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Swift system switchover
When a company needs to replace a major manufacturing-related IT system it has to find a way that has minimal negative impact on production schedules.Downtime is a word that no-one in the automotive manufacturing business likes. Any interruption to production outside of scheduled annual breaks can quickly rack up into ...
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Influential India
India’s automotive component sector is relishing its new place on the international stageChanges in the Indian component sector have prompted growth in the role of its companies worldwide in recent years. Likewise, European, Japanese and American suppliers have moved into India. Until around a decade ago, the Indian automotive components ...
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Cobot companions
The sight of human operators working side by side with automated 'colleagues' is a growing one, each working to their strengths and sharing the task at handThe idea of robots as large, expensive pieces of equipment for arduous tasks in hazardous environments is no longer wholly valid. Though that scenario ...
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Cast learners
Academic research into casting is helping OEMs and suppliers bridge a knowledge gap Almost every piece of metal used in the manufacture of an automobile will have gone through a casting process at some point previously – whether to shape through a technique such as sand-casting or simply as a ...
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Rings around the world
Like its premium brand competitors Audi is now establishing a global manufacturing networkThe geographic expansion of Volkswagen’s vehicle production beyond Germany, into Mexico, China, Spain, India, Brazil and South Africa, is now well-established. Meanwhile, parallel expansion at Audi is, with the exception of China, a much more recent phenomenon.Despite the ...
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Hitting the gas
As OEMs step up their sustainability programmes, two leading players are arriving at key milestones. AMS reports on how biogas projects have contributed greatly to the renewable energy success of GM and BMWLast year, for the first time, the BMW Group met the majority of its electrical energy needs by ...
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Bearing in mind PTFE
There may be a tendency to pay little regard to the humble PTFE bearing but when it comes to assembly and performance this small component can make a big difference The hinges on doors, bonnets and other car-body closures seem at first to be among the most straightforward elements of ...
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AGVs find their way
Automated guided vehicles are carrying the assembly lines to a flexible futureHistorically, the automotive industry has relied heavily on the use of robotics technologies for pure manufacturing operations like assembly, welding and stamping – but in recent years other robotics applications such as automated guided vehicles (AGVs) have become more ...
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Cool down, clean up
Beside selecting the right coolant or cutting fluid for the material being machined, ensuring the fluid is kept clean for as long as possible is just as important, both for quality and cost savingMachine shops using water-based metalworking fluids are being urged to initiate a regular system cleaning regime, amid ...
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Hole benefits
New drilling and boring tools for parts such as master brake cylinders and transmission switchgear housings are having a big impact on efficiencyWhen it comes to engine, powertrain and brake system components, hole-making is a primary process that influences both quality and cost. With this in mind, new drilling and ...
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Interior angles
Despite much merger, acquisition and joint ventures, the automotive interiors market remains fragmented Seats and dashboards/cockpits are the two largest segments of the interiors market, both in terms of component size and value. Historically these components have been supplied by a mixture of in-house and independent suppliers, while in recent ...
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Perfección en la gama alta
A medida que McLaren y Aston Martin aumentan su producción, AMS realiza un análisis en profundidad de sus inmaculadas fábricas en Woking y Gaydon respectivamente para observar lo último en la producción de vehículos de gama alta en Inglaterra Tanto McLaren Automotive como Aston Martin se están preparando para doblar ...
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Reduciendo los costes de la soldadura
Las nuevas tecnologías prometen un avance en las técnicas de soldadura y la reducción del consumo de energía Teniendo en cuenta los hasta 5.000 puntos de soldadura en un vehículo medio, los constructores están invirtiendo en las últimas tecnologías de soldadura de energía eficiente para reducir costes. Se puede ver ...
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Invirtiendo en el norte de África
¿Será el Norte de África la próxima región de crecimiento de la industria del automóvil? Cuando Renault-Nissan anunció su nueva fábrica en Marruecos y comenzó la producción de los modelos Dacia Dokker y Lodgy, hubo muchos que lo consideraron como el inicio del surgir de la industria del automóvil ...
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El reto de la calidad
La fábrica de Nissan en Sunderland trabaja con gran intensidad y además ha incorporado el modelo de gama alta Infiniti Q30 a su catálogo de producciónUna fábrica que trabaja con tesón no puede recibir mayor premio que este: la asignación de un modelo de gama alta. Esta es la noticia ...
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