All Press and stamping articles – Page 11
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ArticleMitsubishi to grow at Santa Rosa
Philippines – The company is joining the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) established by the government to attract investment, stimulate demand and introduce regulations which will revitalise the national automotive industry, to the extent that it develops into a regional hub. As a result, Mitsubishi will expand its local production ...
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ArticleArcelorMittal divests Gestamp stake
Spain – The 35% has been sold to the majority shareholder, the Riberas family, for a total cash consideration of €875m ($979.5m). The transaction is unconditional, with payment due within six months; ArcelorMittal will also receive €10m as a 2015 dividend.ArcelorMittal will continue its supply arrangement with Gestamp through its ...
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ArticleDongfeng Renault opens Chinese plant
China – The factory in Wuhan has been unveiled two years after the 50:50 joint venture was agreed between Renault and Dongfeng, and an initial investment of €870m ($946.6m). The launch capacity is 150,000 units per year, with the potential for this figure to double in future.With 95 hectares of ...
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ArticleFCA Warren’s new press comes online
US – The vehicle-maker invested $63m to update the capabilities of its 65-year-old Michigan plant with the latest stamping technology, which will increase capacity by up to 12,000 hits per day or around 3.6m parts per year. Until now, the most modern press line at Warren Stamping Plant was more ...
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ArticleSchuler launches Hot Stamping TechCenter
Germany – The research and demonstration facility at the company’s home base in Göppingen will showcase innovative solutions for lightweight vehicle construction. A €6.5m ($7.1m) line, developed at Schuler’s Waghäusel site, is equipped with a hydraulic press, roller hearth furnace and automated technology.Schuler expects demand for hot-stamping technology to grow ...
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ArticleRobot reckoning
ABB Robotics first established itself in China over 30 years ago and has since manufactured over 30,000 robots in applications serving the entire vehicle production process.The range of ABB’s business activities in China stretches from R&D and manufacturing to sales and services. In the fold are 19,000 employees, 36 local ...
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ArticleKia builds first Mexican plant
Mexico – The factory in Pesquería, Nuevo León, has been completed in 13 months, the fastest construction of any manufacturing facility in the OEM’s history. An initial investment of $3 billion has been made by Kia and its suppliers, which is expected to generate 14,000 direct and 56,000 indirect jobs.Kia ...
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ArticleRenault Palencia: Part of the family
As the OEM's Spanish factory introduces CMF vehicles, AMS goes to see the plant-wide preparations There are a couple of words which crop up frequently when talking to Renault executives about the company’s Palencia plant in northern Spain: one is quality, the other is competitiveness. Palencia has long been the ...
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ArticlePart of the family
As Renault Palencia in Spain introduces CMF vehicles, AMS goes to see the plant-wide preparations There are a couple of words which crop up frequently when talking to Renault executives about the company’s Palencia plant in northern Spain: one is quality, the other is competitiveness. Palencia has long been the ...
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ArticleNew hot stamping technology
Schuler has presented its new PCHflex technology, a further development of the "Pressure Controlled Hardening" process. The company says it allows a flexible and economical production of hot stamped parts with high output performance and consistently quality - combined with process reliability.By controlling pressure during hardening, the necessary press force ...
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ArticleSoft spot for efficiency
The latest inspection software suites can boost the performance of CMMs and enhance QC operationsBehind all good measurement and inspection devices there needs to be a software platform that is able to facilitate greater speed, automation and ease-of-use. For example, the 2015 R2 release of Delcam’s PowerInspect software is said ...
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ArticleReady to roll
Rollforming innovations are supporting the crucial development targets of cost saving and weight reduction, writes Heinrich Weber, director of sales and marketing at Dreistern Rollforming has demonstrated its capability to process ultra-high strength steels (UHSS) with a tensile strength up to 1,600MPa. Such steels already contribute significantly toward reducing the ...
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ArticleGAZelle Next panel van now in production
Russia – The OEM has invested 6 billion roubles ($94.4m) to introduce its new model, including significant modernisation of its Nizhny Novgorod plant. With the launch of the GAZelle Next panel van, the company has entered the segment of vans with capacity over 13 cubic metres and will be competing ...
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ArticleShowing real steel
ArcelorMittal has invested heavily to produce AHSS for the automotive industry. Chris Wright visits the company’s Sagunto plant, Spain, which is ramping up to produce 150,000 tons of Usibor per year from 2016ArcelorMittal has collaborated with OEMs to develop steel solutions that meet critical requirements in terms of weight reduction ...
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ArticleGM’s latest stamping facility receives first presses
US – The new equipment at the $174m stamping facility at Lansing Grand River (LGR) Assembly Plant is expected to save the OEM about $14m per year in logistical costs associated with material handling. The presses will stamp parts for the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro plus the Cadillac ATS and CTS.The ...
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ArticleReady to roll
Rollforming innovations are supporting the crucial development targets of cost saving and weight reduction, writes Heinrich Weber, director of sales and marketing at Dreistern UHSS bumper with variable radiusRollforming has demonstrated its capability to process ultra-high strength steels (UHSS) with a tensile strength up to 1,600MPa. Such steels already contribute ...
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ArticleFCA Kokomo earns Bronze WCM status
US – The facility in Indiana has become the 11th North American location to be recognised in this way – and the first involved in die casting. Kokomo also joins two transmission plants in Indiana which were given Bronze status last year.Kokomo Casting underwent a two-day audit, during which it ...
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ArticleNorth America's rise before a fall?
Global vehicle-makers are investing in their manufacturing operations across the US and Mexico; AMS reviews the latest developments – and how they position the automotive industry for the next downturnGM splashes the cashFord shuffles production line-upFCA holds back on expansionToyota prepares for mega-platformNissan expands in the US and MexicoHonda boosts ...
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ArticleInterview: Keishi Egawa, Mazda
The OEM’s president and CEO in Mexico explains what its first North American factory means to MazdaKeishi Egawa, president and CEO, MMVOAMS: To what extent has the new Salamanca factory been inspired by Mazda’s plants in Japan, and is the level of production technology just as high?Keishi Egawa (KE): The ...
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ArticleInterview: Ford's Ron Ketelhut
The chief body construction engineer who masterminded the renovation of the F-150 bodyshop to make aluminium pick-ups explains how this was done in just one month – resulting in cleaner, quieter productionAMS: Compared with other projects you have previously worked on, how challenging was the bodyshop renovation for the F-150 ...