All Webinar articles – Page 7
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WebinarWEBINAR: TRUMPF hot forming solutions
Laser technology is a constant companion to the increasingly common hot stamping process, a primary application being the trimming of hardened parts. But there is an array of laser applications in the process chain of hot stamping, which is maturing and developing in new directions as OEMs exploit its ...
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WebinarSSAB webinar: Forming and joining high strength steel for car bodies
Are you involved in the forming or joining of advanced high -strength steel (AHSS)? Do you design car bodies and need to decrease weight and improve safety? Is your company considering an upgrade on selected steel in order to lower your cost? It could be that designers hesitate to upgrade ...
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WebinarSSAB WEBINAR: High-strength steel
Are you involved in the forming or joining of advanced high-strength steel (AHSS)? Do you design car bodies and need to decrease weight and improve safety? Is your company considering an upgrade on selected steel in order to lower your costs? It could be that designers hesitate to upgrade from ...
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WebinarAutodesk: Explore and validate vehicle lightweighting with plastics
Improved vehicle performance is required to meet increasing fuel efficiency regulation requirements. The use of plastics within vehicles continues to increase, due to the benefits of design styling, weight reduction and manufacturing efficiencies. Plastics represent upwards of 50% of a typical vehicles volume, but only accounts for approximately ...
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WebinarWebinar: Vehicle lightweighting
Improved vehicle performance is required to meet increasing fuel efficiency regulation requirements. The use of plastics within vehicles continues to increase, due to the benefits of design styling, weight reduction and manufacturing efficiencies. Plastics represent upwards of 50% of a typical vehicles volume, but only accounts for approximately 10% of ...
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WebinarSchneider Electric's Energy University - Free online energy and data center education
This webinar examined a training solution available globally to aid automotive manufacturers and supply chain partners, in their sustainability and energy management/process and facility optimisation including data centre/IT infrastructure optimisation objectives.Unbiased and up-to-date, Energy University offers over 200+ energy efficiency and data centre courses that are available around the clock, ...
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WebinarLinde: The alternative to automated surface cleaning using CO2 – CRYOCLEAN Snow
Cleaning is a key and often challenging step in the automotive production workflow.Manufacturers need a fast, efficient and cost-effective solution for removing dirt, grease and other unwanted substances from manufactured parts, molds and tools. Quality and productivity for joining and coating are enhanced when you have a superior solution. Process ...
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WebinarTrumpf: Laser applications for future lightweight materials
Lightweight design has become increasingly important in many industries. In automotive, it reduces the vehicle weight to meet CO2-emission regulations, and increases the dynamic and speed of machines which, in turn, improves performance.New materials like plastics, fiber-reinforced plastics and hybrid materials with combinations of plastic and metal fulfil the requirements ...
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WebinarAutodesk: A step towards a digital factory model
A factory changeover is the wrong time to identify interferences and issues with your factory layout. Problems at this stage can be expensive and lead to production delays. The solution is to create a single digital model of your factory, building upon familiar 2D layout techniques and adding 3D factory ...
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WebinarComau Thermal Spray Coating Process: Surface Preparation and Block Design
Preparation of the surface is a first critical step in the successful implementation of Thermal Spray coating, where design and technical constraints can be a challenge.In this webinar Comau walked you through a variety of surface preparation techniques with respect to bond strength, ease of application and cost. You were ...
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WebinarABB in press automation - a technology update
The press-shop is one of the most capital intensive processes in the automotive industry. A revolution started a few years ago stemming from a demand for ever-increasing levels of flexibility, productivity and safety. The fast-paced technological advances in flexible robotic automation and press motion control soon found a fertile ground ...
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WebinarComau powertrain thermal spray coating solutions
The development and demand for light weight engines has brought into sharp focus technologies that have been waiting in the sidelines. Thermal spraying for cylinder bores is one such example. In general, cylinder bores thermal spraying’s main driver is fuel economy, followed by weight reduction, cost effectiveness, improved performance and ...
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WebinarInnovative laser applications and production solutions for powertrain components
The use of laser welding of automotive powertrain components is gaining momentum. Its advantages are weight, space and material savings compared to traditional assembly techniques. Due to its low-heat input attribute, laser welding provides nearly distortion-free welding at a high speed compared to other welding technologies.This webinar gave an overview ...
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WebinarLatest techniques to plan factory changes using 3D laser scanning
Manufacturing companies must make constant changes to meet competitive pressures and take full advantage of market opportunities. Although change involves risk, successful companies use ways to control these risks often using 3D technology.According to analyst firm Tech-Clarity’s 2013 Study “Best Practices for Factory Adaptability”, top performing manufacturers are nearly two ...
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WebinarFARO Laser Tracker Vantage - No compromise: even in tough environments
In this webinar FARO presented the latest Laser Tracker Vantage which enables measurement jobs under difficult operating conditions, and highlights how extremely accurate large volume measurement challenges can be solved as well as complex problems that weren’t previously possible.The FARO Laser Tracker creates ground-breaking efficiencies in alignment, machine installation, component ...
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WebinarIntroduce a new car model into production over a weekend
The pressure to release new models quickly to the market has never been higher. As a result, the development of conceptualisation and design tools have significantly evolved in 3D virtual design environments, simulation engineer, and rapid prototyping. Such breakthroughs achieve shorter development time, but commissioning new plants costs valuable time ...
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WebinarAdvanced materials and process technologies
The widespread introduction of new advanced / lightweight materials is being driven by the latest ‘green’ legislation, leading to the creation of alternative process solutions to meet medium and high volume vehicle manufacture.During the webinar, Comau puts the focus on advanced multi-material joining and explain how early involvement in engineering ...
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WebinarRe-defining in-process inspection with portable CMMs
FARO develops and markets portable CMMs (Coordinate Measuring Machines) and 3D imaging devices to solve dimensional metrology problems. Technology from FARO permits high-precision 3D measurement, imaging and comparison of parts and compound structures within production and quality assurance processes. FARO devices are used for inspecting components and assemblies, production planning, ...
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WebinarABB interlaced concept for car body painting
Car body painting started as a labour-intensive manual process. With the gradual introduction of new technologies such as robotics the paint process has for many years become a mix of manual and automated operations. Nowadays many paint lines are 100% dependent on automation. The technology has been introduced step-by-step and ...
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WebinarLaser Technology: the right tool for E-Mobility
CO2 emission legislation and initiatives set by governments, the expected shortage of oil and the increasing cost of fuel result in a global requirement for alternative forms of energy.We refer to this mega trend as E-Mobility. Specifically we focus on alternative drives, energy storage systems, concepts for lightweight design, and ...