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ArticleMaking a joint effort
As the automotive industry introduces new combinations of metals, making sure they retain overall strength and avoid corrosion when welded has led to a range of innovative joining technologies.Salt fluxBlowing hot and coldBridging the gapOpel finds process-capable solutionsWelding has evolved within the automotive industry in recent years to embrace automation ...
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ArticleOn the beam
Lasers are becoming an increasingly common sight in automotive production. Today, they are quickly and reliably welding everything from transmission components to body parts. Lasers also enable the use of lightweight construction designs that would simply be impossible with conventional welding techniques.Broad range accuracyLight sourceWide applicationConventional laser weldingScanner head successLaser ...
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ArticleMolding the future
The world’s window on mouldmaking and tooling, design, and application development – EuroMold – is expected to attract 60,000 visitors to the Exhibition Centre in Frankfurt from December 5-8, 2007. Here AMS previews some of the products that will be on showEuroMold’s enduring success can be attributed in part to ...
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ArticleThe optics at Ogihara
When Japanese Tier One parts supplier Ogihara introduced its revolutionary manufacturing system it needed to bring OEMs up to speed with a user-friendly measurement data solution. CogniTens’ Optigo technology provided the means at just the right timeAhead of the gameEnter CogniTensTime-sensitive troubleshootingRe-engineering and OptigoKey benefitsSix years ago, Ogihara’s quality team ...
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ArticleThe replacement fillers
Automation is key to sealing the deal in a global industry that relies on getting results before the competition. AMS reports on ABB’s complete turnkey package for Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich plant, and looks at how Motoman helped one US metals company stay ahead of the gameManual to automaticFirm with a ...
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ArticleLicensed to drill
TornosMAG Industrial Automation SystemsAsahi Diamond Industrial EuropeAutodeskBeckhoff AutomationBystronic LaserCGTech DeutschlandDMG GebrauchtmaschinenEMAG Salach MaschinenfabrikIEMCA Division of IGMI SPAGibbs and AssociatesKOMET GROUPMikron Tool SA AgnoMitutoyo CorporationPrima IndustrieRenishawJ SchmalzSchaefflerSchunkStratasysCarl Zeiss Industrielle MeßtechnikThe EMO manufacturing equipment trade show takes place in Hannover, Germany from 17-22 September 2007. As a follow-on from the preview in ...
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ArticleMaking gains at Genk
At Ford of Europe’s flagship facility in Belgium investment in flexible production and supply has made the plant one of the company’s most successful operationsTeam workCornerstone of productionStamping and constructionError-proofing and testingPaint shop perfectionThree-step assemblyFord of Europe has increased the production and process capacity at its seven vehicle assembly plants ...
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ArticleAs the wheel turns for Ford
Globalisation takes on a new dimension as Ford rationalises its platform strategy with baseplates from around the world, as international executive Bill Osborne explainsCompetitiveness is still a major goalConsolidations and restructuringProfitable product kept on the roadA global focus on the futureSeptember 5 marked a full year since the Ford Motor ...
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ArticleEditor's Note: Last tango in Detroit?
The temperature in Detroit has been high this summer. But not just in degrees Celsius; while many carmaker executives may have been perspiring heavily, they are sweating dollars, divestment plans and labour force compromises as much as perspiration.It seems that the advance of the transplants and the relative success of ...
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ArticleThe cutting edge of technology
As it continues to grow, the Laser World of Photonics exhibition attracts important scientists and engineers as well as exciting new products Permanova LasersystemACI LaserBystronic LaserOSRAM Opto SemiconductorsROFIN-SINAR LaserTRUMPF LaserJENOPTIK AutomatisierungstechnikThe LASER 2007 World of Photonics held in Munich, Germany from 18-21 June achieved its best results since the trade ...
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ArticleDPE reduces time-to-market for Volkswagen
Volkswagen Group is to implement Delmia’s DPE solution at all its production sites as the program offers high-level planning reliability and optimised implementation, reducing time-to-marketAllowing for redundancy-free managementVolkswagen AG recently announced that it intends to implement DELMIA Process Engineer (DPE) software throughout its organisation. A Group agreement indicates that the ...
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ArticleIndia’s sunrise sector
The Indian government is on a mission to make its booming automotive industry a world contender. The country is encouraging the development of affordable and efficient vehicles, and carmakers are responding with keen interestFramework for future growthStatistics – where are we nowExport demand growingMaruti fights cornerHyundai’s small car hubTata’s small ...
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ArticleDifferentiation is key
With the aid of specialist software from Dassault Systèmes, American Specialty Cars has come up with an innovative open air roof solution that will rejuvenate the SUV marketDesign agility accommodates a soaring market opportunityThe right solution, used the right wayProducts are right the first timeAficionados know American Specialty Cars (ASC) ...
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Number of changes at the top managerial level in GHSP
Grand Haven, MI. – Paul Doyle has been named as President and CEO of control systems supplier GHSP, succeeding Jerry Scott. Scott will remain with the company as Chairman.Jeff Smith has been named Chief Operating Officer, and Dan Fisher has been named Vice President of New Business Development and Marketing, ...
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A dispute caused instant chaos at manufacturing giant Ford Austrailia
Melbourne, Austrailia – More than 200 workers at Melbourne-based Venture Industries walked off the job last week in a row over $25m in entitlements after the firm announced it was relocating to a different site.The dispute caused instant chaos at manufacturing giant Ford, which was forced to stand down almost ...
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Trumpf appoints two additional managing directors: Rübling and Kilian
Ditzingen, Germany – Trumpf has appointed two additional managing directors: Gerhard Rübling, Managing Director of Personnel and Services in the Machine Tool business division, was promoted to Labour Director and, in his new function, is responsible for the Services division group-wide. Friedrich Kilian, currently Managing Director of Development in the ...
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ArticleA platform for reduction
Zero wasteTotal system approachCommon compatible chemistryValue analysisFord is minimising environmental impact while maximising cost efficiency and performance at its Dagenham plant in a collaboration with BPReducing manufacturing costs, whilst simultaneously minimising the effect automotive production activities can have on the environment, seems like an impossible task.Ford and BP have worked ...
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ArticleThread Verification from New Vista
New Vista has developed a Thread Verification Unit for robot-guided inspection of internal threads in production parts. The all-electric unit checks thread size, depth and quality by powering a gage probe into and back out of a thread. GO gauging, NO GO gauging, and combination gauging are all possible. Three ...
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Article3C Test Ltd gains approval for whole vehicle testing
3C Test Limited have granted VCA Technical Service status and UKAS accreditation for Whole Vehicle Testing at its state-of-the-art testing facilities at Silverstone Circuit in the UK. The new 10 metre sem-anechoic chamber can accommodate large and heavy vehicles as well as standard passenger vehicles. The chamber enables EMC testing ...
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Chrysler appoints Nardelli as Chairman and Chief Executive
Auburn Hills, MI. – US carmaker New Chrysler has appointed Bob Nardelli, the former boss of the DIY store chain Home Depot, as Chairman and Chief Executive.Nardelli is best-known for his record-breaking $210m severance package, including $20m in cash, he received following his abrupt resignation from Home Depot in January.He ...