以及其他框架需要在装配过程中进行测量和监控。这种检查能够保证车辆具有更高的强度。阅读全文［英文］
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ArticleInspeção flexível, medida absoluta
Estações de inspeção inovadoras estão sendo instaladas hoje pelos principais OEMs automotivos usando radar a laser da Nikon MetrologyThe Laser Radar provides an alternative to the shortcomings of CMMHá uma crescente importância para monitorar continuamente a qualidade em todo o processo de produção para o setor automotivo na fábrica de ...
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ArticleGood for the image
eFlex Systems’ Dan McKiernan sets out a case study of how managing vision inspection images enabled a major manufacturer to tackle warranty claims and improve root cause analysis at its new transmission plantDue to the detailed nature of automotive transmission manufacturing and the high cost of errors, vision inspection systems ...
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ArticleBom para a imagem
Dan McKiernan da eFlex Systems estabelece como imagens de inspeção de visão gestora ajudaram uma fábrica de transmissão a enfrentar reivindicações de garantia e melhorar a análise da causa raizDevido à natureza da fabricação de transmissão automotiva e do alto custo de erros, sistemas de inspeção de visão tornaram-se a ...
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ArticleThe measure of success
Standardised probe tooling by Zeiss is saving time and money at FordFord used a Zeiss CMM system installed for a machine-tool builder serving one of its plantsBack in 2013, Ford Motor Company began a project aimed at global standardisation of probe tooling for measurement systems in their powertrain operations. The ...
