Latest News & Features – Page 172
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ArticleFord Bridgend output hits 19m engines
UK – The milestone was reached 35 years after production began at the factory in Wales. Earlier this year, Bridgend Engine Plant (BEP) also made its 8 millionth small-capacity, petrol Duratec engine since ‘job one’ in May 1998.“The Duratec engine has been produced here for 17 years and is exported ...
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ArticleTesting Expo: An automatic choice
The likely exhibitors at Automotive Testing in Stuttgart this June make it a must for the motor industryAlready well established as a closely focused event for auto industry professionals, Automotive Testing Expo 2015 will benefit from the ever-increasing role that sophisticated test equipment now plays in motor industry developments. Vehicle ...
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ArticleIntertek unveils new powertrain development facility
UK – The company says it has invested in six high-specification engine test cells at its new Milton Keynes facility. Four of the new test cells are now fully operational, with the final two cells being commissioned in August; these will be equipped with both high- and low-speed 550kW A/C ...
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ArticleMercedes to modernise Untertürkheim
Germany – The company and works council have agreed on a transformation plan for Daimler’s original plant, founded in 1904. The upgrade involves an investment of about €1 billion ($1.1 billion) this year alone, but will bring cost savings of “hundreds of millions” up to 2020, says the OEM.“We are ...
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ArticleGorlier is FCA’s new COO Components
US – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) confirmed that Pietro Gorlier’s appointment is effective from June 30 and that he retains his responsibilities as head of Parts and Services (MOPAR) and a member of the executive council, held since September 2011.As COO Components, Gorlier will replace Eugenio Razelli, who is leaving ...
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ArticleFCA Dundee gains WCM silver status
US – The facility in Michigan has become the first in the country to achieve this World Class Manufacturing (WCM) level, and the only North American engine plant to do so. The designation was achieved slightly over five years after implementing WCM, following a two-day audit this month.Silver status puts ...
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ArticleGM spends $1bn on Warren Technical Center
US – The investment until 2018 will involve significant renovation of existing facilities and expansion of operations at the site, which opened in 1956. Around 2,600 new jobs will be created in core areas such as product engineering, IT and design; the current workforce numbers 19,000.The investment involves: the construction ...
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ArticleKrüger assumes BMW chairmanship
Germany – As previously announced, Harald Krüger today took the role of chairman of the board of management after the OEM’s annual general meeting (AGM). Having most recently served as board of management member for Production, he now replaces Norbert Reithofer, who has been elected chairman of the supervisory board.Krüger ...
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ArticleSeeger to lead Mercedes’ Turkish operations
Turkey – Replacing Rainer Genes, who is leaving the automotive industry, Britta Seeger will assume the leadership from August 1, including bus and truck activities. She will also be Daimler’s representative in Turkey.Seeger joined the company in 1992 and has extensive experience of sales and management in retail, marketing and ...
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ArticleToyota and Mazda sign up to long-term partnership
Japan – The collaboration will cover a range of areas, including environmental and advanced safety technologies. A joint committee will now be established to evaluate how to use the companies’ respective strengths so as to complement and enhance their products and technologies.Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota commented: “As evidenced by ...
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ArticleMobile data logger for sustainable analyses
BEKO Technologies says is has extended the METPOINT BDL graphic-display recorders series with a mobile variant for data logging in compressed-air and compressed-gas applications.The portable data logger is designed for the measured value acquisition via a multitude of different transducers. The company claims different sensors are easily configurable and connectable ...
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Article2-speed fan drive for off-highway truck applications
BorgWarner says its new DuroSpeed 2-speed fan drive is specifically designed to deliver reliable cooling for severe operating and vocational truck applications such as construction vehicles and municipal trucks. The company claims the DuroSpeed fan drive reduces fan engagements for greater reliability and less noise in severe service applications.The modular ...
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ArticleNew mobile wireless router for industrial remote communication
Siemens says it has expanded its Scalance M wireless router series by adding two new devices. The Scalance M876-3 is suited for transmitting data via third generation wireless internet access (3G). Using the second new addition to the series, the Scalance M876-4, the company says users can connect to subnets ...
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ArticleVersatile miniature photoelectric sensors
Its W100-2 miniature photoelectric sensors are compatible with all standard detection principles claims SICK. The housing design includes M3 threaded mounting holes, spaced one inch apart, that allows for standardised mounting.The company says the WT100-2 features long sensing ranges and is suitable for executing numerous tasks: Options in terms of ...
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ArticleOEMs riding a Spanish surge
Despite recent economic difficulties across Europe, vehicle manufacturers are making gains in SpainIn this article:RenaultFordPSANissanGMVW GroupMercedesThe collapse of the Spanish economy has been seen as one of the most symbolic examples of the economic turmoil affecting Europe in recent years. Falling car sales were a clear indicator of the country’s ...
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ArticleHonda’s Civic centre
A £200m investment will secure the future of the OEM's troubled Swindon plant while also signalling a radical shift in the way the company builds cars for EuropeHonda’s plan is to turn its Swindon facility into a global production centre for just one car: the next-generation Civic C-segment five-door hatchback. ...
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ArticleVolvo picks South Carolina for new plant
US – The factory in Berkeley County will cost $500m and have a capacity of 100,000 units per year. It will make latest-generation Volvo models for the US and export markets, with the first vehicles set to roll off the line in 2018.Construction of the plant will begin in early ...
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ArticleMagneti Marelli and Faurecia JV opens in Goiana
Brazil – FMM Pernambuco Componentes Automotivos Limitada is now producing interior and exterior parts for vehicles assembled at the nearby Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) plant which was inaugurated on April 28. Majority-owned by Magneti Marelli (65%) while Faurecia holds 35%, the partnership is targeting annual sales of more than €200m ...
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Portable ultrasonic flaw detector
Olympus has introduced the EPOCH 650 digital ultrasonic flaw detector. The company says this is available in two hardware configurations and features a patented digital High Dynamic Range receiver meeting the requirements of EN12668-1:2010. Key standard flaw detection features include 400V PerfectSquare tunable square wave pulser, up to 30 digital ...
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Upgraded laser scanner
Hexagon Metrology has launched the RS3, an upgrade package offering performance improvement for the ROMER Absolute Arm with integrated laser scanner. The company says this is available with all new ROMER Absolute Arm SI portable measurement systems or as an upgrade for existing customers.Hexagon claims the RS3 doubles the scan ...