Latest News & Features – Page 208
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ArticleF-650/F-750 production to move to Ohio
US – Ford is investing $168m to transition manufacture from Mexico to its assembly plant at Avon Lake, Cleveland. Production will shift early next year, ahead of a sales launch in spring.The OEM’s investment will go towards retooling Avon Lake, which opened in 1974 and currently produces E-Series vans and ...
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ArticleContact scanning system
For multi-task machining applications, Renishaw says its SPRINT machine tool scanning system offers users completely new process control capabilities, including repeatable diameter measurement cycles. Using master part comparison, this scanning system becomes an “active” control enabling measure-cut processes to be automated for accurate diameters on large parts. The company ...
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Articlee-chains for cabling and hoses
Igus says its e-chains offer a modular configuration that is quick to assemble and can safely accommodate cables and hoses in a variety of applications.Tested in special outdoor testing centres, the company claims all e-chains have been developed to endure extreme temperatures, corrosive environments and high humidity, as well heavy ...
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ArticleSpeed up gearmaking
The VLC 200 H vertical hobber is the first Koepfer machine based on the new modular standards of EMAG.In the transmissions industry, it allows for the individual processes used in the soft machining of a gear – from turning of the raw-part to hobbing and finally deburring – to be ...
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ArticleDaimler starts Chennai bus plant construction
India – The wholly-owned subsidiary Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) laid the foundation stone of its new manufacturing facility, which will cover 27.91 acres within the company’s existing premises. The Oragadam plant near Chennai will make buses under the Mercedes-Benz and BharatBenz brands from the second quarter of 2015. It ...
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ArticleMarch-April issue available now
Much as our industry continues to change, so too does AMS. You will have noticed already that we have recently made a few changes to the logo and the general layout of the magazine. The March-April issue sees further development in the news section. To start with, it’s smaller – ...
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ArticlePlastic power
Steve Erickson, vice-president, Sales and Engineering, First American Plastic sees a big future for plastics in the automotive industry The global automotive market for plastics, already checking in at $15.1 billion in 2012, is showing signs of even more growth. According to a report from Transparency Market Research in New ...
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IAC expands in Pune and New Delhi
India – A new facility at Manesar, New Delhi, complements the company’s existing manufacturing operation there, while its new Chakan development in Pune enables the company to expand its manufacturing support to local customers with an 80,000 sq.ft Manufacturing, Design and Technical Center.The new International Automotive Components (IAC) Manesar Plant ...
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ArticleGM to install $14m press at Parma
US – The new progressive press at the company’s Metal Center in Ohio will be able to handle both die tryout and regular parts production when fully operational; start-up is planned for late 2014 or early 2015.GM says the new press will help the Parma facility to “enhance product quality ...
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Cosworth to lead manufacturing R&D scheme
UK – Supported by a grant from the UK Government’s Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI), the scheme will create a centre of excellence for niche manufacturing at Cosworth’s site in Northampton.Cosworth says the programme will be “a key component” in its strategy to develop world-leading flexible manufacturing systems ...
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ArticleChrysler dispute in Ontario
Canada – The OEM has notified Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, and Kathleen Wynne, Premier of the Province of Ontario, of its intention to withdraw all requests for financial assistance relating to the development of its two assembly plants in Ontario.The vehicle-maker issued a statement saying the projects at ...
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ArticleLaunch of AMS News
Our aim at AMS is to provide information and insights into the processes, technologies and equipment used in vehicle production worldwide. We do this with original reporting and interviews, by carrying expert articles and papers, with listings of equipment, by profiles of technology/equipment providers, and by hosting videos and webinars, ...
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Article2014 Directory continues to be open for new entries
Our Directory is an invaluable source of information about the key suppliers of technology, equipment and process improvement serving the global automotive production industry.Categorised and searchable in 11 groups, ranging (alphabetically) from Assembly & Testing to Welding, each entry has a description of a supplier’s capabilities, with images and contact ...
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ArticleWebinars provide interaction and deeper insight
AMS has hosted webinars on subjects ranging across the spectrum of automotive manufacturing and assembly, from hot forming and laser cutting, to flexible production lines and the use of RFID for car body identification. The most recent, delivered by Paul Rosa from Comau on 27 February 2013, provided deeper technical ...
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ArticleNissan invests €2bn in local production
Europe – The investment (equivalent to $2.8bn) will support the launch of 14 new models in 2014 and boost production to record levels, according to the OEM’s chief planning officer and executive vice-president, Andy Palmer.Nissan built 675,077 vehicles in Europe last year, more than half a million at its Sunderland ...
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ArticleFirst V-Class leaves Mercedes-Benz Vitoria
Spain – The launch of series production follows a €190m investment to modernise and reorganise the bodyshop, paintshop and assembly units at the 600,000 sq. m facility, as well as to optimise the logistics. In addition to the physical adaptations, Emilio Titos, head of the Vitoria production plant, noted the ...
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Brose receives $1m Ontario grant
Canada – As a result of support from the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund, the provider of systems for vehicle doors, liftgates, seat structures and electric drives will be able to acquire the latest manufacturing equipment, increase exports and compete in new markets. “The support through the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund ...
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ArticleStadco invests £15m in stamping and assembly
UK – The outlay comes as a result of a significant new OEM contract for the production of aluminium and steel stampings, plus sub-assemblies, which will involve additional work at Shrewsbury and Telford, boosting the company’s UK workforce to over 1,100 in 2015. At Shrewsbury, the investment will involve the ...
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ArticleSkoda Rapid runs off the line in Kaluga
Russia – The model is now being produced at the VW plant in the south west of the country ahead of market launch in April.“Through starting production in Kaluga, the Rapid has been launched in our third-strongest market worldwide,” noted Winfried Vahland, CEO of Skoda Auto, adding that the company ...
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ArticleRudi to be ZF’s new Meister in Asia-Pacific
China – ZF Friedrichshafen is bundling its operations throughout the region under the control of Rudi von Meister as president. The headquarters of the combined activities will be in Shanghai.Von Meister, who has 30 years of industry experience and previously served GM in several roles, will now report directly Jürgen ...