All Ford articles – Page 15
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High-speed screw-fastening system
Engmatec offers a high-speed screw-fastening station for inline operation as part of an assembly line system. It uses a fastening method based on the pick-and-place principle incorporating vacuum suction units. It also includes a Mitsubishi Electric RP-5ADH robot with corresponding CR1D robot controller. The company claims this screw-fastening system has ...
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Ford: processo de pintura comprimido
Aplicação de processos de oficina de pintura inovadora na fábrica de Kansas City da empresa já entregou melhorias significativas na eficiência, economia de materiais e redução de resíduosEm Abril deste ano teve início a produção da nova van Ford Transit na fábrica de montagem de Kansas City da empresa. No ...
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ArticleHams Hall ramps up for BMWi engine production
UK – A new facility has been developed within the Birmingham plant for production of the three-cylinder BMW TwinPower Turbo technology petrol engines, the first of a new generation to be built there. Powered by engines produced exclusively at Hams Hall, the first of BMW’s plug-in hybrid sports cars will ...
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As aluminium becomes increasingly used by carmakers, Mark Simms looks at the mechanical methods required to join this material Ever increasing pressures to reduce fuel consumption and vehicle emissions have seen a raft of technical innovations introduced to the automotive industry, but ultimately it is weight that has the single ...
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ArticleSolutions on the spot
Recent innovations are ensuring that spot welding is a viable joining method for aluminium automotive parts and structures While spot welding has been the joining method of choice for automotive BIW applications, one area where it has shortcomings is welding aluminium. The use of this material in BIW structures has ...
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Alumínio para aplicações automotivas
A crescente utilização deste material leve apresenta aos fabricantes desta liga desafios técnicos cada vez maioresPara o observador informal, não há nada de extraordinário quanto ao anúncio da Ford de que estará usando alumínio em vez de aço para produzir a carroceria da sua picape F-150 2015.Afinal, o metal tem ...
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Allowing for sales elsewhere in NAFTA, ie Canada and Mexico, Honda’s US operations were actually net exporters of vehicles in 2013, exporting nearly 109,000 vehicles compared to 88,500 imports, most of which came from Japan. In 2013, imports were primarily of the Fit, which as mentioned is now produced ...
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The premium OEM’s global head of Production and Logistics talks about its recent expansion in Leipzig for the addition of the new Macan SUV Glenn Brooks (GB): What has been the level of investment for the Macan? Oliver Blume (OB): This is the biggest project in Porsche’s history and we ...
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With relatively low car ownership, Russia offers great potential for global OEMs – but its potential is threatened by economic and political volatility, a shaky supply base and logistical difficulties Russia’s car industry is back in the spotlight as automakers react to a financial wobble in the country which ...
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Tactile feedback robots for assembly & machining applications
ABB Robotics has introduced Integrated Force Control, a consolidation of software features that were available separately in either the machining or assembly Force Control offerings into a single base module. The company says robots with Integrated Force Control react to their surroundings and deviate from their programmed path or speed ...
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As Nissan looks increasingly beyond its home market, AMS reviews its global production footprintAlthough Nissan is one of the most recognisably Japanese automotive brands, it is also one of the most outward-looking and is actively engaged in reducing its dependency on its home market. The vehicle-maker actually has three brands: ...
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Rusia – La nueva fábrica de la empresa permitirá la fabricación local de su división de Accionamientos eléctricos, además de sus actuales de Control de sistemas de chasis, Motores de arranque y Generadores. Entre los productos habrá: sistemas de frenado antibloqueo, motores de arranque y generadores, inyectores Common Rail para ...
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AMS reports on sustained growth at Volkswagen during 2013 and expectations of more to come in 2014The seemingly unending expansion of the Volkswagen Group continued last year and looks likely to continue into 2014 and beyond. The company is engaged in a three-way battle with GM and Toyota for the ...
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Interview: Karim Mikkiche, Renault-Nissan Alliance
The managing director of RNTBCI talks economical engineering with AMS‘Frugal engineering’. It’s a phrase you hear a lot at the joint Renault-Nissan technical centre in India, the only one within the Alliance to serve both brands, and now also the newly resurrected Datsun. But ‘Frugal engineering’ is not a polite ...
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Audi plans investment programme of over €20 billion
Germany – The company says its extensive investment programme (between 2014 – 2018), will be directed at new models, innovations and the expansion of its worldwide production network. German sites will benefit with more than half of the planned investment going to the Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm sites. At the same ...
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Car production in UK hits six-year high
UK – Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that production rose by 3.1% in 2013 to surpass 1.5 million units, the greatest volume since 2007. Mike Hawes, CEO of the SMMT, attributed the increase to “surging home demand and robust exports outside Europe”. He added ...
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GM sells Peugeot Citroen equity
US – The 7% stake, representing over 24 million shares, was sold through private placement to institutional investors and generated gross proceeds of €0.25 billion. General Motors announced that there would be no public offering of the securities in the US; the offer and sale of the shares will not ...
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ArticleThe sum of its parts
As OEMs increasingly explore the use of additive manufacturing in production Mike Farish discusses its unique advantagesThe 2014 Chevrolet Malibu from General Motors boasts several neat features intended to increase driver and passenger convenience as well as vehicle appearance and performance. On the former count, there is a redesigned centre ...