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ArticleDaimler, Renault-Nissan break ground at Mexican JV
Mexico – The Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes (COMPAS), which is a 50:50 project between the two OEMs, will build next-generation premium compact vehicles for Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti. The companies are investing $1 billion for the construction and operation of the plant.Located near the Nissan Aguascalientes factory, COMPAS will launch with ...
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ArticleNissan invests £100m at Sunderland
UK – The OEM has allocated production of the next-generation Juke to its factory in the north of England, securing beyond 2020 both assembly lines and the jobs of 34,000 individuals employed in the area by Nissan and its suppliers. The announcement comes two years after the launch of the ...
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SSAB Webinar: The bake hardening effect on tubes applied for BIW or car seats
Are you planning to use high-strength tubing but are concerned about bending and performance issues? Bake hardening could be an option to consider during the design phase.This webinar included:applications for HSS tubeslimitations for bending HSS tubes bake hardening as a way to increase strength and other properties after tube-bending tests ...
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ArticleOptimised diesel engine turbocharging technology
BorgWarner is providing its regulated two-stage (R2S) turbocharging technology for Volkswagen’s new high-performance Euro 6 diesel engine.The R2S turbocharging system consists of two series-connected turbochargers and features a variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbocharger for the high-pressure stage combined with a larger B03 water-cooled turbocharger optimised for low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation ...
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ArticleFlexible chop gun
Graco is now offering its fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) chop systems, suitable for moulded fibre-reinforced plastics. The company says its 13:1 chop system proportioner offers precise on-ratio dispensing, while the RS chop gun allows for an easy transition from wet-out to chop.The company says its chop system proportioner is designed to ...
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ArticleNext-generation distance sensing
The DT50-2 PRO laser sensor combines high-performance distance sensing with excellent-resolution object profile detection over distances up to 30 metres, claim Sick.Typical applications in the automotive industry include robot positioning, small object presence/absence and container-fill level sensing. The DT50-2 PRO measures and detects small or barely-detectable objects in car body ...
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ArticleSchuler downsizes German operations
Germany – The company will manufacture at four locations instead of seven at present, with consolidation costs of around €55m ($62m) prior to annual savings of €30-35m. Schuler says that around 450 personnel will be affected, with some transferred to other sites.Production of presses and new machine components will be ...
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ArticleHeat resistant seals and gaskets
DuPont Performance Polymers has introduced Vamac VMX5000, a new family of ethylene acrylic elastomer (AEM) pre-compounds that it says extends the upper temperature limit for AEM applications by 15 to 20°C.The company says this material is currently under evaluation by major auto OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers for seals and ...
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ArticleIndustrial videoscopes
The entry-level Series C videoscope offers several features such as advanced articulation and high image quality that are standard on its high-end IPLEX videoscopes, says Olympus. The company says it’s suitable for use in diverse inspection environments and offers a high level of durability with a compact and portable design.The ...
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ArticleAutomation engineering software suite
ABB says the new release of its integrated development tool suite, Automation Builder 1.1, provides an integrated development environment for solutions using a range of automation components. These include PLCs, safety PLCs, motion controllers, drives, robots and HMIs, and will,the company says, reduce software complexity, time to market and cost ...
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ArticleChanging manufacturing geographies
Investment by Japanese vehicle-makers in the US and Europe has been predicated on the assumption that you need to produce where you sell; whether because of the trend toward globalisation or the strictness of government policy – especially tariffs on CBU vehicles to encourage local manufacture – developed-world OEMs have ...
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ArticleForm and substance
The latest solutions are aimed at delivering cost-effective composite forming for the automotive industryAt the end of last year, Toray Industries of Japan announced that its carbon-fibre reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) was to be used in an automotive structural application. Claimed to be a world first, the CFRTP material is used ...
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ArticleIndia: The last BRIC standing
As other emerging markets decline, India is still seeing significant investment by global vehicle-makers Vehicle-makers are stepping up their campaigns to crack the difficult Indian automotive market after the country became the most promising of the emerging BRIC nations following market collapses in Brazil and Russia and a cooling in ...
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ArticleEditor's note: A sense of scale
With the BRIC countries it’s always been about scale; scale of economies in production costs, scale of the potential market, scale of investment. In recent years this has all been very positive, but the news now coming from Russia and Brazil is of economic stagnation and, with a few exceptions, ...
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ArticleAutoneum breaks ground at San Luis Potosí
Mexico – The company’s third factory in the country, covering 19,000 sq.m, will make carpets, inner dashes and floor insulators from the start of 2017. The plant will supply US and German OEMs producing vehicles for the local market.“This additional location in Mexico is necessary in order to cope with ...
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Article5-axis machining centre
A new, 5-axis, vertical-spindle machining centre with a compact footprint, has been added to the C-series range manufactured by Hermle. Designated C 12 U dynamic, the machine is capable of fully interpolative 5-axis profiling as well as 5-sided machining of components within a 350 x 440 x 330mm working volume, ...
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ArticleFlat Panels and Panel PCs for harsh industrial environments
19-inch widescreen Flat Panels and Panel PCs with IP65 protection are the latest addition to its glass-front portfolio says Siemens. Fitted with an aluminium enclosure, the new devices are designed for use at the machine level in harsh industrial environments, claims the company, and can be mounted either from the ...
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ArticleCoping with cables on multi-axis robots
Part of the triflex series, the RSP is an intelligent retraction system for multi-axial robotic applications, says igus. The company claims this system offers consistent pullback forces on the triflex R robot energy chain it’s adjustable and can be attached to various multi-axis robotic arms.The RSP system is also available ...
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ArticleAutomated tube bending technology
Schwarze-Robitec says it offers various mandrel-bending machines for mass production. It says these are freely programmable CNC controlled plants that can be integrated into the existing production processes. The CNC MR series machines have been optimised for the production of tubes with different radii or bend-in-bend geometries claims the company.The ...