All JLR articles – Page 8

  • Mitsubishi 2.5mm diameter End Mill Machining Apertures on Base Plates
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    Edging out inefficiencies

    2017-03-15T13:20:59Z

    Tooling innovations matched with supplier partnerships are proving critical to competitive gain at automotive machine shops the world overFord’s Bridgend engine plant in the UK, which produces over 750,000 petrol engines a year, has engaged in a cutting-tool partnership with Mapal to help the factory to hit its SPC targets ...

  • Gestamp Nitra
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    Gestamp to open aluminium plant, Nitra

    2017-01-12T10:53:38Z

    Slovakia – The €133m ($140.8m) facility will supply carmakers including Jaguar Land Rover, which is building a factory in the country. More than 80% of the output will be aluminium-based.The plant will cover 42,400 sq.m and start production in 2018, focusing on products which reduce vehicle weight while maintaining safety. ...

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    Uma questão premente

    2017-01-11T10:07:10Z

    Com as novas oportunidades que se abrem, o setor de prensagem e estampagem independente continua a evoluir.Tomadores de decisão focados em tecnologias exigentes impulsionadas por regulação - especialmente quanto às emissões, conectividade, carros autônomos e elétricos - limitações em termos de recursos e capacidades significa que novas oportunidades estão se ...

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    Una cuestión de prensado

    2017-01-10T09:28:29Z

    Se abren nuevas oportunidades para el sector independiente de prensado y estampación que sigue evolucionandoLos constructores se centran en nuevas tecnologías exigentes y requeridas por las nuevas normativas, especialmente en lo referente a emisiones, conectividad y los vehículos autónomos y eléctricos. las limitaciones en términos de recursos y capacidades significan ...

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    A pressing issue

    2017-01-06T11:39:49Z

    With new opportunities opening up, the independent pressings and stampings sector continues to evolveWith car-makers focusing on new, demanding and regulation-driven technologies – especially in emissions, connectivity, autonomous and electric cars – limitations in terms of their resources and capabilities mean that further opportunities are opening up for the likes ...

  • iac-injection-molded-insulator-from-prestice-2-cz
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    Injecting a dash of insulation

    2017-01-03T16:35:55Z

    Automotive interiors specialist International Automotive Components (IAC) has further expanded its operations in EuropeIAC's newest production facility, at Prestice in the Czech Republic, will initially be producing the company’s injection moulded inner dash, acoustical insulation product for two major vehicle OEM customers – including trunk trim and dash insulation components ...

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    Assembly language

    2017-01-03T15:13:09Z

    A flagship plant in Portugal provides Visteon with the platform to innovate and find best practices it can roll out worldwideFrom Palmela, its key European production base and centre of excellence based on the outskirts of Lisbon, Visteon supplies to almost every OEM in the market. Half of the Palmela ...

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    Terras de oportunidade

    2016-12-14T09:45:21Z

    O forte crescimento da produção verificada na Polônia, Hungria, República Checa, Romênia e Eslováquia mostra que o leste europeu ainda é uma grande atração para OEMsNo final de 1990 e início de 2000, a Europa Oriental até a fronteira russa recebeu um investimento substancial de empresas de veículos europeias, japonesas ...

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    Tierras de oportunidades

    2016-12-11T12:17:53Z

    El fuerte crecimiento de la producción en Polonia, Hungría, la República Checa, Rumania y Eslovaquia significa que Europa del Este sigue siendo muy atractiva para los OEMA finales de los 90 y a principios del 2000, Europa del Este (hasta la frontera rusa) recibió una inversión sustancial de fabricantes de ...

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    Lands of opportunity

    2016-12-09T17:50:17Z

    The strong growth in production seen in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia means eastern Europe is still a big attraction for OEMsIn the late 1990s and early 2000s, Eastern Europe up to the Russian border received substantial investment from European, Japanese and Korean vehicle companies seeking low ...