Latest News & Features – Page 208
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ArticleNext generation power sources for plasma cutting system
ESAB Cutting Systems has introduced new EPP-202 and EPP-362 Precision Plasmarc power sources for the m3 Plasma system. The new EPP units use all-digital control circuitry and a new high-speed data bus connection, which provides precise current control and gas regulation, as well as enhanced diagnostic capabilities, claims the company. ...
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Atlas Copco extends compressor range
In addition to expanding the GA VSD+ range, with new models from 18-37kW, the company has also introduced its new “condensation prevention cycle” for Variable Speed Drive compressors. Thanks to an algorithm in the Elektronikon controller of the GA VSD+, condensation in the compression oil is prevented in all circumstances, ...
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ArticleSpecialist wire & cable supplier launches new website
C&M Technologies says its new site offers useful technical content related to the design and specification of wire and cable, cable assemblies and coil cords. The content includes white papers, technical data sheets and engineering calculators. In addition, the company has created an online cable design guide, which provides design ...
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Drive monitor offers machine safety flexibility
SICK has expanded its Flexi Soft modular safety control system to include the new FX3-MOC drive monitor. The company says the new drive monitor is suitable for a variety of stationery and mobile machine safety applications, especially for machines that require frequent intervention where maintaining a controlled speed is beneficial ...
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ArticleGM Joinville gains LEED certification
Brazil – Recognition from the US Green Building Council makes the engine plant the first automotive facility in South America to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standard, says GM. According to the vehicle-maker, the certification is the result of investments in sustainability from the start of ...
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ArticleChrysler Brampton certified for energy management
Canada – The vehicle-maker announced that its assembly facility is the first in Canada to achieve the ISO 50001: 2011 standard from international certification organisation TÜV.Brampton Assembly Plant (BAP) has implemented energy management measures including lighting control which saves $110,000 per year in annual electricity costs, plus automated heating, ventilation ...
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ArticleHAM to install CNG fuelling station, Ohio
US – The vehicle-maker is implementing the compressed natural gas (CNG) station at its Marysville Auto Plant as part of broader efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and the environmental impact of its operations.The CNG station, which will be designed, constructed and operated by Trillium CNG, will be the first such ...
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ArticleBMW progresses with i8
Germany – The OEM announced that development work and production preparations have now been completed at its plant in Leipzig. From June, customer deliveries will begin with the main European markets.BMW says it has a backlog of orders, with demand exceeding planned production volume during ramp-up. Customers have been able ...
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ArticleKarim Mikkiche, Renault-Nissan
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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ArticleInvesting in Ingolstadt
The Audi production complex will complete a €1 billion upgrade by the end of next year; AMS takes a lookAudi’s headquarters at Ingolstadt, north of Munich, is much more than an administrative, technical and manufacturing hub these days. The usable area of the site covers 2.1m sq. m and over ...
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ArticleRolls-Royce funds new design/manufacturing centre
UK – A 5,800 sq.m centre will be built at Antsy Park, Coventry, following a £40m ($67m) investment by the OEM, plus a £20m government grant via the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s (HEFCE) UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF).A collaboration between Rolls-Royce and the University of Birmingham, the ...
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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 ...